I am a 26 year old graphic designer, painter, and mineral collector. My collection focus is worldwide fine thumbnail specimens, with an emphasis on aesthetics, as a lot of my personal collection specimens become subjects for my paintings. I began collecting in 2015, and became a serious enthusiast over the summer of 2019, when I joined Young Mineral Collectors and began attending mineral shows and interacting with the collecting community.

Neptunite is my favorite mineral!

I am on the board of directors for the Young Mineral Collectors, a group dedicated to keeping the hobby alive within the younger generation. To learn more about Young Mineral Collectors, please visit: http://youngmineralcollectors.org

In the "real world," I am a brand designer for Tractorbeam, a new-age design agency based in Dallas. I love to travel, especially to Japan. I drive a 1997 M-edition Miata. I have two cats at home, a siamese named Selkie and an orange/white tabby named Yukimaru.

My website, where you can view my mineral paintings and other works:
https://higuchitama.wixsite.com/mineralart