Once upon a time, I was a cake decorator. And I decorated many a cakes. Unfortunately, I was dogged by a boss who did not understand artists, and I ended up on burn-out. I have a degree in art history with a minor in studio art (photography), but I'm still loathe to this day to hold a brush or pencil, and even my photography has been on the downturn.
So I turned my attention to other things. Since I quit icing art, I've turned to the boozy sort of art. I have been bartending and recently earned my cicerone. Unfortunately, that does little to stymie the need in my heart to pick up a pencil again...
Favourite Visual Artist
Brian Froud, Alfred Stieglitz
Favourite Movies
What Dreams May Come, Ever After, Cloud Atlas, Howl's Moving Castle
Favourite TV Shows
The Big Bang Theory, Firefly, Bones, Criminal Minds, Game of Thrones
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Within Temptation, Evanescence, Nightwish, Avantasia, Amaranthe
Favourite Books
Dragonriders of Pern, A Song of Ice and Fire, Merry Gentry, Alpha & Omega, The Dresden Files
Favourite Writers
Shel Silverstein, Sherilyn Kenyon, Patricia Briggs, Jocelyn Drake, Anne McCaffery
Favourite Games
Final Fantasy, Dragon Age, Kingdom Hearts, Mass Effect, Army of Two
Favourite Gaming Platform
PC, PS2, PS3
Tools of the Trade
graphite, PhotoShop, Corel Painter, charcoal, the "Undo" button, icing, leather
Other Interests
Dragons, dragons, dragons, reading, writing, drawing, graphics, dragons, role-play, costuming, composing.