Before Western Law, I was already making art, building a working portfolio, taking commissions and developing a community-minded creative practice. My identity and ambitions did not begin at law school.
The order matters: the life and work established before law school come first. This page uses a restrained documentary index; artwork and studio photographs remain preserved privately unless a specific image is necessary to verify an event.
Artwork photographs and portfolio records show years of acrylic painting, including originals, portraiture and commissioned work. By 2020, this was an established practice rather than a new hobby.
Photographs of paintings, works in progress and the working studio illustrate an artist developing her own business and fulfilling creative goals outside any university.
The path toward Project Aaron connected memorial portraiture with an existing commitment to bereaved families and violence-affected communities. The initiative was established before entering Western Law; its exact founding date requires confirmation.