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Valerian's Journal
Diary of an Aging Goth Queen
Created on 2001-02-18 16:50:38 (#59689), last updated 2009-11-20
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Basic Info| Name: | Valerian |
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| Birthdate: | 1969-12-18 |
| Location: | Vancouver, Canada |
| Website: | Valerian: Dark Fashion & Portrait Art |
Bio| If you add me as a friend and would like to be added back (or re-added - I frequently do F-list purges to limit my blog to interactive people only), leave a brief comment in this post (all comments are screened to keep them private).Note: I won't add you back unless I have "met" you (online or IRL) before. Dear Friends: I use this blog to discuss whatever is important to me, be it art, fashion, business, or my personal life. I admit I don't read as often as I post, so if you need to get a message to me, do it by commenting in one of my entries (I'll get the notification). If you are ever offended by something I've said (yes, I sometimes only open my mouth to change feet), confront me about it like a grown-up, rather than overreacting and playing hide-and-go-highschool - I am always willing to discuss things. |
About me:
* Elsewhere on LiveJournal:
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artofadornment (Art of Adornment store blog)* On DeviantArt: Valerian (fashion), Lady Catharsis (fine art).
* Creator of the
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ars_gothica community.* Webmistress at Gothic BC.
I have been an artist since I was old enough to hold a solid object. My lifelong passion for art has taken the form of painting, drawing, collage, découpage, metalworking, woodworking, digital art, graphic design and signwriting, as well as crafting jewelry, handbags, masks, corsets and hats. I have been exhibiting my 2D work since 1989, and have been selling it online since May 2001. Although I have been making jewelry since 1985, it was not until April 2003 that I started my own online fashion accessories business (see below).
(portfolio)
(my fine art print shop - posters, t-shirts, coffee mugs, magnets, calendars & more)
(fashion accessories - also eBay Store)
(craft supplies)
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1880's, 1890's, 1910's, 1920's, 1980's, 19th century, 80's goth, absinthe, agwa, ancient history, architecture, art, art nouveau, astronomy, atratus, aubrey beardsley, bauhaus, black, bobbed hair, boots, box purses, bustle skirts, cameos, can-can, canada, candles, cats, cheese, chocolate, chokers, cigarettes, clubbing, coffee, computers, convergence, corsetmaking, corsetry, corsets, costume, edvard munch, edward gorey, edwardian, egypt, egyptology, fans, fashion, flappers, gloves, goth, gothic, granny boots, halloween, handbags, hats, jazz, jewelry, kraft dinner, la belle epoque, lace, lexx, literature, louise brooks, masks, monogamy, monty python, new york city, new zealand, nick cave, nightmare before christmas, nyc, old school goth, painting, period costume, peter murphy, picture framing, pointy boots, raw cookie dough, red roses, red wine, romance, sagittarius, sanctuary, satin, sci-fi, severus, shakespeare, sin city, siouxsie, slytherin, snape, snivellus, socrates, steampunk, strongbad, tall men, the undertaker, thunderstorms, tim burton, travel, vancouver, velvet, victorian, vintage erotica, web design, whiskey, wire
Schools:
Delview Junior Secondary School - Delta, BC, Canada (1983 - 1985)North Delta Senior Secondary School - Delta, BC, Canada (1985 - 1987)
Emily Carr University of Art and Design - Vancouver, BC, Canada (1987 - 1991)
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