User:Saturndelta/Sand One

Sand One (born in 1992) is an American public artist known for her signature doll and long lashes art style murals and graffiti.

Early life
Sand was born and raised in East Los Angeles to Mexican and Guatemalan immigrants. Sand One was raised by her mother and she gathered most of her inspiration for her work from her hometown. Sand describes her experience as rough and wanting to avoid the crime and drug lifestyle she turned to art.

Career
Sand first began her career as an artist when she was 17. She was part of the Art Basel convention in Miami where she was able to stay for 2 years. In these two years, Sand worked with NBA, Redbull, and Levis. Sand has now had works around the world including Miami, Mexico City, and Bangkok. Sand focuses on female characters that take as much as possible for whatever Sand chooses as her canvas. Her "humongous" female characters serve as a sense of empowerment for Sand as she speaks about her shorter stature. Much of Sand’s work includes a backstory to the characters who are painted.