Gender	Female
Industry	Arts
Occupation	Artist and Craftsperson
Location	Tucson, United States
Introduction	I'm a lefty with a hyperactive "right brain". I'm a freelance graphics designer and illustrator. I also design and create custom beaded jewelry. Last year I just started dabbling in animation and motion graphics. So that is pretty much where my head has been of late. I'm pretty new to blogging, but ya know what?...I think I like it! All of the content and images contained within these pages are the copy written property of Valerie Smith. Copying is a no no without my written permission.
Interests	Arts of all Kinds (especially digital), Music of all kinds, Songwriting, Animating, Writing poetry, Jewelery Design, Outdoor Music Festivals, Craft Fairs, Playing piano and guitar, Bragging about my son!
Favorite movies	To Kill A Mocking Bird, What the Bleep, Songcatcher, Bennie and Joon, Fried Green Tomato's, Bagdad Cafe, The Worlds Fastest Indian, V-For-Vendetta, In the Heat of the Night, Stigmata, Amile, Old Hitchcock's, Mysteries, Drama, Suspence.
Favorite music	Pre-rumors Fleetwood Mac, Alan Parsons, Supertramp, Yes, Sly and the Family Stone, Roxy Music, Vintage Folk, New Folk, Classical, Puccini, Chopin, Debussy, Bach, Bossa Nova, Jazz, Bluegrass, Newgrass
Favorite books	The Tao of Physics, The Eagles Quest, The Hopi Prophecy, Even Cowgirls get the Blues, A Winters Tale.

Which is more important to you and why: flexibility or expandability?

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