I began nurturing a passion for illustration at an early age, in my grandfather`s blacksmith forge, a place that influenced my artistic endeavors and my future interest in the fantasy/mythology universe and nature. I am mostly self-taught since I started to study urban planning and worked on various urban planning projects in Romania and abroad. While earning an MSc in Urban Management for Competitive Cities with a thesis focused on sustainable interventions and creative urban, community and regional planning, I kept close ties with illustration, painting and graphic design on freelance projects, experimenting with all kinds of mediums and techniques, both traditional and digital. Since 2013 I started working as a visual artist and design professional in advertising, animation, cinematography and events industry. I am also a member of the Zazen/Kraftmark collective.