Ariel17

I am a mixed media artist, photographer, and writer. I am inspired daily by nature. A tree-loving hippie at heart, I do seek peace and love on a daily basis.

Everyone is born with the heart and soul of an artist. There is an innate desire to create and many stop when they receive no validation. Explore, create and imagine the impossible. Live beyond your limits of societal expectations and create the masterpieces that are buried deep within.

I currently write a monthly column for the Villager Voice Magazine and I am finishing up two books for children.

I love Nina Simone! I also enjoy folk, classical, alternative, jazz, country, rap...

I read everything (except romance novels)!

A few favorites: What the Dog Saw, by Malcolm Gladwell One Second After by William R. Forstchen Drive, by Daniel H. Pink The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot PIRATE LATITUDES, by Michael Crichton HALF BROKE HORSES, by Jeannette Walls THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN, by Garth Stein

The Big Bang Theory, Project Runway

I surround myself with books, rescued animals, plants and flowers. I like to make lists and work on several projects at once. Although I am an information junkie, I am most happy when I am creating.

I love nature and spend as much time outdoors as possible.

I like quirky things, the word lucky and anything associated with luck: clovers, horsehoes, etc.

Nick & Putter - dachshunds Abby - lab Lillie-rescued Sheltie Izzy-my cute little cat with three legs Franklin & Theodore - Nigerian Dwarf Goats Cantrell & Secret - Horses

Prince Michael, Natalie, Madeline, Tookie, Nina - Chickens