MEGHAN

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"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity." - Edgar Allan Poe Mood: artistic artisticPosted at 10:15 AM Mar 26 view more

  • MEGHAN

  • 50 / Female
  • MARIETTA, Pennsylvania, US
  • Last Login: 11/22/2009

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Interests

  • General

    ONCE I START DRAWING, DESIGNING, PAINTING OR WHAT EVER STRIKES ME AS INTERESTING...... HOURS SOMETIMES DAYS GO BY WITHOUT NOTICE. SOME OF MY RECENT OBSESSIONS...... RECREATING HISTORICAL CLOTHING, DESIGNING/ HANDCRAFTING FUSED GLASS PENDANTS AND BEADS. ALSO WOKE UP ONE DAY AND DECIDED TO PAINT TRIBAL ON VINTAGE CLOTHING! In earlier years I was an illustrator. I did cartography, historical illustrations, religious illustrations. ART is not something I just love.... It's my driving force, reason for being.. you get the drift..
  • Music

    MUSICIANS ARE AMAZING I'VE PLAYED GUITAR SINCE A WAS TEENAGER AND HAVE NEVER MADE IT PAST THE "KuM-BY-YA" STAGE!!!! THOUGH I CAN STILL PICK A BIT OF "STAIRWAY" (tee hee) MY FAVORITE BANDS ARE MARILYN MANSON, NINE INCH NAILS AND HIM
  • Movies

    TWILIGHT...... QUEEN OF THE DAMNED, INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE, STARDUST, PRINCESS MONONOKE, ALL FANTASY MOVIES (Harry potter, LOTR, Golden compass, Stardust. ANY CHICK FLICK AND Fun movies!!
  • Television

    DON'T WATCH IT....... ALWAYS END UP SEEING THE NEWS THEN DEPRESSION SETS IN.... IN THIS CASE IGNORANCE IS BLISS IF I HEAR OF A GOOD TV SHOW..I'LL WATCH ON THE INTERNET OR BUY IT FROM iTUNES.
  • Books

    I JUST FINISHED THE "TWILIGHT SAGA" FOR THE SECOND TIME!! BLOOD BOOKS, ANYTHING BY ANN RICE, PATRICIA CORNWELL, MICHAEL CONELLY. I WILL READ ANYTHING HAS A VAMPIRE OR A MURDER MYSTERY...... BETTER YET BOTH!! I ALSO LOVE ESOTERIC BOOKS: HEALING CRYSTALS AND STONES, CELTIC WISDOM, MEDICINAL HERBS, MAKING HERBAL REMEDIES AND TINCTURES, WITCHCRAFT AND PRACTICAL MAGIC, CONTEMPORARY GLASS ENAMELING, DRAWING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN, I ALSO LOVE THE INTERNET.. HAVE RECENTLY READ A LOT ON ANGELS, THEIR CHOIRS, THE FALLEN.. THEIR LANGUAGE.
  • Heroes

    WOMEN ARTIST'S......... ANYONE WHO CAN STAND UP AND BE THEM SELVES...

Details

  • Status: Married
  • Here for: Networking, Friends
  • Hometown: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Body type: 5' 2" / Average
  • Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
  • Zodiac Sign: Leo
  • Children: Proud parent
  • Drink: Yes
  • Education: Grad / professional school
  • Occupation: Artist/ Illustrator/ Designer/ Seamstress/ Writer

Networking

  • Doing lots of pictures of dichroic glass pendents. For fun I love the macabre. Please look into my photo section and check out my awsome pictures from England and France. JUST ADDED SOME FROM READING , PA I TOOK 15/8/08

Companies

  • M. Beck Studio

    • Marietta, Pa. US
    • artist, designer....
    whoo.. for 17 years

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Blurbs

About me:

.. ..HI!! MY NAME IS MEGHAN .(VEGETARIAN, ARTIST, COMPLICATED WRECK)

THE ONLY THING I HAVE EVER WANTED TO DO IS ART. RECENTLY, MY INSPIRATIONS HAVE BEEN NON-STOP. SO.... I'M PAINTING ON VINTAGE CLOTHING (URBAN TRIBAL meets ROCK-N-ROLL) MY GLASS WORK HAS THE SAME VIBE.

I AM JUST TEACHING MYSELF COREL PAINTER. IT TAKES MY TRADITIONAL PAINTING IDEA'S TO THE NEXT LEVEL. I CAN MIX MEDIUMS DIGITALLY THAT I CAN NOT TRADITIONALLY...... p>

MY DRAWING AND PAINTING STYLE IS ULTRA REALISTIC BORDERING ON SURREALISTIC, (I LOVE SALVADOR DALI, VERMEER AND ALL DUTCH STILL LIFE PAINTERS) I WAS AN ILLUSTRATOR FOR A FEW YEARS (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC) DOING HISTORICAL RENDERINGS, FROM ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS! THE DEADLINES WERE MURDER, SELF EMPLOYMENT WAS FUN... BUT I ENDED UP GETTING A DAY JOB FOR THE INSURANCE BENEFITS

RECENTLY I HAVE CONCENTRATED MY EFFORTS ON WARM GLASS. I LOVE TO EXPERIMENT AND PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF ANY ART FORM. I HAVE DESIGNED A LINE OF FUSED GLASS PENDANTS AND BEADS WITH A PURE SILVER OVERLAY. I HAND PAINT THE SILVER ON IN A DESIGN I CALL "URBAN TRIBAL" INSPIRED BY SOME CRAZY SKATEBOARDERS FROM THE READING/ POTTSTOWN AREA. KEEP AN EYE OUT AND I'LL PUT UP A FEW PICS. THESE ARE EXTREMELY COOL. I ALSO DID A FEW HEARTAGRAMS. (I needed a good quality heartagram!!! and whats better then glass and pure silver?)

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY IS MY DRUG OF CHOICE...... ADD PHOTOSHOP..... AND COREL PAINTER X... THE TIME MELTS AWAY. CEMETERIES ARE ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES TO SHOOT(I'm always looking for good cemetery to shoot in) I do have a knack for photographing people. I seem to be able to capture their spirit in a photo. I have recently been working on photos I took in england, france and wales a few years ago.

ART IS AN OBSESSION .... CREATIVITY OF ANY KIND.... GET'S ME THROUGH MY DAY

RECENTLY I STARTED A NOVEL (I did say I'd try any kind of art) IT'S ABOUT LOVE, VAMPIRES, OBSESSION, DESTINY AND HOPE.......OH YES ..... OF COURSE.......DEATH. (JOIN ME)

MY favorite "Royal Flush" entry. (I didn't win)

From New Album 9/18/08 7:16 PM

Who I'd like to meet:

I WOULD LIKE TO MEET ANYONE WHOSE CREATIVITY IS THEIR DRIVING FORCE. I AM DRIVEN BY MY ART, OBSESSED REALLY................................ ESPRESSO, CIGARETTE, PAINTER-X.......

ANYONE ELSE??????

WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO OTHER VEGETARIANS, SWAP SOME RECIPES AND IDEA'S .....

LATEST PAINTING FOR ROYAL FLUSH CONTEST!!

TITLE: "SOUL ON FIRE"

From Untitled Album

Comments

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  • Apr 15 2009 5:53 PM

    Hi! Long time no see!!! How are you doing? I miss talking with you! How are things going with selling your house and finding another? Are you still planning a trip to England? Would you like to get gother soon? Please let me know! Miss you! Laura
  • Nov 4 2008 11:58 AM

    hey sweetie!
    thanks a lot!we are happy even though we didn't win!
    your work was great too!
    kisses!
  • Oct 11 2008 9:24 PM

    :D Your favourite among our stuff or in the contest???? :P
  • Sep 21 2008 1:29 AM

    I love your comment! Must write, where's your camera, etc!! It made me giggle!! Laura