I studied design at Tulane University, with minors in architecture and anthropology, while working with Brockschmidt and Coleman, a New Orleans design firm, and exploring the different directions a creative career might take.
After graduating in May, I put graduate school on hold to travel, driven by questions about how different cultures shape how we live and create, and what kind of designer—and person—I wanted to become. Since then, I’ve traveled through Greece, Argentina, Peru, and Southeast Asia, collecting impressions of the places I encounter and exploring their design, material culture, architecture, rituals, and everyday life. For now, travel is as much a part of my education as it is a way of seeing the world.
Me at Tulane Commencement New Orleans, LA May 2026But before all of that…
I was born in rural Louisiana, but raised on the Wasatch Range, where I picked up a paintbrush early and learned a thing or two about exploring—and accepting the world's vastness. Still curious about what lay beyond, my parents decided to homeschool my brother and me across Europe, parts of South America, and much of North America. I eventually returned to the States to attend prep school back East, where I had the privilege of pursuing the arts more seriously, from painting and photography to ceramics.
University gave me the freedom to keep experimenting. Alongside design, architecture, and anthropology, I explored glassblowing, sculpture, and printmaking, while continuing to paint and illustrate for friends, student organizations, magazines, and local businesses.
Today, my practice moves between these interests. I work across photography, design, and visual storytelling, guided by a curiosity about how people make, inhabit, and interpret the world around them. I’m drawn to where these disciplines overlap, what they reveal about one another, and what might emerge when we look a little closer.