Born in Washington, D.C., I grew up in Indiana where I attended one class at the art school in Indianapolis. When we found out there would be nude models, my mom had no problem with it because I was always an advanced artist, but was afraid she’d be reported to child welfare so I wasn’t allow to go again. When I was 12, me and my mom moved to Florida. In Florida I became very interested in art, attending Ringling College of Art and Design on weekends, and in my final years of high school, Wednesday night and all day on Saturday.