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Hey y'all! My name is Mikayla Hammock, like the hammocks you lay down in. I work as an elementary art teacher in Peoria, Arizona. I teach k-8. I graduated with my bachelors degree in art in 2023. I am excited to continue my education by studying education!

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Over the years, I have amassed a large collection of ladybug themed items. My favorite animal is the seven spotted ladybug. This is because my father always told me that 7 was my lucky number. Both my first and last name are seven letters. Ladybugs are also thought to be a symbol of good luck. So I surround myself with ladybugs in hopes that they will bring me luck.

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I am an illustrator that draws animals in a style inspired by the combination of surrealism and scientific illustration. My drawings are created using pen and ink with the pointillism technique. My style of art is drawings within a drawing. I illustrate scenes that take the shape of a larger subject. The scenes within the drawings tell the viewer about the subject as they form its shape. I most often draw animals formed by smaller illustrations of their habitats. These smaller illustrations include information such as what the animal eats, what biome it’s from, what plants grow in the same area, and what it looks like at different stages of life. These drawings are combined to form the shape of a larger subject. This illusion encourages viewers to look at the piece longer as they notice more and more smaller illustrations within it.

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I moved to Arizona from Alabama last October. I grew up in Huntsville, which is know for NASA's space and rocket center and Redstone arsenal. I attended college in Birmingham Alabama, which is know for its civil rights history and the iron industry. Alabama is one of the most biodiverse states in the country, withe beautiful beaches, forests, mountains, marshes, fields, farmland, and an abundance of lakes and rivers. It is far from a tourist destination but it holds so much beauty and culture.