Hey! My name’s Danny. I’m non-binary and go by they/them pronouns. I’m currently a sophomore in Art and Design right now, taking glass and sculpture studios. When I first got here, I was super interested in 2D animation, but I’ve since shifted interest into tattoos and considering that as a career path.

I was born in Rochester, and I grew up in some smaller areas called Batavia and Le Roy. Alfred feels a bit like home since it’s not very city like and has a smaller population but it’s definitely more populated and active than Le Roy.

Back to art, it’s one of my biggest interests in life. I grew up drawing and creating with different materials and just never stopped. I constantly pick up new interests and after a bit get bored and have to find something to move onto, but art has never disappeared from my interest, so it’s only fitting I find a way to meld my life into it. Most artists use art as a way to translate and express their feelings and while I probably do that in some ways, I mostly use art as a way to escape and cope. I have lots of sensory issues and small things that most people probably wouldn’t even think about can send me into something like a panic attack where it’s the only thing I can focus on. Sometimes art, usually patterns I like to mess around with, helps me to focus on something else and distract from what’s causing me issues.

Overall, art’s provided me with so much, and I have no idea where I’d be without it. I’m super interested in seeing how mass media and art interact and play off of each other and I’m excited to see how I might be able to have that influence what I make while I’m at Alfred and later on in life.