Mixed breed by nature, mixed media by preference. I dabble in a variety of arts rather than specialising in just one form of media.
I love the discovery of new things. Technology, pop culture, trends. Melding of new with old styles and techniques.
Reinventing the wheel. Or merely just making it better.

Be it fleeting moments captured on film, digital imagery burnt into pixels, text for an article or a wall, or the construction works for wearability.
Finding solutions to creative conundrums and making somthing from start to finish is part of the joy.
All it takes is a whiff of the creative urge to Kick Start My Art.

The Design Assassin: Creative by Instinct. Different by Design.

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The Extended Version

More value than your $2 peep show.
More bang for your buck.
mix 'n' scratch 'n' cut 'n' paste.
mix 'n' scratch 'n' cut 'n' paste.

Multi-tasking and originating.
Hatching ideas, incubating solutions, and actualising some of them.
I do lots of things. And could probably do a lot more given the restraints of time & the means of golden cash flow - some things I do don't come cheap, a sentiment many other artists I'm sure will relate to.

Like a creative buffet, I try not to restrict the scope of my concepts, or the choice of my media. A smorgasbord of versatility is the most beneficial way to nourish a hungry mind.

With an open mind and leftfield sense of humour, lots of my stuff is off-beat. But there is also a stash of the serious and a taste of the underlying truths that hurt in many other works. Conservatism plays a role too.

"In today's modern world of wasteful über-consumerism, and techno-geekery, we Westerners are part of a society that is so far ahead of itself, yet still lags behind. A lot of my personal work is a stark comment on the demands of this bland "hyper-consumption", the beauty of its transience, and the gluttony it breeds...blah, blah, blah-de-blah... "

Actually that is just a five-minute answer I'd critique it all with if I were put on the spot at art school. But I'm not, so truth be told, I do so many different things, ranging in style and medium, I can't simply label it with one sticker. Art imitates life (or was that "art irritates life"?), but so too does life imitate art, and more often these days.

Lia the Artist :: forever recontextualizing common pieces of junk and thought. --- Original takes on common ideas.

Many people have known me by association as one thing or another, while some have no idea. Well it's really hard to sum up in a nutshell and I ain't about to try, Sweetcakes... I give you the quick run down which is better than the 40-Mile Marathon...

Like the by-line says, photographer , illustrator , designer , artist , writer , creative . This list is partial, but is a good starting point.

Freelance Photographer - trained with beginnings in artistic photography. I've been there, shot that and inhaled enough darkroom chemicals to power a country town. I love the industrial jungle and the urban landscape.

Illustration is a hat I wear often. Its a snug fit for a personality who loves creative versatility.

Designer - goes hand-in-hand with my acute obsession of both art and digitised technology. It's a progression from mastering the art of technology, and becoming a Master of the technological arts. I even design in my dreams. Like others before me, I can design lots of things ( websites that are better than this one when required also included ).

Being "Arty 'n' Farty" since childhood, I was churned out of the sausage factory of art school when I grew up. I don't particularly belong to any single typical-art-stereotype. My head is more a mixed bag of creative ideas and a melting pot of innovation & concepts that will soon be gaining me more than it is.

I am better at some things than I am others, and have an extreme fascination with the eclectic. (It adequately reflects my headspace and personality).

Writing with or without wit, on a whim or with wank, I have written with sparklers in the wind, and on napkins with sauce (but only in times of desperation). I write fact, I write fiction, I write factual fiction. Poetry, prose, pretty pieces. Business-like and informative, to funny (or pieces merely imitating humour), the bent and bizarre. I write articles, copy for ads & brochures, corporate stuff, party invites, eulogies (or was that eugoology), songs I don't sing, monologues...oh the Humanity! The list can go on...!

Creative and freakish all at once. This bucket catches the rest of the undefinable "whatevers" that I do. Things I might just do once. Things I might do lots and have no name for. Intangible things. Things I dare to dream about doing and haven't yet done. Things I can't be bloody well bothered to mention. And things I probably shouldn't ever mention.

I enjoy collaborating and seeing what transpires. There is great love in seeing the Final Product after you've worked yourself to the bone on a project.

I love learning new things and new ways of doing old things. Part of the fun is in the discovery. New programs, new techniques, new technology. Bottom line is i love to feel & be inspired. And maybe inspire others back.

Ah. My life is a 4 dimensional collage.
Unlimited. Underrated. Unconventional. Unavoidable. And sometimes Uncouth.
My own little microcosmos of 'all that and more'.


Put 2 & 2 together and you'll probably get 5.
Do the math on that one.