About me

Hi! My name is Erica and I am an artist, musician, and early childhood educator/caregiver based in New York City. I grew up in the Hudson Valley in upstate New York, in a nurturing creative environment where I loved to play outside and make paintings. I have one brother who is also a musician, and as children, we wrote songs together - and still do today. In 2019 I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in sculpture graduating with honors from the Rhode Island School of Design. During my time at RISD, in addition to my major requirements, I also enrolled in classes at Brown University and completed graduate-level courses from the Department of Teaching and Learning Art and Design where I learned about art education practices. 

My work as a sculptor is rooted in community activism and the promotion of diversity and individual self-expression: values that I use as my guiding principles as an educator and caregiver. I began babysitting and working with children in my early teens, I have worked as a camp counselor on a farm, and I am also an experienced early childhood educator. Most recently I worked as a co-teacher at a preschool in Park Slope Brooklyn, where I shared a class of four-year-old children, but I also had the privilege of working with children in the two and three-year-old programs and substitute teaching with the k-5th grade partnered elementary school as well. Outside of working in schools, I am also currently a freelance private art tutor with students of a variety of age ranges and skillsets.

I feel comfortable and confident navigating through the city, I am very familiar with using public transit and I also have a driver's license. In addition to being an artist I am also a musician, I enjoy reading and writing, I am a competent cook and baker, but also grew up with allergies so am very sensitive and thoughtful with people who have dietary restrictions. I take pride in my patience, ability to follow directions and listening skills. I am also very clean and tidy, compassionate, organized, and communicative. I feel endlessly inspired by the creativity of a child’s mind and would love to support your children and family in however way I can!