Hey there!
I'm Nini, currently hanging out in DFW, TX, making things here and there, and increasingly claiming various spots in my parents' home as my studio.
As of this moment, I’ve been making with:
- acrylic on canvas
- screen printing
and plan to mess with:
- embroidery
- painting on fabric items
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A background on creating my store & @kneexni (est. 2025):
In 2023, I decided to pick up painting again after about a year of not making anything creative in my own time, and in that process I came to realize a couple of things:
1. how hard it was for me to make something without an external motivator
2. the last time I made something for my own pure enjoyment was in elementary school
This surprisingly caused me a mini crisis moment, and after getting out of the downward spiral of what is my art style and if my work is even worth being made, I decided to create with the goal of getting the same consistent feeling of excitement when I was younger making things at random.
Thus, currently I am leisurely making products and art on the side to dip my toes into my childhood dream job of being an Artist. My main focus right now is to have fun and be proud of what I make, and I hope my work brings some joy to you as well.
᪥ Art Statement & Practice ᪥
In creating my art I've come to realize a few patterns:
I refuse to be physically be creating when I’m in a negative mindset
I enjoy making things with subtle contrasting features such as sharp angles paired with soft textures and layers.
and interest in
My installation, which shelters a memory of home, plays off this feeling. Although my memories are precious to me, I would describe them as subdued, oblique, like a short silent film. I believe in rebirth, a doctrine wherein the process of living starts again and memories necessarily disappear. I wanted to honor that powerful transience, designing a room to hold my treasured memories, but with an inevitable termination date. My materials are ephemeral, delicate: tape, light, scented oils, glass. My colors are muted whites and warm, gentle orange. I want to transfer the feelings of comfort I've known to the people who enter this room. Stay as long as you like, for you are welcome here.