Seven Influencers That Inspire Me

(Right to left, down: Miryam Lumpini, Rihanna, Sha'an d'Anthes, Naeem Khan, Jenny Mustard, Hitomi Mochizuki, CJ Hendry)

CJ Hendry

Hendry is an artist that I found on instagram about a year ago. She creates hyper realistic drawings. When I first found her, the things she made were drawn with tiny scribbles in pen, so all of her work was shades of grey. Recently she has been experimenting with colored pencil and just got done with her Pantone color exhibit. She inspires me to be the artist that I hope to be one day

(http://www.cjhendry.live/)

Miryam Lumpini

Lumpini is a tattoo designer in L.A. I once wanted to be a tattoo designer but have changed my career path, however, she is incredible at what she does and looking at her work inspires me to make an artist out of myself and I just love the way that she shows her work either on people's skin or on a mural.

(http://www.miryamlumpini.com/)

Naeem Khan

Khan is a designer that me friend and I discovered when we were trying to make our own homecoming dress. He is known for making wedding dresses as well as gowns that have a lot of detail. I find him inspiring becuase I want to make dresses like he does one day and he is a good place to look for ideas.

(https://naeemkhan.com/)

Rihanna

Of course a lot of people love rihanna, and it's not just becuase of her music. Rihanna has the ability to pull of any style and everyone is ok with it. I want to be like that someday becuase the confidence that she exudes is incredible. I think all of us wish we were a little like Rihanna.

(instagram: @badgalriri)

Jenny Mustard

Jenny is a Swedish youtuber that is the picture perfect minimalist. She creates videos on minimalism as well as veganism. She has a personality that seems cold at first but occasionally she makes jokes that surprise you and make you want to watch more. I'm inspired by her minimalism and veganism journey.

(http://jennymustard.com/)

Hitomi Mochizuki

Hitomi is a youtuber that lives in New York. She is a free spirit that just says what is on her mind. She inspires me to live life with a little more self reflection and to make each day its own. I also live her style, she wears what she wants and doesn't care about what other people think. Its adorable.

(instagram: @yaknowme_hitomi)

Sha'an d'Anthes

Sha'an is another youtuber (aka furrylittlepeach) that is a water color illustrator. She is amazing at what she does and, although watercolor isn't my favorite medium to work with, her art is amazing and makes me want to illustrate with watercolor. She puts out weekly vlogs that help people look into the life of what an illustrator and commission artist does.

(http://www.furrylittlepeach.com/)