About

I’m a feminist, a creative, and a person living with hearing loss—perspectives that shape how I see, connect, and build. As an L.A. native who thrives in unfamiliar environments, I’ve learned courage, adaptability, and curiosity through travel, approaching strangers, and embracing the unknown.

For over a decade, I’ve worked as a street and professional photographer, creating portraiture, event coverage, and travel stories in both digital and analog formats. I studied under documentary artist Lauren Greenfield and collaborated with organizations such as the Palm Springs Photo Festival and the Lucie Foundation. I’ve hosted Downtown L.A. photo tours for travelers from around the world and founded an online dating portrait service centered on authentic self-representation. My background is in community organizing, so connection, storytelling, and meeting people where they are deeply inform my photography. My work leans toward lifestyle photojournalism—capturing honest, in-between moments that spark curiosity.

Alongside photography, I’m a dedicated maker with an expanding creative path in set dressing and fabrication, especially themed and immersive environments like my annual Halloween builds. Sustainability is central to my process—I repurpose secondhand materials and transform overlooked objects into something new. I’m continually developing skills in woodworking and carpentry.

I ran a small business, AurisMade, where I designed and sold handcrafted polymer clay earrings and accessories, and I continue to enjoy creating tactile pieces like vinyl decals, stationery, and hand-carved stamps. I’m always making something—bringing ideas to life is simply part of who I am.

Most recently, I worked as a design consultant at Mission Tile West, where I helped clients select tile, materials, and finishes that balanced their vision with function, style, and space. The experience deepened my understanding of interiors and strengthened my interests in set dressing, fabrication, and spatial storytelling. I’m now making more room for creative projects that bring these disciplines together.

Across everything I do—making, set decorating, design, or photography—I’m driven by sustainability, storytelling, and the joy of turning imaginative ideas into tangible form.

Currently open to freelance, contract, and collaborative opportunities in set dressing, fabrication, creative production, design, photography, and projects that combine these disciplines. If you’re looking for a curious, resourceful creative to help bring an idea to life, I’d love to hear from you.