I grew up in Brooklyn, New York, in a small neighborhood known as "Dyker Bath Beach Park". Whenever I'm asked I usually just say "Bensonhurst" because there's less syllables, and time is money- or so I've been told.
I always loved to draw and color, and I spent most of my childhood drawing unicorns and castles while listening to David Bowie or "Sacred Space Music" by Constance Demby on casette tape. I was pretty obsessed with learning about the history of rock 'n' roll and pop culture, never missing a Channel 13 special and recording every televised show I knew about.
At age 14 I was accepted into LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and the Performing Arts. My favorite class in high school was Mixed Media. I really enjoyed pasting found objects onto my art and making portraits more meaningful in this manner.
After high school I took a year off and then attended the School of Visual Arts, majoring in animation.
I've held a number of interesting jobs in my life and I do pride myself on having learned great lessons in unexpected scenarios. You never really know what you can learn from waitressing or from managing a comic shop until you actually try it.
I grew up in a haunted house and I've always been the girl who cleans up other peoples' esoteric messes. I'm very careful not to create my own.
Post-college I owned my own clothing lines, Birdbrain and Love Nico. Both had an extremely successful run and I'm happy to have had the experience (whether I like the fashion industry or not). I've also done a decent amount of stylist work for some indie bands around Brooklyn, which I really like to do. Musicians are fun to dress up.
I have recently been working in animation again, and had the privilege of being involved in the making of the "Astonishing X-Men" Motion Comics, under the direction of Neal Adams and Continuity Studios.
I enjoy animating and After Effects work for music videos. At the moment I find it a preferable way to pay the bills, but then I do love to bounce around the skillsets; it keeps life interesting.
I LOVE making one-of-a-kind clothing and accessories: tee shirts, sweatshirts, wrist cuffs, handbags, cloaks, and other odds and ends. I also love embellishing and distressing already-made items, such as jackets, pants, or three-piece suits.
I'm currently working on a digital painting series, a collection of portraits of modern-day magicians. Each portrait will be printed as oil on canvas at approximately 4'x6' and further details will be added to each before the final step of framing.
Hope you enjoy my website. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me through the contact section.
Much Love,
