Bio

My name is Naomi aka Madcap Mama and I am a self taught artist! I have always dreamt of being an artist since a little girl. As a child I spent much of my time being babysat by the television. The sounds of vintage cartoons drown my childhood memories and I was often Comforted by characters that artists such as Warner Brothers, Hanna Barbera, Dr.Seuss, Tim Burton created. In highschool I was captivated by Salvador Dali and Surrealism and found Mad Magazine. As a child I would find escape in the world my “Art Parents” created and I always wanted to follow in their footsteps to create what I imagined was a world I would love to be a part of. With a childhood that was riddled with trauma and neglect I found comfort in the escape creating offered me. After highschool I wanted to pursue an art career. I moved to NYC where I quickly realized l had entered the cruel dog eat dog capital. With insecurities and anxiety barricading my hopes along with the need to just survive my dream quickly took a backseat and I entered what I found to be the soul sucking world of corporations. This is where I would try to make ends meet, live up to the expectations of the people around me and never feel fulfilled or feel like I belonged. While I thought I was being a productive part of humanity I found myself Drawing and doodling on post it notes during corporate meetings and down time. My desk was covered in pages of adult coloring books I had filled in. Feeling shackled to a desk with a big girl job I felt suffocated and trapped. I always thought time would be there for me to fulfill my purpose! Time waits for no one! One day I woke up and found an urgency to live out my dream that was never there before! I quit the chase of fitting into what the world wanted to me be and I’ve finally broke free from the 9-5 mentality and am on a journey to live out my passion instead of just dreaming. I realized I could escape my Reality or morph life to make it more interesting in times of boredom with oils and acrylics on canvas. I am now much older with two 2 daughters that help keep my imagination, curiosity and dreams alive and have been the biggest inspiration to how important it is to be yourself and I want them to know how important it is to chase your dreams and be true to yourself. I found a need to show them rather than preach to them the truth of the statement “you can be whoever you want to be” I no longer neglect creating a world that I’ve always needed and wanted to express. With all of the life experiences I’ve had thus far and self exploration I finally found Madcap Mama. I am now Embracing the weird, nonsensical, impractical and crazy that lives in my mind and heart with no apologies. While being a Mama to two strong girls that one day will believe they can chase their dreams too.