A few years back I was given the opportunity to meet and eventually work with a very talented artist by the name of Ami Vega. A true New Yorker through and through Miss Vega’s love and appreciation for the arts (and NYC) was present in EVERYTHING she did. I had never seen someone transition art forms so seamlessly. She could paint, sculpt, photograph, mold, draw, the list goes on and ON. I came to witness the beauty of Ami V through the lens first. She was able to bring to life all the crazy ideas in my brain. Everything I said I wanted like a genie POOF! she made appear. We worked together for about 2 years and most of my portfolio was shot by her. During those years I saw her prints hung in little cafes around the West Village & would get excited everytime I came into contact with one. As Ami’s focus changed direction she began to take on different projects. She started up a website MyBlkBook with friend and fellow artist Gretchen Nieves. She began the WMN of Art collective which is a project focusing on notorious WMN in history such as Amelia Earhart, Cleopatra, and Frida Kahlo and more recently she has taken on the task of nail artist. Her nail designs are nothing short of unique. Seeing as how Miss Vega is a modern artist who strives to never forget her artistic forefathers her nail designs are tributes to the Great’s such as pop artist Roy Lichenstein & street artist Keith Haring. Perhaps Miss Vega’s greatest contribution to date will the be little one she’s dropping in the next month or so. I admire her tenacity and drive so much though because despite currently being 8 months pregnant Ami is still very busy at work. She has undertaken a new project that I really can’t say too much about just know it involves custom made My Little Ponies…….a great artist in every sense and an even greater Woman Miss Ami Vega.

“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.”

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