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I'm an artist. I studied Communication Arts and Illustration at Moore College of Art & Design, in Philadelphia, earning my BFA in 2001,and I work in any medium which inspires me. Currently, I am concentrating on portraiture and various sewn projects.
Music is my first love and my muse...I don't make it, I just listen and sing along. My musical tastes cover a wide and varied range, and I always have something on when I am working.
From October 2002 till March 2008, I lived in Melbourne, Australia. It is just as much "home" to me as Pennsylvania has ever been. I still get mean pangs of homesickness, but plan to visit again, when possible. Much of the time there I didn't own a camera, but flickr helps me find bits and pieces of that world.
In my life, I have dealt with both bipolar disorder and breast cancer. I am glad to report that I am happy and healthy, managing both illnesses successfully, and am happy to talk frankly to anyone about either subject.
I am a fan of being ridiculous and silly and stirring the pot.
Why Buttons McTavish?
Funny. Innit.
Thanks for stopping by!
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Groups (50)
- Viva for Vernors! 87 photos, 40 members
- retro phone 423 photos, 262 members
- Dayton 10,510 photos, 435 members
- World and antique baby furniture 6 photos, 3 members
- Bronx History 1,100 photos, 125 members
- This is my picture and this is my story 70 photos, 15 members
- Little Tiny things/ Really Big Things/ Very Pretty Things 5,646 photos, 918 members
- Art Studio 6,171 photos, 3,691 members
- Photos that should be exhibited in Tate Modern 2,995 photos, 154 members
- This is 2012: The Year in Pictures 953 photos, 35 members
- Notable Writers, Poets, and Journalists 446 photos, 99 members
- Molto Bella 4,723 photos, 829 members
- Women and Girls Reading 1,239 photos, 207 members
- Vintage Christmas Photographs 518 photos, 81 members
- Vintage Photographs of Children Near Fountains 35 photos, 21 members
- I Made It! 1,119 photos, 147 members
- The Victorian Father 96 photos, 35 members
- Vintage Business Cards 210 photos, 22 members
- Early Photographs of Children with Flowers 230 photos, 126 members
- A Mad Tea Party 6,798 photos, 303 members
- braid wednesday 790 photos, 657 members
- With Camera In Hand 1,800 photos, 474 members
- Retroist 3,069 photos, 149 members
- A New Form Of Beauty 13,619 photos, 589 members
- The Distance Between Stars 13,164 photos, 481 members
- Women of Exception 588 photos, 112 members
- Tribute to Dr. Seuss 256 photos, 135 members
- Beach Feathers 70 photos, 11 members
- Early Photography in the U.S.A. 3,683 photos, 103 members
- stained glass 63,769 photos, 3,693 members
- Stained Glass Windows 70,054 photos, 3,105 members
- Antique First Communion and Confirmation Photographs 177 photos, 25 members
- Hats off to Hats! 23,843 photos, 3,584 members
- The Victorian Mother 353 photos, 122 members
- Spirals, twists and curls 5,421 photos, 768 members
- Rehoboth Beach 1,670 photos, 189 members
- Sassy Monkey Society 103 photos, 11 members
- Leave a Penny 35 photos, 39 members
- The Splot: Bad Coloring in Early Photographs 74 photos, 24 members
- Flickr Ideas 0 photos, 10,773 members
- Visibly talented 22,038 photos, 1,140 members
- Art and Portraits 6,203 photos, 359 members
- Grandma 1,418 photos, 729 members
- This is my Grandfather. 92 photos, 49 members
- Roadtrip Pioneers: Travel Before 1950 910 photos, 115 members
- arms akimbo 223 photos, 26 members
- Glass Doorknobs 30 photos, 13 members
- Flickr members for Japan 240 photos, 47 members
- 2's company 1,869 photos, 41 members
- Melbourne and Beyond 24,681 photos, 814 members
Galleries (307)
- You & Me 18 photos
- You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby 17 photos
- They Haunt Me, In a Good Way. 14 photos
- My Party People 17 photos
- dynamic compostions 9 photos
Testimonials (4)
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jacx2012 says:
"I met Amy in Melbourne and she continues to be a refreshingly lovely personality. I am insprired by her art. She is one person out of hundreds that i meet every year that inspires me to keep doing what i love by doing what she loves so passionately and showing us that it can be done......when i want a little bit of hope or encouragement i go to her page and 8 times out of 10 i will think.....better get to work.
Thanks for being a bright positive energy Amy. xxxx"19th April, 2012
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John McNab says:
"For some reason, Buttons wants to ride the 17 bus.
To each her own, that's what I say."5th March, 2012
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StoneWheel says:
"Amy is our own Clarice Starling of Flickrwood. She is strength. She is assertive self. She captures the spirit of self assuredness, uses her intelligence, art, and wit to confront not only combative commenters (who are her friends) here on Flickr, but also in the mostly private and real struggles of her personal life. I feel honored to know her, even through the special glimpses allowed here."
19th December, 2010
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bean*mama says:
"Amy is an amazing artist with a wickedly good sense of humor. She surrounds herself with beauty, hopping from one exotic beautiful abode to the next, while tropical kookaburra parakeet types of birds flutter about her all the time, as if she is some particularly adventuresome version of Snow White.
What really knocks my socks off about Amy, though, is that she manages to do ALL THIS--parakeet birds and all--while still doing a truly inspiring job heading up the International Foreigner Fan Club (Australia chapter). I mean, wow. I've never heard "Cold As Ice" the same way since listening to Amy's impassioned speech about the Foreigner philosophy that time in Melbourne. It was a life-changing moment for me. This is the woman I've got to partner with. With Amy's tireless devotion and sensitivity to the true musical legends of our era, I know together we can bring the divine Ms. Deborah Gibson back from the brink, to the very epicenter of super-stardom."21st January, 2008
- Joined:
- July 2007
- Hometown:
- York, PA. Philadelphia, PA. Melbourne, AU.
- Currently:
- Dallastown, Pennsylvania
- I am:
- Female
- Occupation:
- Artist