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 (
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.
