Sunday, October 23, 2011

When I started out.....

Everyone has their  how they started story.... The one thing I've noticed about fellow actors and artists is that we all have a severely winding path. I've always been an artist in some form I started with visual arts from childhood and am now venturing into performance art. It's perfect really because every experience I've had lends perfectly to encapsulating different types of characters. You have to be a little weird and definitely some form of crazy to be an artist.


I find that my biggest helps have been from fellow artists. Those who to take their time to show the new generation of what they know, how they do it, and why? This is my why. I want to be able to track my path as an actress, and hopefully it will help, inspire, or just entertain.


So with that said here's a quick recap of my "How I started story ..."

I'm from the multicultural heart of Miami, Florida. My life evolved around the perseverance, and motivation of my cornerstone: my mother. When I was young we would watch animated films and draw the characters. Her technical skill inspired me. From the moment I learned how to press play, I'd pick a film and fall asleep to it every night. My drawing abilities developed and I was lucky enough to be guided to a visual arts high school D.A.S.H in the Design District of Miami.

Here the art industry's doors opened to my unknowing mind. I certainly had no idea that this world of infinite options to create existed. I always knew that I belonged in the film industry, but never quite sure which niche suited me best. This led to my journey to New York City were I earned my AAS in Fashion Design  at the Fashion Institute of Technology with a sole interest in costuming for film. There are not enough words to describe the beautiful solitude of riding in an overcrowded subway train through Manhattan. Then shortly after an internship on set, I went on to achieve my BFA at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI.

Now I am continuing my education at the Michigan Actors Studio to further explore a life in cinema. I've learned how to inspire emotion through my visual arts and now the time has come to perform.

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