When did you first get into drawing?

I have been drawing since I was able to hold a pencil in my hand. I remember, when I was a kid I used to record all my favourite cartoons in order to freeze frames and redraw my favourite scenes. 

Growing up, I kept going on pursuing my passion with the precise goal to turn it into a job. 
Once I finished my studies, I attended the three-years course in Illustration and Multimedia Animation at the European Institute of Design in Rome. 
That was my first real step to turn my passion into an actual job.

Why did you choose to make fashion part of your inspiration?

I am Italian, precisely from Rome.

I am super lucky to have been grown up in a country where fashion is excellence. 

I've always been attracted by fashion.

One of the first toys my mother has gifted me was "Gira la moda": the game consisted of creating fashion designs by combining different pieces of clothing.

Plus, I grew up a few steps away from Piazza di Spagna where, each summer, the creations of the most amazing Italian designers walked down its magnificent stairs.

Watching those fashion shows I decided to become a fashion artist.

What is your particular working day as a creative?

Usually, I'm much more productive in the morning so I try to draw during the first hours of the day. I deal with the 'office' stuff at the end of the day. Three times per day (more or less) I spend some time curating my social networks and maintaining my website. Having a specific time for these activities is very useful for me in order to avoid being too distracted. In fact, other than a creative, I am also a mother and I am constantly looking to find the right family-work balance. Over the past year, with the pandemic and my nearly three-year-old daughter always at home, things got complicated and I had to find a way to optimise time as much as I could!