Welcome to my website.  I have many identities allowing me to be who I am. 

Writer - I’ve enjoyed writing for as long as I can remember. I write poetry a lot. Poetry is my release of emotions. I like the challenge of rhyming words and making the poem sing. I also write free verse as well. I feel better after writing poetry even if it’s an angry poem. The poem is an extension of me like an extra appendage. I love creating characters. I daydream all the time about various situations and stories. I use people, whom I find intriguing, as dolls acting in a play. I mix them together sometimes to see what comes out of it. I love pretending to be other people just to see what it’s like. I can accomplish that by writing about it. I am not an oral person. I don’t talk a lot so writing is my avenue for communicating with the rest of the world. I never stop thinking; there’s always words rolling around in my head. I like researching items to put a document together. I like telling and showingpeople what I think although sometimes I’m embarrassed by what I write. I get nervous no one will like it or think it is strange or useless. I even like editing and proofreading other people’s work. Take a moment to visit www.integritycreativebusiness.com.  I am available for editing and proofreading work.  I enjoy the whole process. 

Student - I’m attending school via online. My aspirations are to get a bachelor’s degree.I’ve been trying to claim this identity since I graduated high school, but life got in theway. I want to learn and be an educated woman. I’ve always liked school and love thechallenge of being back at school. I’m diligent in organizing my classes so that I finishmy tasks on time. I read and write a lot. I study different subjects because my interestsare diverse.  Please visit my blog about adult student life at http://backtoschool-adviceforadultlearners.blogspot.com/.  

Artist - I’ve always been a huge fan of most types of art and proudly boast about my membership to the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Art has always held a special place in my heart. My father in his younger days sketched and sculpted many designs that encouraged his career as a lighting designer. I enjoy walking through galleries wondering what the artist was thinking and escaping into the picture frames. My daughter has taken classes at Bemis Art School next to the Fine Arts Center. Her craftiness has provoked me to create art myself. I have not played seriously with this creative form yet. The placidness of working with my hands is quite enticing. I know I’m not skilled in the field but wish to be able to put the images in my head to canvas. This new avenue may be another object of my desire stirring up another facet of me!

Come visit my newest endeavor - jewelry and ArtBox designs!  Please visit www.gypsyrainjewelry.com to see the latest jewels.  Perfect for your wanderlust style.  You know you have it.

I also sell my wares on Etsy.  Isn't that a wonderful site?  Please support artists both near and far and visit www.etsy.com. 

My site is http://www.etsy.com/shop/purplemountainstudio.

Music Lover - I couldn’t imagine life without music. Television could fall into the tarnsof the earth for all I care. I have eclectic taste in music. I listen to most anything but I really like hard rock, heavy metal, folk and reggae. I know those are strange combinations. However, I feel at home with the crowds they draw. I like music with messages. Some of the poems I write are actually lyrics to music I sing in my head. I listen to music at all hours of the day. I enjoy attending concerts especially outdoor ones. Red Rocks amphitheatre is one of my favorites. I’ve gone there with my family and sat upon a blanket under the stars and monoliths listening to some good tunes. I feel free when I listen to songs. My mind wanders and I can be anyone, anywhere. I also like singing so I’m always humming or singing a tune. I encourage my daughter to listen to music and she just loves it - mostly kids’ music.  I love writing and discovering new music.  Please stop by and visit http://sonicsirens.wordpress.com.  I'm always sharing new and interesting music and musicians.

Yogini - I eat healthy because I like the way it makes feel and look good. I practiceyoga which emphasizes a vegetarian diet. I don’t eat meat but I do eat dairy products. I’m not crazy about killing animals to eat them, but I’m not as passionate about it as I used to be. I would be a hypocrite since I wear leather products. I eat mainly whole grains, vegetables and fruits.  Please stop by http://cjschlosberg.vox.com/ for information on yoga, food, nutrition, fitness, wellness, fashion and beauty - the natural way.

Along with my yogini philosophy, I'm currently selling Arbonne products.  The products are botanically-based, vegan-friendly and cruelty-free.  Shop online at www.aspenbeauty.myarbonne.com. 

Puppetmaster - Poetry is an unusual art where most of the time the giver is also the receiver. It’s the inspiration that fills your breath and life lives outside of it. When you relive your emotions through poetry you are experiencing the fire or numbness that empowered you to feel it in the first place. Its soothing rhythm comforts you like a favorite lullaby that would whisper in your ear as a child. This comfort bridges the message between the poet and the poet’s audience. Sometimes the prose is your intimate companion but usually it’s your brat. The prose is your catalyst; it transcends you. Reveal it and the world sees your soul weeping, which is why most poems remain private. The art of poetry discovers oneself as its own religion. The journey is the verses that play with you in exchange for your sanity. Once you collect it and engage it and mold it, you find relief that forms a pathway to freedom.

I never feel like I belong. A part of me is dark and mysterious. Most people do not expect this side of me. Everyone sees a perky, sweet cheerleader. I actually like this persona because I feel stronger, more powerful by being this way. It’s where I draw my energy from. I can get down and dirty with the best of them. I’m rebellious in my thoughts not always my actions as I would like. I don’t circumscribe to anyone’s influences. Some days I think I’m a queen in the underground. A lot of my poems and writings are from this side of me. It’s my way of sticking it to the world.

Please feel free to look around. Thanks for visiting my website.  You may contact me via my Contact page.

Namaste - The light within me honors the light within you.  Enjoy your day.