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Doing profitable work as an artist isn't always about feeling good versus selling out. The struggle is making money doing what you love, but that's not as big of a struggle as finding value in what you

Deciding to be on my own has challenged and grown me in ways I never imagined. Roll your eyes if you want; that's a cliche, but its a real one. In 2016 I had a couple of very big losses. I had moved back

I decided that this was the year I would dream big and do the things I want to be doing. When I moved into my place in late September, I knew it had the potential to be beautiful and help me realize my

I am finding myself very inspired today and not for the reason I would normally expect. I've worked in the model photography industry (primarily on the "alternative" end of things) on and off for a decade,

Last year I got an awesome idea for a mermaid costume. I am not sure why this became an obsession but whatever I had to do to make this costume happen, I was going to do it. I grew up sewing and designing

I started as a makeup artist almost ten years ago. I was a single mom of two boys working as an alt-model (read: naked chick with tattoos serving what was still a niche in a mainstream-saturated market).

I inherited something beautiful a couple of years ago- my grandmother's lamp. My dad told me whatever I did, do not sell or get rid of it, he would take it back if I didn't want it. The very notion is

Delaney was a gorgeous model and so much fun to work with. I have a thing for all-girl crews, so my collaboration with her and photographer Shelby Ursu of New Orleans was a blast. I am convinced, southern

This summer I had an incredible trip to New Orleans. I was flying down to do makeup for a friend's wedding in Baton Rouge, but had the first couple of days free. In typical Type A fashion, I booked two

Being a makeup artist is the best job in the world. I'm convinced of this for a few reasons. Number one, I get to play with makeup all day (that's pretty obvious). Number two of course is that I get to

If presidential candidates were people who worked in your high school: • Donald Trump: The phys ed teacher that makes you get in the pool during instructional swim even if you're on your period. Don't

Sometimes, self-care is doing the comforting thing. But most often, self-care is doing the hard thing. It's ok to get your nails done. But what you don't see on Instagram is that you're not going to call

I can't believe I'm coming up on 10 years of being a makeup artist. I fell into my career kind of by accident, or maybe, if you're a person of faith like I am, you'd say it was a God thing or it was fate.