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Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Jersey!
- Relationship Status:
- Single
- About Me:
- I was born and raised on the Jersey Shore and then moved to Los Angeles where I studied Fine Art -Painting at Otis Art Institute. Before long I found myself back in New Jersey where I detoured from art for a while and settled into a normal life fully stocked with a corporate job. Turns out normal isn’t for me. Making things is an addiction. If you leave me in the room with a paper clip and string, I’ll create a couture necklace worthy of any runway. A packrat by nature, I believe all items have a second life and I love using recycled items and supplies that are gentle to the environment.
My work consists of bamboo pendants and mixed media paintings. I use found objects, bamboo, ephemera, old paper, acrylic, goauche, pencils, pens, ink, glitter… and anything else within my grasp. I’m influenced by pop culture, color, music, animals, fashion, movies, magazines and too many artists to mention. There are no heavy messages in my work. I consider my art to be an aesthetic conversation. A lovely chat between friends sometimes relaying a story or an inside joke. The only judgement I make with my art is “am I feeling this or not.” The “not” pile gets recycled for another day.
Yaslani is the brainchild for all my creative outlets and name of my website. There is so much more I plan to do. There are so many more beautiful conversations I plan to have and I’m still planning my escape from normal. Stay tuned.
- Occupation
- Artist/Diva-in-Training
- Website:
- http://yaslanietc.blogspot.com/
- Favorite Music:
- Old school hip-hop, R&B, 80's everything, John Mayer, Maroon 5, Brand New Heavies, Jake, Fiona Apple, Janet Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Dusty Springfield, Sade, Keyshia Cole, Groove Theory, Jason Mraz, Billie Holiday, Mary J. Blige, U2, Sting, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Cherrelle
- Favorite TV Shows:
- All the Law & Orders, anything on HGTV or DIY, The Office, Psych, Monk, CSI, LOST
- Favorite Movies
- The Women, Carmen Jones, All About Eve, Rosemary's Baby, The Godfather I & II, Scarface, Eat Drink Man Woman, 12 Angry Men, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Blow, Cape Fear, Fargo, The Joy Luck Club, Notes on a Scandal, True Romance, The Usual Suspects, Taxi Driver, Annie Hall, As Good as it Gets, The Five Heartbeats, Broken Flowers, A Raisin in the Sun, Scent of Green Papaya, Crimson Tide, Training Day,
SuperWoman!
Yaslani's Photos
Yaslani's Blog
5 Places to Buy Art Supplies Online:
I love shopping. For clothes (esp shoes), books and mostly art supplies.
Here are my 5 favorite places to buy art stuff online:
- Dick Blick - My personal fav. The deals are excellent, they have everything I need and I get it fast. What more could you want? Their addictive catalog lulls me to bed many a late evening.
Posted on January 27, 2008 at 11:04am —
Photoshop Rocks
I am so jealous of people who seem to be absolute wizards with Photoshop. Not to be left out I decided to upgrade to Photoshop Elements 6.0. Never mind the fact that I haven't even mastered 5.0. Why should that stop me? Being a commitment-phobe, I was not about to plunk down 80 clams for my latest fetish. Adobe (being the confident cool kids that they are) allows you to test drive their software for 30 days. Well I'm in 7 days and it's a done deal. I love c
… ContinuePosted on December 31, 2007 at 5:00pm —
Why I Love Dorothy
The Wizard of Oz video on the main page is so awesome! It reminds me of a blog post I did a while ago about why I love Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. Hope you like it : )
Why I Love Dorothy
Today I finally sold my Day 7 Art Challenge called Follow the Yell
… ContinuePosted on October 13, 2007 at 10:54am —
Today I'm feeling pretty darn super. Getting a lot done and making progress.
Posted on October 13, 2007 at 9:15am —
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Thanks for the invite. I love your art!
Theresa Mink