an Introduction

Me, front and center with Robert Smith from The Cure at Madison Square Garden.

Hello and welcome to my blog! This space will be maintained to share some behind-the-scenes photos and inspiration sources for my artwork. But first,  please let me introduce myself!

My name is Sierra. I'm a 26-year-old introspect, recently getting comfortable with calling myself an artist. I was born in the US of A to a first generation Thai-American father, Filipina mother, and have thus learned to hold my own in a feisty family of comedic bullies and to cook spicy food with equal vigor. My biggest life goal is to have my own solo art exhibit, and that is a current work in progress.

My favorite emoji is the black heart 🖤. You can usually find me at the gym, fawning over the nearest puppy, or exploring the nearest bar for a dark dark beer. I have at least 4 flavors of ice cream in my freezer at any given time, and counteract that sweetness with heavy doses of music in the dark wave, electronica and melancholy variety.

Music is the air to my fire. It's a tremendous source of inspiration and helps maintain the flow when I'm painting. My favorite musicians are:

• Tegan & Sara
• ​​The Cure
• Grimes
• Above & Beyond
• The Smiths​
• Crystal Castles
• Lana Del Rey

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My humor is off color but I still manage to have the best friends and family in the world. They keep me going and help make this art pursuit easy.

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