Once Upon a Camera

Did you know I used to model? It was a fun moment in my life, I got paid to play dress up, I can't lie....it was fun! But I wasn't your typical model by any means! I am covered in tattoos first off, and I also tended to do more "pin up" inspired photography, with some edgy fashion thrown in at times. I never landed any HUGE paying gigs, but it was a fun way to make money while I was in University. Plus I have pretty pictures to look back on and one day show my Claire Bear. I hope I can show her that you don't have to be a Barbie Doll to be pretty! You can have curves and tattoos, and ATTITUDE! And of course, lots of fun

And then there was this one ad...maybe I won't show Claire this one LOL!

The Virgin Mary is My Home Girl

Ya, that's right. Mary and I we are tight. We go way back. I am not Catholic or Christian, I am just a believer and I love the Virgin Mary. I have since I was a small child, and for no specific reason that I can remember. I had a black light velvet painting of Mary with the Sacred Heart in my room when I was a kid. I BEGGED my mom to buy it for me, she hated it, but I LOVED it. I talked to it. To her. To Mary. I told her my worries, my thoughts my concerns, I told her all the things that I couldn't tell my own mother who didn't care to listen. Mary had my back. She was and still is, my home girl. Despite not being raised in a religious household I love church. I love CATHEDRALS. I love anything and everything that has the Virgin Mary on it. And yes folks, you guessed it, I have yet another wee collection to share with you....my Mary's!

I light this candle every Halloween and stick it in my window, to guide the visiting spirits back home

This bad boy, or should I say lady, glows in the dark. Oh yah!

A paiting I did "Crafty Mary"