To give a little bit of background, I grew up in southern California within what I would call a moderately conservative household. I think I always understood myself to be a deeply creative and also fairly conflicted person. The structures that existed with my home and the ones I was expected to build a life within felt misaligned, rigid, maybe a bit suffocating, and as I gained perspective through my own life experiences, I was able to recognize that my path toward fulfillment and wholeness wouldn't likely fit within the aforementioned structures. That my choices would probably look a little different... which is how I ended up here in Minnesota tattooing (mostly) eyebrows! In 2011, I enrolled in my freshman year at a university to study design, realized I could not afford to continue beyond that first year and so instead decided to go to cosmetology school. I moved around the country a bit continuing to do hair, until I was offered an opportunity to learn a bit more about the aesthetics side of my license. During the next 3 years, I would build a cliental in brow shapings, tints, laminations, among other aesthetic services and then eventually would pivot toward cosmetic tattooing.  In March of 2021, I went to Los Angeles to complete my foundational certification for Microblading.  Shortly after that, I secured a cosmetic tattooing apprenticeship in Minneapolis and moved to Minnesota that summer. Since the completion of my apprenticeship, I've worked to strengthen and expand my skillset through various classes, workshops and collaborative forum with other industry professionals. My hope is that we are able to continue to elevate the client experience as we learn, grow and evolve alongside the ever-changing cosmetic tattooing industry.