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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.