Photography, piano, poetry, the sea, Pavarotti, kickboxing, Italy, N.Y., San Francisco, art, medicine, culture, oceanography, violin, science, Mozart, and cappuccino.
(... if you can't handle me at my worst, then you probably don't deserve me at my best.) ;)
* The sea,... like strange magic!
* Tutto è permesso in guerra ed in amore!
"Unclothed, you are true, like one of your hands, lissome, terrestrial, slight, complete, translucent..." —Pablo Neruda
"Armoniosi accenti
dal tuo labbro volavano, e dagli occhi ridenti
trasluceano di Venere i disdegni e le paci
la speme, il pianto e i baci." —Ugo Foscolo
"Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination, nor both together, go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius." —Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart
"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed." —Carl Jung
""We find rest in those we love, and we provide
a resting place in ourselves for those who love us."
—Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
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Music
30 seconds to mars, above and beyond, a fine frenzy, afteryellowred, alice in chains, atb, blue october, boz skaggs, cary brothers, chris cornell, classical music, corrado rustici, crowded house, damien rice, darren hayes, dashboard confessional, dave grohl, dave mathews band,
depeche mode, disturbed, dj Beppi, duran duran, elton john, enigma, Etcetera, fc kahuna, fedde le Grandfinger, eleven, enigma, garbage, gigi d' agostino, gin blossoms, godsmack, giorgia, goo goo dolls, green day, iio, incubus, information society,
jaid, just jack, kosmy a.k.a.kosmisky,
L.Boy, led zeppelin, level 42, matt pond pa, mozart, oceanlab, opera, patrizio buanne, pavarotti, peter gabriel, piano,
pierangelo fevola, placebo, paola, paolo iannattone, riccardo sardonè, ricky martin, soundgarden, stp, techno, the corrs, the cranberries, the cure, the offspring,
the sundays, the veils, tiesto, tionne, tommy barbarella, tony blescia, tool, u2, victoria silvstedt, violin, vivaldi, wintermute
art books, coffee table books, gustaf sobin, medical books, pablo neruda, noto, petrarca, photography books, photography books of the sea, poetry books, science, silverstein
Heroes
My heroes are all that follow their own path in life.
"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude."
-Denis Waitley
I am an Italian brat born in northern California, and
have appeared in a variety of poetry, photography and
art journals, both online and in print.
I have been featured on Nextcat, OneModelPlace, Webshots, Emerging Magazine, TalentBase, and others.
I am the owner of Cher Ferroggiaro Design, Ferroggiaro - du Bois Galleries, the assistant Editor for The IBPC, Chief Photography Editor for Surface, the board owner of The Versifier Online Poetry and Art Forum, a professional in the medical field, and I plan to do much more.
I am the author of 3 poetry books, including, "Scenes From the Station" available at Foothills Publishing. (My 4th book will be released in Spring of 2009.)
I am available by appointment only, specializing in portraits: male model, female model, commercial models, (will do TFP), head shots, fine art photography, portfolios, swim suit, promotion, events, weddings, model portfolios, fashion, glamour, senior portraits, family and photojournalism.
Available for travel. Scheduling appointments for the east coast now. Please contact me through my website.
Some publications of my work include: Quercus Review, Pearl, Confused Muse, Onexposure, Poetry Super Highway, The Beat, Poetry Canada,63 Channels, Antipatico, Stirring, A Little Poetry, Thunder Sandwich, Spent Meat, Underground Voices, Zygote in My Coffee, 12 Gauge, The Melic Review, Surface Online, All Things Girl, Erosha, Poems Niendergasse, Haggard and Halloo, Locust, Tamafyhr Mountain Poetry, From East to West, Mannequin Envy, Emerging Magazine, San Francisco, and Babel Magazine.
Some Photography Awards and Accomplishments:
USA101.com 22nd Picture of America Contest First Prize Winner:
(Cash Prize $1000.00) - "Insatiable"
USA101.com Picture of America Contest Category Winners:
1) As Colors Unfold II" in the 15th Picture of America
Contest
(Cash Prize $100.00)
2)"And the fog rolled in." in 14th Picture of America
Contest
(Cash Prize $100.00)
A few book covers, magazine, website or blog features, showcases, images of the day, and have had photographs published online and in print.
Wish you all Love and only all the Best in the World to your Birthday! If all your Wishes may come true ! Have a wonderful Weekend and a great special Day my friend! much love,
Sending you Happy B-Day wishes! Our friendship is more than just a fad, it's a ballin' cyber experience. And remember, you know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. Rock on and hope to hear from you soon.
A very happy birthday to you, Cher. I wish you all the happiness and blessings you give the world with your gentle, creative spirit. Such beauty is rare. I am proud to know you. Many more wonderfully productive years to you.
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