i am a self taught artist, a classy lady who swears like a sailor, and a perpetuator of contradictions.... when i was a kid i wanted to be (in this order) an artist, a trapeze artist and a midwife. big on individualism, integrity, idealism, intrigue and tom-foolery. tongue-in-cheek. gypsies. trains. hats. old trees. gardening. root-structures. orchids. lilies. suitcases. cellos. deer. noir, femmes fatale, pin ups. watermelon. our lady. kalika. shiela na gig. day of the dead. mexico. traditional tattoos. la sirena. mer-creatures. pulp paperback covers. el corazon. anatomy books. creosote. rain (thunderstorms). the wee hours. the word wee. oui.
klimt, schiele, charles j. dwyer, roxanne swentzell, kahlo, glenn barr, niagra, elvgren, angelique houtkamp, sunny buick, erin currier
Favorite Music/Musicians:
devendra banhart, polly jean harvey, mike ness, cat power, skip james, john lee hooker and lightnin' hopkins, tom walbank, social distortion, rev. horton heat, charlie feathers, mark knopfler, johnny cash, jack earls, carl perkins, hasil adkins, warren smith, southern backtones, <-(first album only) ..., loretta lynn, patsy cline, al foul, wanda jackson, odetta, the blasters, al perry, chris isaak, buddy holly, jerry lee lewis, pearl handled pistol, cowboy junkies, tracy chapman, billie holiday, the fashionistas, hope sandoval, nina nastasia, neko case, throwing muses, the pixies, frank black and the catholics, the yeah yeah yeahs, portishead, beth orton, mirah, ani d, andrew bird, rory mcleod, rufus wainwright, belle and sebastian, peaches, rasputina, tori amos, nick drake, leonard cohen, bob dylan, the smiths, echo and the bunnymen, the plimsouls, joe strummer and the mescaleros, the distillers, x, the clash, fugazi, tsol, the vandalls, bob log iii, joan jett , misfits, the cramps, violent femmes, buzzcocks, motorhead
Favorite TV Show & Movies:
cry baby, kicking and screaming, the squid and the whale, royal tennenbaums, life aquatic, another state of mind, sam elliot (my favorite mustache), butch cassidy and the sundance kid, cat on a hot tin roof, paul newman in general, roman holiday, spellbound, the price of milk, the imposters, the saddest music in the world, cate blanchett, ingrid bergman, triplets of belleville, alfred molina, o brother where art thou and millers crossing, gabriel byrne, the thin man series, cary grant, ben kingsley is amazing, cillian murphy, the wind that shakes the barley, sexy beast, you kill me, david thewlis, mos def, myrna loy, juliette binoch, judy dench, old-man woody allen,
tv- venture bros, home movies, arrested development
i searched high and low for the perfect skull beads- something not too grimace-y, a wee bit lux (quality), and not too cute. i came across these czech glass skulls and fell in love. since then i've been inspired to make a rainbow full of freshly dyed orchids with the lovely little skulls set in the throat. the luxury version o… Continue
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Cheers,
Jane
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