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Hi there! I'm Heather Rose. My parents have always called me Rosie, but I don't really like roses. I'm an artist in the process of learning to embrace my often scatter-brained and temporarily unstable self. My degree is in Studio Art-which covers a little of everything. I've been married to my high school sweet heart for almost 5 years now. We have silky chickens, mutt dogs, birds, a kitty, and some seriously ancient fishies(like 8 years old now!!) I love my husband, friends, family, critters and job. Life is good and I thank God!!

I am a hippy of sorts...a clean one, if there can be such a thing. I love being outside, hiking, camping, swimming, reading, drawing, taking photos and attempting to play my guitar. I love to paint and draw. I enjoy sculpting/sewing small creepy/cute things, and making people happy.

I've been a vegetarian for 12 years now. I ooze into veganism every now and again, but love cheese so. Come to think of it, almost everything in my house is a veggie-critters and husband.

I'm obsessive about all things cute and slightly creepy. I collect pens, sharpies, owls, retro fabrics, and crayolas. My favorite color is green, although I usually say it's purple. I just love plum so much! I love pretty much every color. EXCEPT yellow! If I could be any animal, it'd definitely be an otter. They are monogomous and playful. All they do is sleep, eat and play! That's the life.

The Beatles,Nirvana,The Weakerthans,Radiohead,Johnny Flynn,Cloud Cult,Weezer,Colin Meloy,Smashing Pumpkins,Bright Eyes,The Weepies,My Morning Jacket,Flight of the Conchords,The Sadies ,Matthew West,Office,Peter Case,Sigur Ros,Sea Wolf,Patrick Watson,Beirut,Jeremy Fisher,Gary Jules,Joe Henry,Chris Rice,Sublime,Jason Webley,Neil Young,Neutral Milk Hotel,Pink Flloyd,Jose Gonzales,Giant Bear,Cary Brothers, B.B. King,Head of Femur,A Band Of Bees,Muse,Modest Mouse,The Decemberists,I Monster,Patrick Wolfe,Will Daily,Animal Collective,The Shins, Bonnie Prince Billy,Bowie, Grizzly Bear,Arctic Monkey,P,Butthole Surfers,Ben Harper, Joanna Newsome,Fountains of Wayne, Chris Cornell,Jack Johnson,Etta James,Peggy Lee,Bob Dylan,Erykah Badu,Bjork, Postal Service,Kings of Leon, Grandaddy,Iron and Wine,Spoon,Stevie Wonder,Johnny Cash,Van Morrison(his old stuff)Flaming Lips, Dick Prall,Me'shell Ndegocello, Liam Finn...I also love Christian music(like Bebo Norman/Jenny Owens/Nicole Norteman), but it's so hard to find any that doesn't sound like the rest.

To Kill a Mockingbird,Alice's Adventures In Wonderland/Through The Looking Glass,The Bean Trees,Oh The Places You Will Go,The Velveteen Rabbit,The Last Sin Eater,Secret Life of Bees,If You Give A Mouse A Cookie,Mere Christianity, William Henry is a Very Fine Name...and I have a very appropriate love/hate relationship w/Wuthering Heights.

SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION...TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD...DONNIE DARKO...THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS,Stranger Than Fiction,Return to Oz,Chocolat,Sweeney Todd,Star Wars,Twelve Monkeys,The Great Escape,The Gods Must Be Crazy,Secret Window,Alice in Wonderland,Robin Hood(Disney version),The Last Mimzy,James and The Giant Peach,Willow,Corpse Bride,The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill,Fifth Element,City of Joy,Corina Corina,Lord of the Rings,Dark Crystal,Labyrinth,Legend,What's Eating Gilbert Grape,Benny and Joon,Spirited Away,Princess Mononoke,Howl's Moving Castle,Nausica: Valley of The Wind, Ocean's 11-13...:O)...bla bla bla...

Acrylic and watercolor paints, bunnies, owls, otters, elephants, pandas, kodamas, chickens, mushrooms, snails, turtles, R2D2, Johnny Depp, Choco Cat, Yo Gabba Gabba, buttons, misfit-looking stuffed animals, anything Tim Burton creates, most things querky, shiny and/or stripey and things that smell of hazelnut cream.

Oil paints, meat, cinnamon, yellow, pastels, girly, frilly or country things.

1.If you could, where would you max out a credit card? Michaels, Maurices or Barnes & Noble

2.Why do you like the music you listen to? It's art...I love expression and depth in simplicity...and some things just ROCK.

3.What are your favorite colors? GREEN-all shades!! PLUM!! And orange coupled with bright green.

4.Do you collect anything? Owls, Beatles stuff, scarves, Gel Pens, Sharpies, Buttons, robots

5.What are four things you always keep with you? Cell Phone, Ipod, Lip Gloss, Pens

6.What's your dream job? Childrens' Book Author/Illustrator

7.When is your birthday? June 27th, 1982

8.Favorite Cosmetics Brands: Burt's Bees and Clinique

9.Favorite Clothing Brands: Eh..I like Maurices

10.Favorite Scents: citrus, jasmine-vanilla and Hazelnut Cream

11.Favorite Flavors: cherry, mint, chocolate

12.Favorite Magazine: PASTE

13.Favorite Room in the House: Living Room and my studio

14.Favorite Holiday: I love the magic of Christmas and the creepy/cute of Halloween!!

15.Favorite Season: Fall(smells like camping and football games)

16.Favorite High School Subject: Horticulture, English and Art

17.What's in your Purse/Pocket right now? Little mushroom yearly planner, squirrel fabric wallet/change purse, clinique and ginormous smackers lip gloss, green gel pen, clear fingernail polish, lighter(though I have never smoked) and keys.

18.What 3 words would you use to describe yourself? transparent, happy, sincere

19.What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Juice

20.Do you have pets? Quite

21.What kind, how many? 2 mutts(chewie & nermal), 3 birds(parakeet-Maddie, lovebird-Izzi, cockateil-Casey Jones), i cat(KiMCHi),6 silkies(Noir, Rosie, Zora, Beaker, Wembley, Two-Bob), and 2 cory cats(Hitatchi & Kawasaki)

22.Where would you go on vacation if you could go anywhere? New Zealand, Australia, and/or Norway

23.Do you have children? No - unless you count critters.

24.Do you like to cook? Not much. Do you like to bake? Yes!

25.What do you look forward to in the future? Remodeling house, traveling, all the little things, spending time with my husband.

26.HOW DID YOU GET SO AWESOME? That's just how God made me! ^__^

Gustav Klimt, Van Gogh, Egon Scheila

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