Words By Guilty Pleasures
I am American, born and raised in
California and lived there until I was 32
years old, I then moved with my
second husband to Washington where
we lived for about 7 years, we then
moved to Oregon where I still reside to
this day.
How I got started doing 3d artwork:
I have always loved art, as a kid and
teenage I would draw with pencils and
sketch things, but after I was in High
School I became interested in other
things (boys) and stopped drawing.
About 9 years ago I found out about
computers and Internet and started
making my own web pages. I've made
several websites since then, as well as
doing a couple for others as a short
lived business adventure.  I think I
would rather build for myself, then I
can be as creative as I want and not
have to worry what the client wants it to
be. Besides everyone wants pages
done in HTML and I'm too lazy to learn
it lol
I love chocolate, Mexican food, Italian
food, Chinese food, Onions, Garlic,
Coconut ...heck I love food.
I hate homey, cottage cheese, milk,
liver and tuna casseroles
This is the page I expose myself for who I really am, my life outside this box we call a computer and what this all means to
me. If you find you just can't live without taking a peek at what's behind all the strange artwork on these pages, or the
crazy lady on some of the sites I haunt well keep reading then and you will find out all my deep dark secrets. :)
Name:   Rene
Age:      50+
Marital Status:   Single But Taken
Children:   4 (Three Boys and a Girl)
Grandchildren: 3
Pets:   1 dog named Crystal, 1 Green
Iguana named Angel and 5 Fish Tanks
full of all my fishy friends
Job: I'm disabled and on SSD
Hobbies: 3D art using Poser, Bryce,
Photoshop, Terragen, Vue, a number
of different Fractal programs, and
anything else I can get my head
around. So far I haven't had any luck
with modeling programs but maybe
someday I'll find the patience to learn
one. I would have to say that my
favorite software is Photoshop, and all
the filters I can fit into it. There's just
something about using Photoshop that
makes me feel like I'm actually creating
something of my own. I guess that's
why I love doing postwork on pictures I
make in Poser.
Why the nick "Guilty Pleasures" well
that's the name of one of the books by
Laurell K. Hamilton and as said above I
love Vampire books. Although there
are a few out there that might
remember me as SaVannah, which is
what I used to be known as. That is a
long story that started when my ex and
i ran a BBS (Bulletin  Board System  
Pre-Internet days) Trust me, it has
nothing to with any dead porn stars :)
Movies, yes I love them :) I enjoy pretty
much all types. My favorite, well I would
have to say "Bringing up Baby" with
Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn. I
loved the style of comedy of that movie.

Music: All kinds, I have too many
favorites to list. I listen to everything,
new, old, country, jazz, rock, rap,
opera, pretty much anything that
sounds good to me.
If I had to pick an all time favorite I
would say "Angel" by Sara  McLachlan  
which always makes me cry.
I also love Burton Cummings,
everything he's done.,Regina Spektor,
The White Stripes, Neko Case and
many others.
Other hobbies include:
Reading, I love Anne Rice, Dean
Koontz, Laurel K. Hamilton,
Christopher Moore, P. N. Elrod, just to
name a few. Vampire books are my
favorite which might explain my Gothic
type artwork. I also love humor, which
is why I love Christopher Moore's
books, he is as twisted as they come
and I love it!
Another hobby I have is Writing, but
something I haven't spent as much
time on as I would like. I have a book
I've started writing and hopefully one
day I'll finish it, not to be published but
just to say to myself "I did it" I also like
writing Poems, which I just call "words"
and I try and incorporated some of
them in my artwork.
I also like to do needlepoint and
embroidery and anything craft like
when I have time which seems like
never any more.
I love spending a day going to garage
sales and second hand stores and
looking for all kinds of interesting
things you can't find at the local
Walmart.
I collect Dolls, Hearts, Stuffed Bears,
Stuffed Beavers, Stuffed Penguins and
anything that looks old or antique.
I collect too much! I collect dust more
than anything else :)
My plans for the future: Just waking up
every day breathing is my biggest
plan. Enjoying life, my children,
grandchildren, my friends online and
offline, my boyfriend  and my family.
My plans concerning my artwork, well I
really don't have any plans, I'll let the
future take care of that and see what
happens.
My newest hobby is Photography,
which has become a great pleasure of
mine. Photography has awakened my
awareness around me and has shown
me how beautiful nature and our world
can be. I don't consider myself a pro
by any means but I enjoy taking photos
and capturing what catches my eye at
the moment. Sometimes you take a
photograph and see that maybe there
is more or less in it than you might
have wanted, but for me it's about
taking that shot when i see it, how I see
it and capturing the moment and spirit
of it.