Carlie Blake lives in Apex, North Carolina with her energetic Cocker Spaniel, May. She earned a BFA in Interior Architecture from UNC Greensboro in 2013. While earning her degree, she interned at Phillips Collection, a contemporary furniture company, later becoming a freelance sculpture designer for them. She designed and showcased a digitally fabricated installation entitled "Cumulus Oculi" with her studio mates at the CVA Center in Greensboro, NC, and has also showcased various personal artwork in two events for RAW Natural-Born Artists. Carlie is currently an Interior Designer in the hospitality industry and is a freelance graphic designer. In her spare time, she creates visual art, trains and competes in dog agility with her pup, works at the Flying Biscuit Cafe in Raleigh, NC, reads, and tries her best to be happy, present, and grateful.