hello!
my name is vada.

I am a graphic designer, illustrator, photographer, and mother of a 4-legged furry baby. I am based out of the Pacific Northwest — Lake Chelan to be exact — and I create all the work you see on my website in my home studio.

As William Thatcher once said, “A man can change his stars.. And I won't spend the rest of my life as nothing.” — That is basically my philosophy in life. I was born into poverty and spent my childhood getting bounced around from place to place, from foster care, to friends families, to occasional homelessness. I never felt like I had a place to call home or a family I belonged to. Through art I have changed my stars. No matter how dark life got or how scary things seemed, I always had art to turn to.

Now that I am an adult, I get to tell my story, and the stories of those around me, through the things I create, and the photos I capture and I couldn’t imagine doing anything else. It is an absolute dream come true to be able to make a living dreaming and creating, and I hope I can do it for as long as I have a voice.