I love to scrapbook & collage!!! My favorite mediums to combine include hand-cut paper, stickers, found objects, mementos, and vintage stationery! My intention when making scrapbook & collage work is to use every composition as a visual diary. I love saving mementos of a pasyal, or stroll/outting, like receipts from a yummy treat or the design of a cute paper bag. Weaving different materials together allows me to hold space for both past versions of me and future versions of me, by giving my inner-child freedom to create and my future self a tangible piece of past experiences.

I believe in the inspired ways our hands move to create unique arrangements, and that every image or sticker selected, each layer added, becomes an affirmation that it is only you who can create the things you’re destined to create on this Earth, in this lifetime. I believe that journal spreads, collages, and scrapbook pages are love letters to the creators who have come before us, to our loved ones who will look back on our memories, and to ourselves.

My love for stickers has been a constant my whole life. Some of my favorite kinds are food/fruit-themed stickers, puffy stickers, glitter stickers, fuzzy stickers, vending-machine sticker cards, and sticker strips from a roll!!!

I use vintage and deadstock stickers in my work because it reminds me of how many different lives these stickers have lived before they reach my possession. When I feel called to use a specific sticker, there is so much gratitude. I feel gratitude to the people who dreamt up their design, the people who didn’t use them initially, who kept them on ice & preserved them through all these years, who sold them to me, and to the divine that has sent me the inspiration!

I love stacking stickers and using them as building blocks in what I call my sticker scenes. Each adornment in one of my sticker scenes carries its own narrative– evoking nostalgia, play, and profound symbolism. I love combining stickers to create something totally new– like adding butterflies on top of tigers and ice cream cones to make faerie tigers and faerie foods! Another signature in my work is adding a bunch of cute treasures & foods to a picnic basket sticker, or putting strawberries in the mouths of my favorite puppy stickers. When it all comes together, a story is told not only through the arrangement of stickers itself, but through the love that can be felt when you realize that you’re looking at a 1 of 1 artwork, in which a hundred little components that weren't manufactured together somehow found their way onto the same piece of paper.

Collecting memories through analog photography makes my heart burst! Instant film truly holds such a special place in my heart and my photographs are some of my biggest treasures. I love the element of surprise, the authenticity that film captures, and the imperfect, dreamy colors & textures that come through with each shot.

My intention when shooting instant film is always the same– to capture memories, people I love, & experiences and turn them into tangible pieces of art that can transport us back to the exact moment they were taken.

I believe that these slices of time frozen in emulsion are priceless gems. I believe that they are offerings to our future generations, and obligations to our inner-child. I believe that instant photographs are portals to our love.

the $2.37 Polaroid you’re taking transforms into a truly invaluable/precious piece of treasure the moment you shoot it. an heirloom that blesses our future generations with portals to our love. collect your memories and date your shit while the love is fresh!!!

— number 3, the magical realm manifesto

As a kid, one of my favorite things to do would be drawing interactive comics of characters going on adventures. I loved creating my own characters and drawing their homes, their favorite foods, or illustrating their trip around town and to the grocery store, passing out invitations and getting ready for a dinner party. Projects like this allowed me to combine my love for eating & cooking, fashion, collecting, home decoration, and world-building all in one.

This type of project that touches base on all of my interests is still my favorite. These days, I enjoy bringing my ideas to life through traditional pen & paper, digital drawing, vector work, and 3D illustration!

I love cute things and trinkets!!! Some of my favorite things to collect are vintage toys, vintage Sanrio, stationery, stickers, and figurines. I love to fill my space with these treasures and surround myself with tchotchkes that remind me that our purpose in life is to have fun and make things that you’d want to collect yourself.

I love collecting vintage Sanrio! The artistry and creativity of the brand’s early designs has inspired me since I was a kid. I loved nothing more than going to the Sanrio outlet with my parents and getting to pick out something cute to bring home. From the intricate details of vintage plush toys, the vibrant designs plastered cohesively across items of the same theme, to the imaginative illustrations that adorn vintage stationery sets– each item is a testament to the craftsmanship that has made Sanrio a beloved global phenomenon. This attention to detail is what I strive for every day with my own art, and why collecting these items brings me so much joy!

I love collecting stickers, memo pads, and all kinds of stationery because of the cuteness you can infuse into these practical items, therefore allowing us to also infuse the cuteness into our everyday lives. Whenever I find myself getting anxious about using up a certain sticker, memo paper, or material, I remind myself that the reason these things were created was so that people like me could adorn our daily tasks and transform a simple note to self into a work of art.

Browsing garage sales, markets, thrift stores, or online auctions in search of more things to add to my collection is what I call treasure-hunting, and I believe it is one of the biggest joys in life. Every vintage find serves as a tangible link to my childhood and an affirmation that I am on the right path!

collect things that inspire play/bring you fuzzy feelings! have a bunch of collections! fill your home with treasures!!! trust that the treasures you find were also seeking you. your trinkets are symbols of you being on the right path/being divinely guided!

— number 6, the magical realm manifesto

Mars is my seven year old Boxer/Cattle Dog mix. I adopted her as a puppy and she is my best friend in the whole entire world.

Mars is one of my biggest inspirations and I love to draw her and include her in my artwork & photography. She is always by my side when I create and the reason I take so many film photos ♡