Not.Your.Average.Jane. - Tracy Leigh Estabaya

Name: Tracy Leigh Estabaya
Age: 20
Birthday: June 14, 1991
Location: Peachtree City, Georgia
Nationality: Filipino
Talent: Artist






Tracy is a VERY prolific drawer, and is quite a master at her trade. What first sparked her interest in "doodling" designs was when she first saw her friend doodling on her converse. Tracy, 17 at the time, thought to herself, "I could do that too". And, to her surprise, she was really good at it. What surprises me though, is that she does everything freehand. She never needs to do a sketch first. That, to me, is an amazing thing to be able to do. Her talent in drawing actually stems deeper than that, she's been into drawing since she was 7 years old. Intrigued by the anime she would watch on tv, she would always try to recreate the beauty and intricacies in the art aspect of the anime. Because Tracy is so talented in the arts, she has won numerous art contests. And through her hardwork and dedication, she has been able to start her own "designing" brand called: Legiti[MiNT].

A long time ago, Tracy has fantasized about submitting her own portfolio of her designs in to Converse, and design shoes for them. But because she has become so attached and focused on her own brand 'Legiti[MiNT]', she looks back at that dream no more. In fact, she is trying to expand her own brand as much as she can, not only in the East Coast, but everywhere. She uses various outlets to get her designs out there, like Facebook, word-of-mouth, and other such things. She soon plans to set up a working website that deals with the actual selling of her custom creations. Having seen her designs myself, and now letting all of my readers see, I'm sure she'll be able to get there in no time. ^_^

Tracy describes herself as being quite friendly, and outgoing. Also, no matter the situation, she is a proud nerd. In, and out of school. Haha! There you go Tracy, you go ON with your bad self. (; Another thing about Tracy is that she likes music. Singing is another passion of hers; and as a matter of fact, she is part of her church's choir. One important aspect you should learn about Tracy, is that she is VERY humble. In all honesty, she doesn't even consider herself an "artist" per say, and never compares herself to other artists because of that. If anything, she is just glad that people have grown an interest in her artwork.

Since art and designing are Tracy's passions, she literally fears the thought of designing a pair of shoes for someone, and having them NOT like it... at all. That would be really frustrating if anything. If that were to happen to me, I would go crazy. Anyways, Tracy also is strongly against the stealing of other people's ideas. So please, don't steal hers. Please and thank you! Haha! And also, since her main arsenal in drawing are her hands, she tries very hard to keep them out of harms way. Lol. Good job. :) On a different note, other than drawing and singing, her other hobbies are playing the ukulele and reading.

And finally, for inspiration, she looks to the ideas of others. Like when people give her suggestions as to what they'd like to see as a design on their shoe, she goes off that. Simply put, she is the instrument that pieces together their ideas, and makes them happen. In addition to that, Tracy gets an incredible amount of support from her family and friends. When she first started 'Legiti[MiNT]', she wasn't too confident about it. But because of the overwhelming love and support she gets from her family and friends, she was able to do it. And ultimately, above ALL else, God was her strength that made all this possible. In her words, He gave her the green light, the thumbs up, the okay, to pursue her dreams.

Like her much? If you guys are interested in seeing more of her artwork, or are interested in purchasing a custom artwork of hers, go to her brands fan page HERE. And also, once again, I'd like to thank all of you who continue to follow my blog! You guys are awesome, and the exposure is much appreciate. ^_^

Yours Truly,
AJ T. (: