I
was born and grew up in Pennsylvania...moved to California in 1974 and
the two are about as different as they are far apart from one another.
I feel very blessed to have experienced both lifestyles. Perhaps that
east coast - west coast thing is what caused me to be such a free
spirit, I love traveling! We recently moved to New Mexico and I've
fallen in love with the sights and "feel" of the southwest - turquoise
skies, coyotes in the brush, and chili pepper ristras - all wonderful!I
grew up thinking there was a dragon across the street that slept
inside the hillside. When it thundered during storms, I imagined it
was his snoring as he slept, perhaps tossing with troubled dreams
(you'd be worried too, if no one believed in you). On summer nights,
alive with the sparkle of lightning bugs, it seemed as if the
countryside was decorated with fairy lights and that I was the only
one who saw their true nature. I suppose this fantasy world has
followed me into adulthood, infusing my drawings (and life!) with a
whimsical side.
As
you might surmise from my current artwork, I'm a animal lover and one of
"those" people, I'm afraid. If I hear strangers in the
grocery store talking about how their cat had another batch of
kittens, I'm apt to launch verbose on the evils of not spaying &
neutering their pets. Yes, I do carry flyers about the evils of puppy mills in my
backpack and feel no qualms of shame in handing them out to all
and sundry so 'WARE!
I
have four children (2 each, in case you wondered) and thanks to my
eldest daughter, am also learning grandma skills at a very tender age.
Ahem.
I
like to say that my life has been very interesting so far...full of
laughter and hardship, total joy and times of sadness, beauty as
well as ugliness (but thankfully not TOO much of that!). I grew
up on a steady diet of books, especially Greek Mythology, so my next dream trip would be to Greece to see
Mt. Olympus where the gods live (unless they've moved to
Jersey).
I
have a background in art, graphics (worked as a stripper for
commercial printers back in the days before Quark Express software and
no, a stripper isn't as exotic a job as it sounds) and marketing. I've also had jobs like folding hot diapers in a laundry and working
as a video store manager (ok, I love old movies so it wasn't really
work). I've tried to teach my children that it doesn't matter what
work you do as long as it's honest...and if you really like it, so
much the better!
I
admit, I often add some element of my own beliefs and values into my
art when no one is watching. And you thought it was just silly stuff!
After all, if you can't use your life's work as a platform for reform,
what good is it?
If you're truly
bored, you can read my journal. It kinda
feels like you're snooping a little, making it a lot more fun! I
don't always keep it updated (maybe the memory is going...) but be
sure to stop by my weeDOGS.com site,
too as I am attempting to keep a blog going there as well (I'm
nothing if not an optimistic goof!)
Deborah's
Journal

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This is
the little Chimayo church in New Mexico that has a hole in the floor
so people seeking a miracle can take home a little bit of the holy dirt.
It is near Taos, New Mexico and we stopped by on our trip
through the area. It is beautiful and so is the countryside.

These are
my grand-children, Ryan and Katrina.
Don't they look sweet? You'd never guess they don't ALWAYS act this
nice! Ha!

The Intrepid Scots explore our acreage, despite the coyotes lurking...

My
BEAUTIFUL Daughter
Jessica 
Sons
Tyler and Nick

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