I have always been in love with art. To me, art is the very breath I breathe and the sunrise that wakes me every morning. It’s not just something pretty to look at, it’s the essence of humanity. It sets us apart from all else on earth- our ability to admire and create and emulate beauty in every form. From dirt underneath a child’s fingernails to the asiatic sunrise, art is everything in our lives. It’s just a matter of if you choose to see life as such.

I love all art, but in particular, I absolutely adore fashion. I love the way the fabric drapes on the models and how each sequin is specifically placed and sewn into a garment for aesthetic pleasure. Fashion to me, is the most unique form of art. It’s exclusive yet not exclusive, its formal and informal, it applauds the beautiful and the ugly. Fashion is the most contradicting art form I know of, and I admire that. The world tends to tell us that we must be uniform, we must be stable, unchanging, the same as everyone else. But the world  of high fashion exists through a cloud of diamonds and dirt. It is ever changing, fast paced, and utterly avant-garde. My heart resonates with their world, and I want- and WILL be apart of it.

Yet, I admire all genres of art, how it lives to feed the soul and the mind. I find more philosophy and love in art than I do with anything else. Art is the only thing that fills the hole in my heart that feels a yearning for something. I can only feel true and utter bliss when I am pursuing anything art related in my life. Wether its sitting in a coffee shop reading a classic, listening to music and the rain, at a gallery opening, or creating visual art. It soothes my soul and makes me SO content with the world and my life. I truly need art in order to exist in and with the world in peace. I see the world as art. From the moss growing in between city sidewalks to the elderly couple holding hands by the ocean, I find every little detail in life a form of art. I know not everyone can look at the world and find beauty in the fast paced, but to me, it is the essence of my heart. I find more inspiration in a city skyline than in a country cottage. Maybe that will change, but for now, I lean in full heartedly. I embrace this move to New York as a start of a beautiful chapter to embrace art in its rawest, grittiest, and most beautiful form.