Avanessi

About Me

Age

3	Made my own book and wouldn't share
5	Created things out of clay, watched them melt under the sun
6	Copied greeting card images on little chalkboard, declared profession to parents: artist
9	Teacher read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to us, declared another profession to parents: writer
11	Reality kicked in, parents don't approve of profession, wrote another book in school
13	Decided to please everyone and lost a sense of self; took an art class, made bracelets & rings that sold to friends
15	Lost in music
17	Tried desperately to impress everyone, especially parents; decided to become a lawyer, secretly wished to be an FBI agent
18	Worked at law firm, locked away dreams of an artist and writer
19	Traveled to Europe, took an art history course & fell in love
20	Attended UCLA, happily majored in English, headed for law school
21	Interviewed Al Pacino; published an article, interviewed Anthony Kiedis; fell in love
22	Couldn’t imagine attending law school, began teaching
23	Bought a canvas, started drawing and painting
24	Took photography courses, fell in love again... designed and made a ring, made a few more paintings
25	Another love affair with an art history course, in love again... made a few more rings
26	Married Artin, started writing for an online magazine and designing jewelry
28	Found Avanessi... happy at last