My college Illustrator class midterm project required me to utilize skills we had learned in the first seven chapters of our textbook. While there were a few new things I had learned that I hadn’t used in my 10+ years of experience, the illustration was pretty straightforward. I decided to base my project off a photo of the gorgeous and talented Mahafsoun, a Canadian belly dancer and model, who is also featured in my Bryssis album art. Check out her website for more information and links!

“I am a singer/songwriter, pianist, ukulele player and performer. I also teach voice and piano. I have played piano since I was 10 years old, sung in choirs and participated in various music competitions. The first public singing appearance I made was in 4th grade when we had our Variety show. I thought I would win a boy’s heart. I got the hiccups during the song and my dreams were crushed. I’ve moved on since then though. It has been 3 years now that I have started pursuing a solo music career in songwriting and performance and am chasing after it with all I’ve got!”