Most of my work is not featured in my main gallery. Check the folders to see the majority of my work.
I'm a writer by nature, but am also quite interested in photography, digital art, artisan crafts, and traditional mediums. I am bisexual, ENFP, spiritual and intellectual. I love hearing the stories of others even more than I enjoy writing as a way of creating my own.
Oh, and to be of note, I have used a few pen names in the past. These are: Mara David, Valerie Namida, and Hunter Tavin.
Favourite Visual Artist
Fred Tomaselli, Marlene Freimanis (a.k.a. marziiporn)
Favourite Movies
Wings of Desire, the Millenium trilogy, Nuit #1, Elles
Favourite TV Shows
Bones, FaceOff, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Inside, RuPaul's Drag Race
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Patti Smith, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Necro, Nightwish, Red, Alesana, Gorillaz, Michael Lunapiena
Favourite Books
On The Road, Just Kids, Holly Black's Modern Faerie Tales, Second Glance, Nineteen Minutes, My Sister's Keeper, The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry, Tilt
Favourite Writers
Holly Black, Patti Smith, myself (haha), Jodi Picoult, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac
Favourite Games
Left 4 Dead 2, Batman: Arkham Series, MYST (old mac version), Minecraft Tekkit, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Pokemon Red, Pokemon Snap!
Favourite Gaming Platform
Nintendo 64, Playstation 3, Steam (computer platform), arcades
Tools of the Trade
A computer, a camera, a collection of pens and sketchpads, a crazy sense of humor, a cool source of inspiration, a creative outlook.
Other Interests
Psychology, sociology, biology, criminology, forensics, encoding and encryption, computer science, programming, anime/manga, linguistics, mathematics, sports, geek culture, sustainability, wilderness survival skills, anarchy, ecology, zoology, politics.