AmyLavernia

Anyone who knows me has probably heard me say at some point over the past year, ” I’m thinking of making a blog” and up until recently, I have relentlessly procrastinated from getting round to actually doing it. Be it from sheer boredom, or a wave of maturity in the wake of the impending doom of university and independence, knocking on the door of the near future, or maybe, it’s just that I couldn’t think of a name ( something which I will be talking of in more detail in my next post)… But, whatever the cause, “that blog” is finally here! A shiny new toy to play with! ( I’ve just about finished popping the metaphorical bubble wrap).

So, the main point of this first post is to be a brief (or as brief as my overtly elaborate and easily digressive writing may allow me to) introduction to both myself and the blog.

To those who don’t already know me, the name’s Amy (nice to meet you) I am an 18 year old, soon to be, art student (more precisely Fine Art and Art History).

Here’s a quick taste of some of my favourite things to give you a flavour of me:

Favourite bands/musicians include: The Cure and David Bowie. Books: The Picture of Dorian Gray (the only acceptable Mr Gray round here) and Dracula. Actor: Charlie Chaplin, actress: Tilda Swinton. Artists: Salvador Dali, Otto Dix, Van Gogh (and too many more to mention). Colour: purple.  Enthusiastic in instant coffee, painting and having opinions on stuff. (I could probably tell you a 5000 word essay on everything I like, but this will be covered over time for those who wanted seconds on their lil’ taster)

I have created this blog as a means of curing my English literature essay withdrawal and inspiring my creative writing, being a place to share my thoughts with the world. To write those debates I have in my head when I can’t sleep, or I forgot my headphones on the bus, eventually, reaching the point when I end up writing seemingly random paragraphs on phone notes, and then what? They sit there, unseen, useless. This blog will be a place for me to post these “ramblings” as I call them (my notes are currently on 162 pieces of potential rambling material). And, last but not least ( if anything, mostly) to record my journey as an artist.

Ultimately, the intention is to create a diverse blog. As I type this post, I already have 18 drafts, the freshly rust-eradicated and greased cogs turning with poems, short-stories, articles and interviews already in the works; that is why, having had this blog for a few days now, it is only at this point that I am writing my first post, as I have been collecting all the content my brain can muster, juggling every idea at once  (I could never do anything simply). Something that caused a lot of excited grins today when I received responses to interview requests, including artists and drag kings!

I am looking forward to sharing this journey with all whom, in the future, may read and support this blog and I’m excited to see where it takes me. With today also being the day of my first sold painting (albeit to my dad), I am bit by bit learning to walk and passing the first few, of hopefully many, milestones.

I hope you all enjoy this blog, and please feel free to discuss together in the comments and use this blog as a space for a community of like-wise thinkers 🙂

will be posting again soon.

~ AmyLavernia

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