For most of her life, Madison has been deeply in love with storytelling. In particular, visual storytelling and illustrative artwork have been staples of both her artistic creation and consumption from a very young age. The resulting artwork is a direct expression of personal thoughts, feelings, and ideas through the creation of illustrated scenes that can be shared with and interpreted by others.

            Within the creative process, the development of the image is put to great consideration. First and foremost, the narrative or theme behind the image means very little if the viewer is not first interested in the image itself. Throughout the creative process, technical decisions regarding the piece’s composition, imagery, and color palette are made based on the most effective method for communicating any intended meaning while also creating visual appeal and intrigue. This approach to the work has developed as a result of a rapidly-growing personal interest in decorative art and its presence in pop culture. Victorian era artist Henry Justice Ford was a prolific contributor to the literary arts with his many illustrations of fairy tales. During the same period, Alphonse Mucha’s advertisements and illustrations had a significant influence on the emergence and popularization of the art nouveau movement in Paris. The work of these creators, as well as contemporary artists like James Jean and Tomer Hanuka, have become an invaluable source of research to inform the process and stylistic development of the current body of work. Visually, the specific imagery of the pieces draws heavily from a combination of external sources like books, comics, television and film, and internal sources such as personal experiences, dreams, and daydreams. This mix of influence and expression has coalesced in a drive to create work that is visually pleasing and enjoyable to viewers, as well as fulfilling during its creation.