About
At Sprig.Studios.Design, I am not just trying to sell you inanimate objects for you to add to your private dragon hoard of things. No, my dear friend, here at Sprig, every purchase you make goes directly to helping me and my family continue to flourish in life. Every design is inspired by something near and dear to my heart. Each picture has more than a thousand words behind it and more than a million moments leading to it. If you're ever curious about the story behind an image, feel free to reach out through my contact page!
There is an innate pull and tension in my work that I feel comes from my struggles with depression and anxiety over self preservation and continuance. I am acutely aware of what is expected of me from others and I always want to rebel against it, yet usually do not. This internal entrapment is what pushes my work forward, as no matter the struggle, I must persevere, for my own self interest. I have a deep connection with our natural world as it always has brought me comfort in times of need. This connection has become physically painful as I watch the struggles we have brought upon our planet in my lifetime. My work expresses human emotion through the depiction of wildlife in order to encourage public compassion for our home.
I was born in Pensacola, Florida, in 1992 to a teen mother out of wedlock. Shortly after my birth, my parents married, and we moved to Mississippi for a time before my father was transferred again with the navy to Hawaii where my brother was born in 1995. My father's naval career would take me to Virginia Beach, VA, and Aransas Pass, TX, before my mother's complicated pregnancy with my youngest sister brought us to Enid, OK, in 2000. Where we stayed for eight years until the housing collapse in 2008 caused us to lose our home. We lived for 6 months in a camper trailer in Chesapeake, VA, before ultimately returning to Enid and my mother's family safety net. After this experience, both of my parents returned to school and became teachers. I graduated from Enid High School in 2010 as a valedictorian with honors. I went on to graduate from USAO in Chickasha, OK, in 2014, also with honors. My husband Jay and I were married in 2015 and we purchased our home near Claremore, OK, in 2016. I was fairly content working for the hospital system in Tulsa until 2020 when I felt it was time for me to make a change and return to my roots in the arts.
I want to sell to anyone who sees an image that has poured forth from my hands and felt connected to it in some way. Art is one of the truest forms of expression and when you purchase my artwork, you are purchasing a piece of my heart that I have spent many hours pouring myself into for the sole purpose of your joy. I want my sticker to be your favorite thing on the back of your laptop or the side of your water bottle. I want you to see my work, feel strong in yourself, and smile. I want you to be just as inspired by the colors flowing through my soul as I am everyday at seeing them coming out. I want you to draw strength from the animals I portray that you connect with. But most of all, I want you to remember that we are not so far removed from our natural wonder. That it is still here, around us, if only we take the time to find it in small moments.
My approach to customer service and satisfaction is simple. Person to person. When you reach out to me through my contact form, you will be communicating with me directly. I try to type as if I am sitting in front of you, speaking, conversationally. If we need to communicate more clearly, I am able to schedule phone calls and zoom meetings with anyone in need of additional assistance. Please feel free to reach out if something reaches you in less than tip top shape.
I can't tell you why I'm different. Trust me, I've been trying to figure that one out for years! But what I can tell you is that all I've ever wanted in my life is to be able to support myself with my own skills. The amount of gratitude in my heart to all of the people who have helped me reach a point in my life where I could attempt this tenuous journey of self employment is beyond words. I owe it to them and myself to make your experience with my work as enjoyable as possible and I promise you, that is exactly what I intend to do.
