Dreadful Desire Also Known As Jasmine Drake Was Born in 1996
The Rundown
First thing right off the back that I love to tell the community is that I never went to school for Art! (yes I went to an Art/ Trade school, but it was for Culinary Arts instead of any visual arts) I began drawing at the age of 4 but didn't really start to dive into my imagination until I was 12 & I never left. Every piece I have pumped out throughout the years has been to soothe the mind & hopefully these moments will touch as well as inspire you to be the best version of yourself in each breath. Working with what you got is one of my biggest ways to live starting from sharpies, highlighters, & random half pencils found around my Great Grandmother's house to now having people donate over 100 plus Copic Markers with other supplies has showed to me that the world wants to see all of what my mind has to offer. Now that I am fully in tune with myself, I can not wait to see what I create next.
The Now Now
Since I have fully accepted my journey and have been working non stop, I have been getting featured left to right in different cities in my home state North Carolina! one of my goals is to get a few murals as well as art exhibitions underneath my belt in my home state because we definitely need more arts throughout the towns to make the auras of the cities burst with flavor! regardless of what anyone says, I know my art style can bring an array of colors and warmth to North Carolina one step at a time. I can not wait to see what places I will see & go to pour my art into places & others so stay tuned.
FEATURED ON
Main artist featured showcasing my pieces Aboveee & Belowww for the first time. Digital Prints as well as a sticker and even a mini painting giveaway was themed to match the two paintings for the event.
The company 7 Pipe who created the first Twisty Glass Blunt featured an older illustration I did for the company as a contest back in 2017 was brought back to get it's flowers as well as showcase me as their only black artist feature for Black History Month of 2021.
Main artist featured for the RAW artist showcase presents: premier in Jan 2020 getting to show off my digital prints for the first time as well as mini stickers, custom thank you cards & matching the face with the artwork! You can find the headshots of the event on the RAW Artist website.