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- I have been painting/creating/drawing since I was two years old. Granted, those days are long past and it was mere finger paints and building blocks, but everyone has to start somewhere, right?
When I was younger, I had dyslexia and was forced by preference and ease (for everyone else's sake, not mine) to write left-handed. I have been a southpaw ever since, although I am technically ambidextrous. I remember wanting to be a marine biologist, an oceanographer and a veterinarian all from a very young age. It was only after I enrolled in several art classes throughout junior high and high school that I realize I had a knack for it. I loved the feel of drawing/painting. I loved (and still love) learning.
I learned crochet from my step-mother and grandmother and to my knowledge am the only remaining family member to carry on the tradition. I learned beading and jewelry making on my own (and am still learning). I am self-taught in nearly everything else, including dread making, wig making, knitting, beadweaving, sewing, and rug making.
I was never able to stick with one hobby for very long and I could never get down to just drawing or painting all the time.
I am a college graduate from the University of Central Missouri (CMSU in my day) and I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Illustration. So far, my degree amounts to little, but maybe some day that will change.
Right now, however, I travel from place to place with my Navy tied husband and support him by keeping the home affairs in order.
I have two cats named Galaxy and Magellan who are brother and sister. Right now, they are my maintaining sanity and I love them very much. I am also the proud owner of seven different species of tarantula including a Rose Hair, a Chaco Golden Knee, a Tiger Rump, a Black Earth Tiger, a Pink Toe and an Usumbara Starburst Baboon. We refer to the last one as OBT, or "orange bitey thing".
My goal is to have more tarantulas and add snakes and lizards, more cats and some dogs to the family. I am unsure about children just yet because they scare me. I do not feel responsible enough to handle one.
My ultimate happiness would be to make a small living out of selling art to people who actually enjoy what I draw/paint. So far, I haven't found anyone interested in long term investment. Oh well, I can dream, can't I?
When I am not creating something for the sake of creating it, I am playing with my cats, remembering to eat or exercising with my husband. I absolutely love being outside and would love to live out in the country with trees and fields and fresh air.
If you by chance live in Virginia, send me a line. I can always use more friends. Or just send me a note because you want to. It's hard being a military wife, but I love it.
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Some Thoughts on the Modernity of Man..
.. or the rise and fall of man, respectively. :D
I realized
yesterday that I had not bothered actually writing in a very long time.
There is nothing really dramatic to write about, which for that, I am
really thankful. I disdain drama.
I did, however, get to
thinking on life and the outlook of our nation and whatnot. I ended up
watching half of the debate before my husband turned it off. I really
hate it when he does that. He assumes that because I dislike hearing
about politic… Continue
I realized
yesterday that I had not bothered actually writing in a very long time.
There is nothing really dramatic to write about, which for that, I am
really thankful. I disdain drama.
I did, however, get to
thinking on life and the outlook of our nation and whatnot. I ended up
watching half of the debate before my husband turned it off. I really
hate it when he does that. He assumes that because I dislike hearing
about politic… Continue
Posted on October 8, 2008 at 1:05pm —
::A Trip to the Zoo::
::A Trip to the Zoo::
I bet you all were beginning to think that Jason and I never did anything, right? Well, that's partially true. We haven't done anything remarkable or worthwhile since 4th of July weekend, but.. we decided to change that.
This weekend, we went to the Virginia Zoological Park. It's a fairly small zoo (as zoos go) but it was still enjoyable.
… Continue
I bet you all were beginning to think that Jason and I never did anything, right? Well, that's partially true. We haven't done anything remarkable or worthwhile since 4th of July weekend, but.. we decided to change that.
This weekend, we went to the Virginia Zoological Park. It's a fairly small zoo (as zoos go) but it was still enjoyable.
… Continue
Posted on August 25, 2008 at 11:32am —
::My First Blog - An Introspective on Situation::
Hello and welcome to an actual rendition of this blog. Today there are
no awesome crafts or art, although I will be discussing them. There
will be no weird posts about whatever art movement I am going through,
etc.
I realized yesterday that I have been here for little over
a year and have made virtually no progress. I still don't know any of
my neighbors (as a matter of fact, I hate my upstairs neighbors... the
noisy jerks). I don't know any of the people in town outside of those I
brie… Continue
no awesome crafts or art, although I will be discussing them. There
will be no weird posts about whatever art movement I am going through,
etc.
I realized yesterday that I have been here for little over
a year and have made virtually no progress. I still don't know any of
my neighbors (as a matter of fact, I hate my upstairs neighbors... the
noisy jerks). I don't know any of the people in town outside of those I
brie… Continue
Posted on August 22, 2008 at 11:50am —
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