About me

Gender	Female
Industry	Arts
Occupation	Jewelry Designer & Painter
Location	Louisiana
Introduction	A born artist...love everything creative and love to create. Love to explore the universe/my surroundings to find inspiration. At an early age, learning art was easy! Both parents have art degrees, and my parents named me after Howard Chandler Christy, a 20th century illustrator and distant relative. I studied briefy at NOAFA, but am primarily self-taught. I love other artists and collecting their work (the ones I can afford!)...Van Gogh's swirly textural paintings, Erte's precision and genious, Seay's funky tropical birds, Clementine Hunter's primative paintings with their bright colors, 5 Cent Jones' spiritual paintings, Marc Calvet's crazy funky monkey art (monkey's rule!), Pam Sloan's cotton fields, Rodrigue's "other" paintings (the Blue dog is overkilled), Pollack's insanity, anything by Jean Despujol (who needs a PERMANENT EXHIBIT!), Christopher Stebly's new wonders, J.C. Leyendecker (the greatest unknown illustrator), Marlin Welch's colorful crabs, Michelopolous' textural and wavy New Orlean's architecture, Blair Thrall New Orleans scenes, and A. B. Crochet's wood relief paintings. Always on the lookout for new art to drool over!
Interests	God, my husband, my family, the beach, walking in the Quarter, oysters on the half shell, Bloody Marys garnished with spicy shrimp, drinks with umbrellas, siamese cats, all other cats, high tea at the Windsor Court, brunch at Commander's Palace, New York City, ice skating, kissing TDH, vintage fashion, bakelite, rhinestone jewelry, tropical art, experiencing other's laughter and joy, sand in my toes, salty air and water, being poolside, a dirty Martini, dinner at the Napoleon House, clawfoot tubs, Melrose Plantation, horseback riding, the smell of oil paint/the sight of a fresh canvas, marching on Fat Tuesday, Moms ball, da Beach House, colorful sarongs, lunch at Tripani's, playing tennis, French Quarter courtyards, salsa dancing to a live band, riding in a convertible, sunflowers, orchids, flea markets/garage and estate sales/antique stores, coffee houses, being creative, painting, designing jewelry/handbags/shoes, making mosaics, interior design, gardening, biscotti with coffee, garden/home tours, mimosas, the French Quarter, Endymion Parade, festivals, Magazine Street shops, driving in the country, road trips, site seeing, sunflowers, zinnas, magnolias, gardinas, spider lillys, camelias, FOX news, Glen Beck, early American history.
Favorite movies	Authur, Alien, early Bond films (Roger Moore), Being There, Benny & Joon, Beetlejuice, Birdcage, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, GWTW, 9 to 5, Jaws, Oh Brother Where Art Thou?, Lust For Life, A Passage to India, Modern Problems, The Pink Panther (and all sequels), Scarface, Some Like it Hot, Steel Magnolias, Sunset Boulevard, The Fugitive, Woman on Top, Working Girl
Favorite music	Miles Davis, Gipsy Kings, Prodigy, Front 242, Adam Freeland, Mozart, Mancini, Pink Floyd, Queen, Journey, Steely Dan, Genesis, Doobie Brothers, Julio Iglesias, Selena, Gloria Estefan, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Roxy Music, Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, Tom Jones, the Beatles, most salsa music, gospel music, good ole hymns like: Shall We Gather at the River, It is Well with my Soul, Draw Me Nearer, He Walks with Me, Blessed Assurance, How Great Thou Art, Amazing Grace and I'll Fly Away.
Favorite books	The Bible, Creativity & Madness, The Prophet, Man's Search For Meaning