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Posted on Jul 23, 2017

Hope In A Colorful World

I go by the name Ashley Hex but my real name is Ashley Wheeler. Suffering with Lupus and Fibromyalgia, I had to give up my dream of cosmetology school. Deciding not to let this rule my life I channeled all my anger through art and discovered a talent I never knew I had. Unable to receive help with insurance I've started to try selling portraits of my Pointillism portraits to help afford them. Some days I'm completely unable to move, but I have hope that I will go into remission and make my dream of working for Kat Von D true.