BORN AND RAISED IN THE BRONX WITH PUERTO RICAN ROOTS, I GREW UP WITH CATHOLIC TRADITIONS AND FAMILY RITUALS WOVEN INTO EVERYDAY LIFE.

CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND LOSS LED ME TO EXPLORE CANDLE MAGICK AND RITUAL AS TOOLS FOR HEALING.

I RECLAIMED MY INTUITION, AND SOUGHT TO BREAK GENERATIONAL PATTERNS.

AFTER 12 YEARS AS A MAKEUP ARTIST, I SAW FIRSTHAND HOW BEAUTY CAN BE A FORM OF SELF-CARE AND TRANSFORMATION.

LATER, STUDYING AS A DEATH DOULA HELPED ME FACE MY OWN FEAR OF DEATH AND BETTER UNDERSTAND GRIEF, LOSS, AND THE CYCLE OF LIFE.

MOVING TO LOS ANGELES BROUGHT NEW OPPORTUNITIES, BUT ALSO PLENTY OF CHALLENGES - INCLUDING A PHYSICAL INJURY THAT FORCED ME TO SLOW DOWN.

I JOKINGLY CALL THAT PERIOD MY “IDENTITY CRISIS ERA.”

WITH THE EXTRA TIME TO REFLECT, CREATE, AND EXPLORE, I STARTED RECONNECTING WITH THE PARTS OF MYSELF I HAD LOST ALONG THE WAY. EVENTUALLY, I REALIZED I DIDN'T NEED TO REINVENT MYSELF - I JUST NEEDED TO RETURN TO MYSELF.

THAT BECAME THE HEART OF WATER BABY FUTURE CORPSE: RITUAL AS A WAY TO RECONNECT, TRANSFORM, AND COME HOME TO YOURSELF.