Hey, it’s me McKayla. I am an art maker studying at the University of Oregon. I am really inspired by kitsch, contemporary art, punk rock, and pretty things. I wear a lot of denim. I am also pretty good at keeping plants alive, and you can usually find me at Goodwill scoring some sweet vintage finds.
My work is inspired by things I like, and things happening in my world. Honestly I just make a lot of art so I can have something to put on my apartment walls. I really dig vintage photography, and I am ultra-inspired by the colorways of 1960′s and 70′s.
I grew up in Milwaukie, right outside Portland. It really was a perfect place to feel teenage angst. Sometimes my high school felt like one of those 80′s teen movies, and I think those years helped me to develop the lens that I see the world thru.
I have funneled my creative energy towards many projects. In high school I directed plays, and I would stay up into the wee hours of the morning making costumes and props with dollar tree crap and spray paint. I would drive around town in my 1972 Super Beetle and scour thrift shops for costumes. It was awesome. Now that I’m in college, I absolutely adore putting together costumes for halloween. I love making something dope out of virtually nothing. DIY or die, baby.
Fast forward to last summer, I had the most amazing opportunity to work as a wardrobe intern for IFC’s Portlandia. Being an intern is a great experience. It really is like in the movies, I did many errands, holding like a gagillion cups of coffee at one time, and it sort of felt like a dream come true. I never realized there were professional stylists doing the same type of work I did when I was trying to put together a stage production, but on a huge scale. It was incredibly inspiring to see creative people working hard and making something big happen. I learned so much and I am so so grateful.
If you want to see more of my adventures, follow me on here. I will be hanging around here more often.
xo McKayla