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Jaybirdnm ♀️ [13234712] [2010-03-09 21:27:24 +0000 UTC] "Bathing Caps Required" (United States)

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# Interests

Favorite visual artist: Vincent Van Gough, George Condo,
Favorite movies: A Face in the Crowd, The City of Your Final Destination,
Favorite TV shows: Twilight Zone Marathons, Outer Limits Marathons, Batman Reruns, Breaking Bad, The Playboy Club, Pan Am
Favorite bands / musical artists: Joni Mitchell, Ricky Lee Jones, Natalee Merchant,
Favorite books: One Hundred Years of Solitude, Short Story Collections: Pam Houston, Hemmingway,
Favorite writers: Hemmingway, Robert Wright, Marie Howe,
Favorite games: old school: Legend of Zelda
Favorite gaming platform: NES 64
Tools of the Trade: Acrylics, Glazes, Dry Pigments, Gold/Silver & Other Leafs, Glitter & Clay, Pigments, Oxides, Glaze (low fire & raku processes)
Other Interests: photography, sailing, AKC and VKC Dog Shows, Agility, Conformation, Selective Breeding (English Mastiffs, Neapolitan Mastiffs, Boston Terriers, Dalmatian & Animal Rescue

# About me

Poet, Fiction & Creative Non-Fiction Writer; Fine Artist: Paintings: Acrylic, Oil & Glazing processes enhanced with precious metals: silver, gold & other leafs: copper, brass, stainless steel, etc., found objects & yeah, even vintage glitter when the spirit moves me, Drawings (mixed media), Found Objects & Collage; Fine & Costume, Jewelry & Bead Designer/Maker: utilizing natural, enhanced, precious & non-precious gemstones & metals; Ceramic Vessels & Altar Pieces: mostly low fire processes & raku, enhanced with oxides, metal objects (nails, barbed wire, etc.), precious metals & precious/non-precious stones & using only a tiny bit here & there of metallic & other glazes for highlights/low-lights; Photography: old school & digital; Organic Scent, Soap & Cosmetics Alchemist; Creative Cookery; & last, but certainly not least, I have a great love & compassionate interest in animal/insect communication: Signing Gorillas, Bonobos, etc. & Parrots/Birds that speak, endangered & other species, specifically: Mountain Gorillas, Rhino, Elephants, Manatees, Dolphins, Whales, Komodo Dragons, Bees, Ants, etc.; I show AKC Dogs in conformation, agility, tracking, going to ground, herding & have selectively bred: English Mastiffs, Neapolitan Mastiffs, Boston Terriers, Rottweilers. Kelpies (a specific type of Cattle Dog with up pointed ears who herd by driving herd animals (generally sheep) by sometimes cruising over and riding their backs) & Dalmatians. I'm also a bit of a cat person, though seriously, dog's rule....& as such, a bit of a cat person, I am also very interested in in hybrid crosses of domestic cats/Lynx's and one breed I am particularly drawn to are Highlander Cats, which are said to be very dog-like.

# Comments

Comments: 6

HAY18 [2012-07-14 15:17:27 +0000 UTC]

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Jaybirdnm [2011-09-25 16:39:54 +0000 UTC]

I love this site! So many great artists here who are extraordinary! So inspiring and such a great community of positive people doing what they adore and excel at....wonderful!

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justeline [2010-04-17 15:29:02 +0000 UTC]

Loads of thanks for the new Lauren!

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InShinFrog [2010-03-22 15:13:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much

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Hocusfocus55 [2010-03-13 11:42:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the

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justeline [2010-03-10 17:11:01 +0000 UTC]

This is a visit to tell you a huge thank you for the Lauren! Very happy you liked my work!

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