ideekay~Green Artist (Lauren Steiert)

Interests

General
I am a Green artist living in Harmony, Florida's first certified green community. I have been upcycling- that is, re-purposing items instead of throwing them away- ever since I made a nativity scene out of toilet paper rolls when I was six years old. My off-beat point-of-view is reflected in the sculpture, jewelry, and paintings I create, which often mix curbside finds, color, texture, and unexpected elements, and are designed to bring a smile to your face. :) PLEASE CHECK OUT MY PICTURE ALBUM TO SEE MUCH OF MY ARTWORK! Activities I enjoy include: Chasing my kids, going junkin', decorating my house on the cheap, reading spirituality books & education journals, creative writing, riding my pink Schwinn beach cruiser bike with the leopard print-lined basket around Harmony, Fitness, upcycling, designing jewelry/sculpture, painting, watching movies, eating Mexican food, shopping on eBay and thrift stores.
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Music
U2, Sting, Coldplay, John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson, Enya, Dave Matthews Band, Rhianna, Pink, 10, 000 Maniacs, The Cranberries...really, too many bands to mention.
Movies
Zeitgeist The Secret The Law of Attraction What the Bleep do We Know? Down the Rabbit Hole The Color Purple Under The Tuscan Sun Serendipity Fools Rush In Love, Actually The Star Wars Movies The Indiana Jones Movies The Mummy Close Encounters Of The Third Kind Terms Of Endearment Say Anything Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (original version) The Bad News Bears Dead Calm Hairspray (original version with Ricki Lake) Grease Risky Business Snow White Pleasantville Chocolat Coal Miners Daughter The Sixth Sense Boys Don't Cry The Breakfast Club The Sound Of Music The Outsiders Fast Times At Ridgemont High La Bomba The Mists Of Avalon To Kill A Mockingbird Roman Holiday When Harry Met Sally Casablanca Gone With The Wind My Fair Lady West Side Story The Miracle Worker Phantom of the Opera The Secret Garden The Good Witch (Hallmark) The Blue Lagoon Zeitgeist Wayne's World E.T. Pride And Prejudice Monty Python And The Holy Grail Vision Quest Caddyshack Groundhog Day A Hard Days Night Rattle and Hum Hannah And Her Sisters Coyote Ugly
Television
Anything on HGTV Oprah Winfrey Show Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead The Ghost Whisperer American Idol Seinfeld The Brady Bunch Eight is Enough The Fresh Prince of Bel Air The Partridge Family The Monkees Arrested Development Little House On The Prairie
Books
Altered Art The Secret Life Of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd The Kryon Series (Lee Carroll) The Disappearance of the Universe by Gary Renard The Secret All the Conversations with God Books and anything else by Neale Donald Walsch Anything by Sanaya Roman and Duane Packer Anything by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D Anything by Dr. Wayne Dyer You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay So You Want to be a Medium? by Rose Vanyden-Endyen Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives by Dan Millman A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles" by Marianne Williamson All the Seth books by Jane Roberts Oneness by Rasha Half Magic by Edward Egar (my favorite childhood book) Many Lives Many Masters by Brian L. Weiss The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book by Don Miguel Ruiz My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Ph.D., Jill Bolte Taylor Deepak Chopra's books The Celestine Prophesy by James Redfield The Disappearance of the Universe: Straight Talk About Illusions, Past Lives, Religion, Sex, Politics, and the Miracles of Forgiveness by Gary R. Renard The Master Key System by Charles Haanel Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill Night by Eli Weisel All the Laura Ingalls Wilder books Luvvy and the Girls (another childhood favorite)by Luvina Savage The Life You Were Born to Live by Dan Millman Essential Reiki: A Complete Guide to an Ancient Healing Art Behaving as if the God in All Life Mattered by: Machaelle Small Wright Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach Weapons of Mass Instruction by John Taylor Gatto All of John Holt's books on education The Dark Side of the Light Chasers by Debbie Ford
Heroes
my hubby :) Dayna Martin- Pioneer of Radical Unschooling and just all-around cool mom Ben and Jerry Jim Henson

Details

Status: Married
Here for: Networking, Friends
Hometown: Harmony, FL
Orientation: Straight
Height: 5' 5"
Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Religion: Other
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Children: Proud parent
Smoke: No
Education: Grad / professional school
Occupation: Educator/Artist

Schools

Stetson University
- Deland,FL
- Graduated: N/A
2002 to 2003
Saint Anselm College
- Manchester,NH
- Graduated: N/A
1989 to 1993

Status and Mood

Lauren Steiert Making Halloween decorations :)
Mood: artistic
Posted at 11:00 PM Oct 26

Blurbs

About me:

I am a Green artist living in Harmony, Florida's first certified green community. I have been upcycling- that is, re-purposing items instead of throwing them away and won a prize at a museum for making a recycled dollhouse when I was ten. My off-beat point-of-view is reflected in the sculpture, jewelry, and paintings I create, which often mix curbside finds, color, texture, and unexpected elements, and are designed to bring a smile to your face. :) I certainly welcome your positive comments, if you feel inclined to make any. INTERESTED IN PURCHASING? http://www.ideekayart.com I am on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ideekay.art And I am on MySpace: www.myspace.com/ideekay.art