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About Me

I won my first prize for painting at 6 years old, so I could really say I was born in the arts. 23 years after my birth, I have tasted a little of everything, and much of theatre. I have almost graduated in Philosophy of Art, but suspended to study precisely theatre.
I pay the bills with writing and PR, though I am much passionate about the latter especially.
I am currently writing my first novel, when the idea has always been a "never in this life" kind of thing.

Location:
United Kingdom, London
Gender:
Female
Areas of expertise:
PR & Communications, Social Media
I am:
Blogger, Environmentalist, Event planner, Foodie, Photographer, Project manager, Social entrepreneur, Student, World traveler, Writer/Editor
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Spanish
My website links:
The Blond Pond (personal blog)
Universities:
Rose Bruford College, Universit
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I'm passionate about

Theatre, the arts, fantasy literature, literature in general, fashion, connecting with people with passion and ideals, making a world a better place to live in.

Talk to me about

Everything, I tend to be very curious, though my preferences stay within the cultural field.
Well, maybe not how good is that new steakhouse in town, I am a vegetarian.

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    A comment on Conversation: Our Artists and Musicians of the future at risk of extinction?

    Feb 17 2012: I believe that it is a great loss to cut out such programmes from schools, it comes from a mere misunderstanding of the potential. Unless you can live out of your art, you will find yourself to face the job market and such courses create skills.
    The precision and dedication required to learn art, even if you have a talent for that, are qualities needed in all field. A mind that is able to think broader is necessary in a world like ours where things are in one minute and out the next. Art is made of connections, so understanding art will develop your mind into one able to connect things and take conclusions.
    Especially if you will not be an artist in your future, you should have the broadest education ever and so one including the arts too.
    I don't think it is a necessity only to the few that will eventually be artists, even if depriving them of the possibility to discover their talent even when the family environment is not able to do it is a real problem. I think they will discover it eventually, but it may be too late.
    School must educate the future generations of creativity.

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