Above the Clouds Print

Celestial began her professional art career as a makeup artist in Los Angeles, California. After moving to Arizona, she decided to mix things up a bit. She quickly found her way into the fashion world as the Styling Director for Phoenix Fashion Week. Celestial progressed in the fashion and beauty industry as the Beauty Editor, and later Editor-in-Chief of a national teen publication. It was there that she was introduced to the Milan Art Institute after covering a story about them. She was very impressed with the programs and decided to make a life-changing decision to fulfill a childhood dream of becoming a professional artist. Celestial received an old masters training, where she learned the rules of drawing and painting. She quickly began breaking those rules, until she found her artistic voice. She continues to inspire others, “I’ve had many adventures in my life. I’ve had huge heartaches and huge triumphs along the way. Each experience was never wasted. Every experience was teaching me and preparing me in some way, to reach a place I never dreamed of being, and I’m so incredibly grateful.” Celestial’s art communicates a feeling of empowerment and beauty felt, not just seen. She can usually be found flinging charcoal and paint all over her studio. You can feel that same energy in her art. She loves to use a variety of mediums like charcoal, spray paint, acrylic, and oil paints. You can often still see early charcoal construction lines through the layers; there’s a beautiful sense of transparency. It gives the viewer a feeling that there’s more than at first sight. Celestial currently has a studio in Arizona and lives with her husband and 4 children. She is tirelessly enthusiastic about helping and inspiring others. She’s a sought-after motivational speaker, serves on the Advisory Board for Anasazi Foundation, and is a FORD/RBA Model.