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Shady

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About Me

--- ♥ Heather Shade= published author & photographer, sometimes model, starving artist and all around daring young lady. And you can call me Shady.

I am the author/photographer of the book Weird Texas . I have also contributed to the books Weird U.S., Weird Arizona, and several other other publications. I specialize in the exploration of places that are abandoned, 'haunted', urban-legendary, spooky, creepy, and so on. In other words, I enjoy photography + scaring the shit out of myself- check out my website links below for more of my work if you are interested.
The best way to get to know me is to check out my various web-(ad)ventures:
LostDestinations.com -my photos & stories of explorations of places abandoned, haunted, freaky & strange
HeatherShade.com -my original photography, artwork, & writing among other things, including my personal blog
And, I never go anywhere without my camera. Check out my Flickr photostream
I am available for custom graphic design, custom portraits & artwork, and photography work. I also have prints of my photographs & artwork for sale on my websites. Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Here's a peek at some of my photography and artwork (see more in my photo albums):


Befriend my Lost Destinations myspace page for the latest news & updates. My other interests are over there *points*

My Interests

photography, art, urban exploration, ghost hunting, road trips, cemeteries, the paranormal, the supernatural, the ocean, horror, films, music, writing, reading, modeling, mystery, true crime, web design, caffeine, street fashion, vintage, cherries, retro, polka dots, stripes, skulls n crossbones, tentacles, octopi, tattoos, hot rods, pinup, rockabilly, psychobilly, punk, rock & roll, live music, steampunk, romantic perversion, mischief, weirdness, zombies, monsters, Lost Destinations, friendship, sex, piracy

I'd like to meet:

A butcher. A baker. A candlestick-maker.

Music:



Devil Doll, Holly Golightly, Amy Winehouse, The Raveonettes, Duffy, Oingo Boingo, Fixed Idea, AstralEyes, Horrorpops, Tiger Army, The Misfits, Ministry, The Distillers, The Dresden Dolls, Geraldine Fibbers, Dolly Parton, Batmobile, The Cramps, Rocket Deville, 7 Shot Screamers, Kaiser Chiefs, Green Day, The Raconteurs, Social Distortion, Stray Cats, The Vandals, The Reverend Horton Heat, Necromantix, Julee Cruise, The Beatles, Buddy Holly, Otis Redding, Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Skeeter Davis, Patsy Cline, Concrete Blonde, Regina Spektor, Bjork, The Black Heart Procession, The Killers, Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Violent Femmes, Suicidal Tendencies, The Like, Betty Curse, Plastiscines, Kyuss, Rob Zombie, AFI, The Gossip, Goldfinger, Liam Lynch, Smashing Pumpkins, Devo, Adam Ant, Cyndi Lauper, Blondie, X, Black Flag, NIN, Bad Brains, Fugazi, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, Dio, Adam Ant, The Cure, Joy Division, The Smiths, Love & Rockets, Depeche Mode, Billy Idol, Joan Jett

Movies:

Anything horror-related. Especially anything with zombies. Braaaaiiiinsss.......

Television:

LOST, Ghost Hunters, Mythbusters, Paranormal State, Destination Truth, House, Dirty Jobs, Family Guy, Robot Chicken, Firefly, Buffy tVS, Futurama, The Girls Next Door (*muah* Bridget!), Gene Simmons Family Jewels, Medium, The Munsters, Rob & Big, Project Runway, Top Chef, Clean House, X-Files, Weird US

Books:

Weird Texas (I HAVE to pimp it out- I'm one of the authors, *ahem*), Weird US, Ray Bradbury, Jack Ketchum, Anais Nin, anything by Richard Laymon

Heroes:

My Mom & my sister, ♥ may they RIP

and now for something completely different...

My Blog

love & ostriches

There is a connection, people.
Posted by Shady on Thu, 15 May 2008 03:55:00 PST

10 things you never knew you wanted to know about me

So I got tagged by Mystic Wolf to share 10 random things, habits, facts, anomalies about me (thanks, girl!) I'll be tagging 10 of you to do the same at the end, so pay attention :PNow, here are your r...
Posted by Shady on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:30:00 PST

My sisters murder

Here is an update on the progress of the case against my sister Haley's murderer. We still have not saved enough money to place Haley's ashes in a final resting place; donations may be made to the Hal...
Posted by Shady on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:18:00 PST

My skate deck art, yo

So, the skate deck art show was cool, there was lots of great artwork, and lots of good friends (and free booze!) I had to bust my ass, but I got my board done in the crazy-short amount of time I had...
Posted by Shady on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:47:00 PST

My beautiful sister- murdered

In Loving Memory... Haley Michelle Welsh aka Angeleyez1977-2007Last night my beautiful little sister Haley was found murdered in her home on the 2000 block of Red Sails. No one had heard from her sinc...
Posted by Shady on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 09:47:00 PST

What up, homies?

Damn, I've missed all you crazy fools. It's goodgoodgood to be back..............
Posted by Shady on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 01:47:00 PST

MIA: The Hospitalization, The Release...

Some of you guys have been undoubtedly wondering wheretf Shady has been, right? Answer: in the hospital. The details are here. It's been very hard, but getting better. If you wish to send messages o...
Posted by Shady on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:38:00 PST

On the corner where my dark moodiness meets my photography

I just posted some random new photos to my Flickr account (HERE)... they're pretty dark & moody... my photography matching my mood of late? Heh.Anyway, check them out, comments welcomed... thanks....
Posted by Shady on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 03:29:00 PST

The spooky goodness of El Paso, Texas

I haven't been online lately... holiday madness, internet connection problems & illness have been f**king with my world. And I'm busting ass at the moment on a few web design projects so I've been...
Posted by Shady on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 10:58:00 PST

Spinning On That Dizzy Edge

It's so weird that I now have a myspace account. Oi. I honestly never intended to have one.But what's even weirder, is that I have already found (or been found by) a few really seriously amazing peopl...
Posted by Shady on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:08:00 PST