My love of art is expressed in all walks of life, and my education background manifests in my attitude towards being a lifelong learner and observer. My “studio” practice aims to be outside of the studio as much as possible. I'm  always equipped for camping and hiking adventures with a sketchbook, travel watercolor set, and camera. As an Art Education major, we are encouraged to explore multiple media types and ways of making art. I concentrated in painting and took specialized classes to expand my knowledge about oil paint. My favorite class was held at the CSU Mountain campus, titled Art in Forest Ecosystems, a pilot class where I practiced painting en plein air and building a connection with nature through art. I am trained in both analog and digital photography, though my artistic eye is largely intuitive. I have ceramics experience as well; I enjoy the sensations and motions of the pottery wheel and am mostly self-taught, largely guided by feeling. I desire to understand all things through observation, captured through paintbrushes or a camera lens. I look upon the art I’ve made and begin to understand my own growth and emotions as I pass through these places, survived only by the moments in time captured through photographs, and exhalations of emotion through paintings.