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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)
- Bronx History 431 photos, 40 members
- This is my picture and this is my story 31 photos, 17 members
- Little Tiny things/ Really Big Things/ Very Pretty Things 746 photos, 348 members
- Art Studio 6,080 photos, 3,608 members
- Photos that should be exhibited in Tate Modern 877 photos, 74 members
- This is 2012: The Year in Pictures (ONLY PICTURES TAKEN IN 2012) 158 photos, 25 members
- Notable Writers, Poets, and Journalists 502 photos, 97 members
- Molto Bella 3,615 photos, 706 members
- Women and Girls Reading 1,147 photos, 192 members
- Vintage Christmas Photographs 465 photos, 80 members
- Vintage Photographs of Children Near Fountains 32 photos, 22 members
- I Made It! 1,201 photos, 146 members
- The Victorian Father 90 photos, 33 members
- Vintage Business Cards 168 photos, 15 members
- Early Photographs of Children with Flowers 219 photos, 123 members
- A Mad Tea Party 6,633 photos, 299 members
- braid wednesday 781 photos, 645 members
- With Camera In Hand 1,755 photos, 472 members
- Retroist 2,093 photos, 119 members
- A New Form Of Beauty 10,381 photos, 442 members
- The Distance Between Stars 10,763 photos, 377 members
- Women of Exception 683 photos, 109 members
- Tribute to Dr. Seuss 224 photos, 126 members
- Beach Feathers 45 photos, 6 members
- Early Photography in the U.S.A. 3,310 photos, 99 members
- stained glass 60,156 photos, 3,628 members
- Stained Glass Windows 65,074 photos, 2,958 members
- Antique First Communion and Confirmation Photographs 147 photos, 21 members
- Hats off to Hats! 22,940 photos, 3,552 members
- The Victorian Mother 310 photos, 116 members
- Spirals, twists and curls 5,173 photos, 727 members
- Rehoboth Beach 1,646 photos, 185 members
- Sassy Monkey Society 75 photos, 5 members
- Leave a Penny 35 photos, 39 members
- The Splot: Bad Coloring in Early Photographs 67 photos, 21 members
- Flickr Ideas 0 photos, 10,387 members
- Visibly talented 19,272 photos, 1,122 members
- Art and Portraits 5,533 photos, 352 members
- Grandma 1,445 photos, 686 members
- This is my Grandfather. 89 photos, 46 members
- Roadtrip Pioneers: Travel Before 1950 872 photos, 110 members
- arms akimbo 205 photos, 23 members
- Glass Doorknobs 29 photos, 12 members
- Flickr members for Japan 231 photos, 46 members
- 2's company 1,573 photos, 38 members
- Melbourne and Beyond 23,869 photos, 798 members
- Vintage Baby Shoes 70 photos, 32 members
- Cabinet Portraits, CDV, photos on cardboard 11,654 photos, 409 members
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Galleries (516)
- what light! 17 photos
- Scary But Vaguely Comical 4 15 photos
- flash me! 18 photos
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Testimonials (2)
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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