Hello beautiful humans,
I choose to make my first blog post about how I became the artist that I am today so y’all can get to know me a bit better. I believe it’s principle since its my first time running my own blog! My journey as an artist all started when I was in elementary school and I had a best friend who was into anime. I will never forget his pretty handwriting, anime sketches, and the numerous amount of manga books he had in his possession. The first manga he introduced to me was InuYasha by Rumiko Takahashi. (He even let me borrow the DVDS.) From that moment forward, InuYasha was my drug. I began to draw scenes from the anime and to be completely honest, they looked horrible!!! Absolutely horrible. As a novice that was to be expected. Eventually, I got better and remember spending Summer 2010 drawing Inuyasha fan favs and Twilight Saga comics. I also spent countless hours downloading music off our beloved Lime-wire and YouTube. During this time period, my art mediums were pens, pencil, colored pencils and markers.
Fast forwarding to my high school years, I always carried a sketch book and drew in class but when senior year came and it was time to choose a college along with a major, I just knew that I didn’t want to go to school for the arts. I wanted to learn more about running my own business because I always had a little entrepreneur in me. During junior high school I would always sell baked goods and candy to my classmates. (The real ones know I was a hustler.) I finally made it to college and graduated with my associates in business administration. That wasn’t enough for me so I pursued my bachelors at the University at Albany, where I met a very impulsive roommate of mine (who is now one of my best friends) wanted to go to Walmart and buy items for our very own paint and sip so that’s what we did! My first painting was an animated version of Kanye West in a Ye mask and it turned out well if I do say so myself. I ended up painting a few more pro bono pieces for friends on campus before I decided to officially start selling my art work. I now paint on canvases, denim jackets & jeans, and paddles.
Since then I’ve made an Instagram page for my art and enhanced my artistic skill. I’m currently working on digital illustration & fashion design while also managing my presence on social media through quotes and photography. I used to randomly post finished artwork but I’ve discovered what I want to establish as a brand. This led to the creation of my website. I tried to keep this a very short story on my road to becoming an artist and the business woman that I am today. If you have any questions about the work I do or would like me to post business tips, feel free to send me an email.
Miko Bee Studios 