About me

Welcome to my portfolio. I am a Baltimore-based first-year architecture student in Virginia Tech’s Master of Architecture 3 program, an artist, and a commercial glazing drafter. I have a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Art History from the University of Virginia. Following my graduation in May of 2021, I spent a year and a half in the digital marketing industry as a paid social media executive before once again following my passion for drawing, art, and architecture in the fall of 2023. Over the past year and a half, I have done scaled renderings of the world around me, which I began doing as a high school art class sophomore. In high school, I started drawing homes I visited on my travels, often for family and friends, as gifts and have continued to do so. These drawings provide a unique way for me to share and connect with those around me. In my personal work, specifically my skylines, I am drawn to parallel and intersecting perpendicular lines.

I spent the past year working in a small art gallery in Baltimore, learning about the art industry and learning the commercial glazing industry as a drafter at Accurate Weatherstrip & Screen Co. Inc. before beginning at Virginia Tech in the fall. While at Virginia Tech in studio, I continue creating scaled renderings for jobs done by Accurate Weatherstrip and am a copy editor and content creator in the Virginia Tech School of Architecture creative team. I believe in the power of the built environment and the ability to enact change in the world through it. I hope to one-day design hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and sober living communities conducive to recovery, fostering growth and healing. I also hope to design sensory-friendly classrooms, allowing every student to learn and grow in a healthy environment.

This portfolio includes my personal drawings, professional renderings for Accurate Weatherstrip and studio projects from Virginia Tech. I draw my design inspiration from classical and neoclassical designs. From a young age, I was fascinated with the lawn at UVa, Jefferson’s designs, and most importantly, the Rotunda. Combining both inspirations from the past and adding his own “twist,” the Rotunda’s circular design is an architectural marvel in simplicity and innovation. Architects are posed with the unique challenge of designing functional and visually pleasing structures while adhering to a specific budget, building codes, and the like, so looking to the past to progress and innovate is vital. I draw inspiration for my projects from the central plan of the Rotunda, drawn to the intersection at the center. I am drawn to mixed media and juxtopososing materials. Wood and aluminum intersected by plexiglass brings both interest and texture to the structure. Overlaying pen and pencil with watercolor provides a new way for me to explore both the drawing paper I use and the landscape itself. I love to explore each project I do in different mediums and ways, allowing me to develop an understanding of the subject and learn about the world around me.