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My first experience selling artwork happened sometime around fifth or sixth grade. I went to a small school in a small town, and the school had started selling snacks during lunch. One of my favorites was the giant Chewy SweetTarts roll. The problem was that I didn't always have money for snacks. So I started taking drawing requests from other students. For about a dollar, sometimes a dollar fifty depending on my mood, I'd draw dragons, characters, and whatever else people wa

The original Elevated Alien logo wasn't created by a graphic designer. It was created by an artist who had absolutely no idea what she was doing in Adobe Illustrator. Looking back, I think that was part of the fun. When I created the first logo, I knew two things: I wanted an alien head. I didn't want to come up with another business name. That was the entire plan. Illustrator, unfortunately, did not come with a handy alien-head button. So I built one. Piece by piece. Every s

The Zombie Set didn't start with a painting. It started in a hotel room in 2015. I was with a group of friends, and while everyone else was drinking, hanging out, and enjoying the night, I was sitting at a table with a sketchbook and a handful of pens. Every so often I'd jump into the conversation, but for the most part I was doing what I've always done when left alone with a blank page: doodling. I've always had a thing for zombies. At the same time, I absolutely hate gore m

Back in 2018, Elevated Alien was still brand new. Bell County Comic Con wasn't even on my radar until a random conversation at a convention in Corpus Christi. I was talking with an artist about his work when he mentioned an art contest he was running. At some point I showed him a few pieces of my own work and signed up. We kept talking, and eventually he asked if I had ever thought about getting a booth at a comic convention. Honestly, no. Selling artwork online was one thing