I’m an image maker, production sourcer and founder of digital arts marketplace, Vecxi. Images shape our world—enlisting perspectives of self worth, reflection and aspiration. As an artist, I take the weighted responsibility of creating aesthetics seriously. It’s my hope that the work that I put out services truth—acting as a catalyst of cultural change and realignment. Read more at length about my background below. Thanks for visiting.
I began my career failing in the corporate world of marketing and retail buying. So I pivoted. And over time, with some luck, through invaluable relationships, I found my legs in the communication arts. Securing mentorship and reference from regarded visual arts Professor Jackson Boelts allowed me to cut my teeth as a junior graphic artist in my university bookstore’s marketing department, where I began learning pragmatic design applications for advertisement, production and editorial campaigns.
While navigating the traditional and freelance landscape as a young designer I gained an appreciation for the autonomy that accompanied contract work. Freelancing fostered my entrepreneurial spirit which eventually led me to a regionally competitive promotional printing studio where I was allowed to work on graphics and print techniques after business hours. The creative freedom inspired me to pursue an independent study course with Prof. Boelts where I examined the pros and cons of vertically integrated business models. Banking on my varied success and experiences I returned to Seattle to nurture and narrow my vision with the target of landing a career igniting partnership.
My goal became a reality when I accepted the role of designer and production artist for a respected apparel brand. My tenure was highlighted with the appointment of creating custom, retail and wholesale works for a who’s who list of entertainment icons, retail conglomerates and institutions of higher learning.
In 2024, with a shifted perspective of the creative industry I founded Vecxi, a visual arts platform offering digital image editions for art collectors looking to grow their collection into the digital space. Vecxi is reimagining the digital art industry through normalizing digital art ownership, empower creatives, cataloging fine artworks and exploring collaborative production processes.
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For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Ephesians 6:12