CLARISSA’S
STORY
WHY DO I DESIGN?
I always felt there was a greater purpose beyond myself. I was fortunate to feel this as a young adult, which motivated me to use my skills for good.
My purpose? How it began.
I grew up drawing from television and book characters.
I was born in Houston, Texas, in the late '80s and grew up in the '90s and 2000s. I discovered my love for art in 1999 at age twelve. To cope with my grandfather's death, I started drawing in my art book, creating characters from Tweety Bird and other TV shows.
In middle school, I started to become interested in presentation design. My first presentation was about Henry Ford. I decorated my project board with all the cars Henry Ford designed, including the famous Model T. As I grew older, I took interest in constructing residential homes in the SIMS game too.
