I'm Stephanie, a writer, artist, and entrepreneur living in the Pacific Northwest, equally inspired by the beauty of the natural world and by spirituality and metaphysics. This picture isn't the most recent, but I think it captures my energy best:
I learned about Steemit from my husband (@tarack ) and joined yesterday, intrigued by the concept of a cryptocurrency-socialmedia mashup and wondering if there was a creative community here. A little poking around, and yes, there are other artists and writers steeming. I look forward to meeting you all!
Venus de Hilo is a name I began using a few years ago for my creative business while living in Hilo, Hawaii. Although I moved from Hawaii back to the mainland US last winter (a story I'll share in another post), I'll remain "Venus de Hilo" forever in my creative and online lives.
In recent years that creativity has mostly been focused on quilt making. I find it strangely satisfying to cut up beautiful fabrics and sew the pieces back together:
I'm known for my love of bright colors and bold designs:
You can see more of my quilts at VenusdeHilo.com
Recently I've been dipping a toe into the watercolor/mixed-media waters. This little bird was make for an instagram challenge:
When I'm not lost down the internet rabbit hole, I write about the intersection of feng shui, clutter-clearing, and the law of attraction, and have written several books on all that. Details, if you're interested, are at FastFengShui.com
I look forward to sharing more of my art with you -- and more writing, too. I've got my fingers in a lot of creative pies, which I occasionally post about on my Facebook page and will share here, too.
I'm very curious to see how Steemit develops as it grows, and look forward to helping build a thriving creative community here.
Wow! beautiful work Stephanie. I am a beginner quilter. Will follow your posts with great interest. Thanks!
Beautiful work! It is fun to see more artists join Steemit! I also love being creative (photography, drawing, graphic design, painting, interior design, writing) but have yet to post much of it on Steemit.
Thanks for sharing :)
Thanks, I'll check out your posts.
Your artwork is beautiful. Welcome to Steemit.
Thanks, I look forward to exploring/sharing here.
Welcome! I am also from the Pacific Northwest. Idaho to be exact.
Spent 2 months in northern Idaho (Moscow area) last fall. Very beautiful there.
Oh nice. I live in Coeur d Alene now but have lived in Moscow and Lewiston as well.
Welcome! :)
Those quilts are amazing. Welcome to the creative community on Steemit!
Thanks!
Very great art. I think you should consider holding a piece of paper that says "Hi steemit, [date]" so that people can verify that it is really you. It may help you geetting more upvotes. :)
Curious why would you (or anyone reading my intro post) would think I'm not me? I've linked to a couple of my websites and my facebook page as verification. Enlighten a newbie, please.
I love your art! Post more!!!
Thanks, I will!
The world needs more art. Stephanie, we wish you the best in life and here on steemit
I LOVE your quilts, WOW. I love textiles too and have quilted for decades but never made anything as beautiful at yours. I live in the PNW too, on the east side of the north Cascade Mountains...... Looking forward to hearing more of your adventures and seeing your beautiful artwork....
happy fall, oc