Hi!
Instead of who I am let's start with what I am...I am an Artist!
What I love most about art is the ability to take all the dreamy things in your head and make them available for everyone to see. Art can say things words can't, limitless, exotic, and emotionally moving. Art can capture memories, or give new perspective, its spirit without religion.
Most of my friends and customers find me here:
http://LittleBitsAndBigDeals.com
Around the age of 6 I had asked my grandpa why God had all the hard jobs like building mountains, making trees, and shaping rocks. He just smiled at me and said "To a creator, none of that is work, only fun!" And so, that's when I decided I too wanted to be a creator... not just of art, but of many things. Like memories, laughter, friendships, stories, poetry, music, even new life as a mother and it has become the true meaning of life for me.
I am a Swashbuckler
My next "big" adventure will begin April 2017 at which point I will be leaving on a 6+ month 2,200 mile hike up the Appalachian Trail. Starting in Georgia ending in Maine, I will pass through 14 states on foot. Throughout the duration of this trip I will be creating and sharing a sketchbook journal of all I encounter...I plan on "creating" a lot of memories and art along this trip, I hope you will be following along! In the meantime spontaneous and unplanned adventures are my favorite and happen more often then not, so stay tuned for those as well.
I am a Lover of Words
I had a creative writing scholarship out of high school which I didn't pursue due to some embarrassing facts. One, I'm ridiculously dyslexic (which can be quite entertaining), and two I'm just awful with punctuation and spelling. However, now at the awe inspiring age of 34 I have come to the conclusion that I really don't care about the rules and so I write by my own laws. Possibly comparable to poetry it can have some structure but all the same entertaining.
I am Kate Cloud
Optimist, zookeeper, bartender and single mother of a superhero...
I love to laugh and believe in killing my enemies with kindness although they all still seem to be very much alive. I'm a huge animal lover, but my greatest love is my daughter Natalie she is my best friend and greatest creation. The best thing about being a mother is teaching her that you can do whatever you put you heart and time into.
Can STEEM support me?
Well, that's what I'm here to find out. I am hopeful to someday survive solely by my art, and other passions and am here to find out if STEEM can support that aspiration. I am looking forward to sharing all that I have to offer with the STEEM community. - Cheers
Hey Kate,
I got a confession to make:
I was looking on Pinterest for pics for my "How To Sex Your Woman Like A Superhero" post - and found that same liquidy sex artpiece I had commented on earlier.
I wasnt totally sure if it was legit yours, or you had snatched it and tried to claim it as yours. Just saw your profile again, checked your website, and confirmed it is indeed yours.
My apologies for my doubting your legitamacy. Is quite an interesting coincidence that I did happen to find that exact same piece I commented on without intention on Pinterest.
And I did use use it in my article, snatched from Pinterest. I hope you don't mind and take it as a compliment. 💎
Whoa, cool art! That liquid metal sex one particularly captured my attention - some real dimension in that.
Welcome to the Steem train... ;-)
Love the poetry! Good luck on your hike, it sounds intense and adventurous- all things that inspire creative thought :) Happy for you and I hope that the Steemit community can provide you the support you need (I think they will)
Hi Kate. As someone who appreciates fine art and a lover of the crafted word, I must say , that your introduction really resonates with me. I wish you all the best here. Welcome aboard!!
Cool paintings. You got my vote.
Thank you!!!
Your art is inspiring. I am making music right now, between absorbing your creation. My link is http://jupitertheproducer.bandcamp.com
Great to have you here :)
Welcome to steemit!
I LOVED the photo with the Lion... Just WOW! :)
Thanks! Lots of layers and detail in that piece, worked on it, off and on for about a year!
Yeah, I can see that. Pure awesomeness! :D You are very talented!
Welcome @katecloud ! Super great to meet you!
Hopefully, you continue Steeming here for a very long time.
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Great to have you here Kate!
You have some great art and hope steemit can support you one day. This is an example of my article idea:
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WOW now that's art! Are any of those for sale?
May I ask how long you have painted for? Nice tattoos too, its like your whole body was sculpted by a very good artist. :)
lol, Why thank you :) and of course you can ask, I've been drawing since I was about 6 and painting I picked up around 7th grade. Oh, and yes I sell all my works...unless its a piece Ive been commissioned to do.
@katecloud I think you are going to benefit from the marketplace here at Steemit once it's in place.
oh and welcome! I'm sure you will find a lot of support here! We are just getting started! :)
I'm really excited, I've been looking for something just like this but to no avail until my good friend @billbutler brought STEEMIT to my attention. SOOO thankful he did.
You can put the @ sign in front of a username to reference a person.
Does that notify the person in any way?
I don't think so at this point. But I'd expect there will be a
mentionsfeature eventually.Remember to also use your own votes on other content/comments! Almost anything here is a money-earner. :)
Beautiful pictures.
You got my vote.
@katecloud Welcome! Glad to see you posting your badass work here on Steemit.
Wow beautiful Art:)..Welcome to Steemit!
Thank you excited to be here !!
Welcome to steemit https://steemit.com/steem/@arcaneinfo/my-new-voting-power-and-influencing-new-steemers-to-the-community Happy Steeming!
WOW, amazing art, I know you've heard that many times, for sure
Its humbling and motivating every time! Thank you :)
BEAUTIFUL! I want to share some of my art in the future here - you inspired me to take the risk.
I will share my artistically written post for now, haha! :)
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Loving the pics, especially the manga type one :-)
CG
welcome, nice painting
visit my profil
Yes. Great work.
Much appreciated!
Hi there and welcome onboard Kate! Do you have an art repository that I can tap into? I like to use artsy visuals to augment my writing pieces around here, and crediting to a fellow Steemian is way better than crediting those I've been using outside the ecosystem.
Love your art! Love the close-up focus (looks like its your thing). The quicksilver looking one is particularly mesmerizing! Glad to have you around :)
Awesome art Kate! My wife says you and Jody Steel could paint wonders together!
That would be fun!! Tell your wife I think shes onto something!!
Stop by steem headquarters in Blacksburg va, right in middle of Appalachia!!
I just might have to do that!!!
Welcome to the fun and adventures of Steemit, Kate Cloud. You're going to fit right in. Love your work. ~ljl~
Thanks! Im spreading the word as much as possible! This sight is brilliant.
Hi Kate. So good to see you and your work. LOVE big scale pieces like these-no easy feat. My stepson did the whole Appalachian Trail last year. His trail name was Klaus - lots of interesting and outrageous stories. Rock on from another once-single mom trying to pull it all together.
CHEERS!! I love it! I'm very excited about the trail, did he do a through hike? And yes, I'm all about some large scale paintings I love getting lost in them.
He did the whole trail! Crazy, but the time of his life. He's got the bug for more
Live your dream! :)
Amazing! You got my vote
Welcome. It's great to have you, I'm sure you'll find a ton of support on Steemit.
Hi Kate! you are very talented
I love your psychedelic karmasutra, do you sell prints or only the originals?
I do, I sell both originals and some prints. You can email me any inquiries via
[email protected]
or check out my web-page
Littlebitsandbigdeals.com
Simply put: Thank you :)
Cool tats. Welcome!
Hi Kate! you are very funny)
WoW! You have a lot of talent! Welcome to the community =)
Thank you, glad to be here
Keep it coming ;)
Just put another post out there, check it out :)
great !!!
Its inspiring to see people like you naturally share yourself and get votes for just being you Kate.
Hi Kate your art is amazing it all looks so real and alive love it!! Love the Lion particularly how much to come and draw that on my bedroom wall? :)
Hi Kate I am also new here. As a lover of art, and writing I love meeting fellow writers and people that do art. I love your paintings.
hai,welcome to steemit..
wow your artwork is amazing! good for you!
welcome to steemit, nice
Happy steemit !!! cheers
very cool, like the art work, its awesome! keep it up! welcome to the community, im new too!
Great art!
Woah, nice drawings there! Welcome!
Hey Kate, very nice work! I really like it. You are a very talented artist. Do you have a web-site or something like that with more of your work?
Check this post:
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@aocruz/bitcoin-moves-the-artistic-worldwide-market
It is the story of how I bought a work of art by a Bulgarian artist.
LOL! Is that last pic a Miranda Sings reference?? Your art is absolutely amazing by the way, that massive cat (is it a lion?) is really impressive. I like your ink also, cool tattoos :]
Pretty boobs : )
Nice to see you here