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Athena

Subtle, not gory.

About Me


I'm a thirty-six-year-old married mother of two/artist/writer/amateur photographer living in Tennessee. In addition to my overwhelming duties, I enjoy careful gardening, experimental baking, and getting my blue ribbon fix by entering multiple categories in the state fair.

I run Miss Millificent's World , a dark, whimsical, strange and beautiful showcase for my drawings, photography and digital art.

You can find my art here:
Etsy.com

I'm also a published writer. A list of my credits appear here .

Like everyone else, I'm a little wacky.

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade
AthenaWorkman.etsy.com

My Interests

Drawing. Paint Shop Pro. Becoming a better photographer. Baking and making my family try my experiments. Lenore. Cake decorating. T.V. Careful gardening. I enjoy taking pictures of unusual signs. Unfortunately for my pocketbook, I'm a WDW freak. Raising my children to be healthy, aspiring adults. Getting to do some of the things I want to do before I leave this earth. The Dark Tower. Good food, no matter how fast or slow it's cooked. Commercial-free radio. Yard sales. Retro cookbooks. Horror novels. Salt & pepper shakers. Postcards. Pins. Dia de Los Muertos. Corpse Bride and Nightmare Before Christmas. Cows. Ducks. My kitty-cats Salem and Ollie. Pens. Pennsylvania. Reese's.

I'd like to meet:

Artists. Writers. Avid amateur photographers. Cake decorators and crazy bakers. Roman Dirge, Stephen King, Robert McCammon (check--met!), Paula Deen, and Edward Gorey if he were still alive.

Thanks to all of you for your wonderful comments! :D

I created this profile using the Skize.com MySpace Profile Editor which is really easy to use. You can also check out their other selection of MySpace Layouts !

Music:

Whatever suits my mood. I usually listen to Howard, anyway. And I love my Sirius radio!

Movies:

The Shawshank Redemption, The French Connection, Harry Potter Movies (especially The Goblet of Fire), The Night Before, Jaws, The Forty-Year-Old Virgin, Sleepy Hollow, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Collateral, A Cry in the Dark, Star Wars (the original), Seven, Escape from Sobibor, Shallow Grave, Singin' in the Rain, Something New, Shaun of the Dead, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Green Mile, Ravenous, The Hard Word, Proof (Russell Crowe-Hugo Weaving film), A Mouse and His Child, Finding Nemo, Beauty and the Beast, The Royal Tenenbaums, Bite the Bullet, Mississippi Burning, Unforgiven, 28 Days Later, Pan's Labyrinth, Children of Men, Kinky Boots, Dirty Pretty Things

Television:

Deadwood, The Office (US), Homicide: Life on the Street, America's Funniest Home Videos, Fear Factor, Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares, Hell's Kitchen, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order, ER, My Name is Earl, Paula Deen's Home Cooking, any Food Network competition, Night Court, St. Elsewhere

Books:

Horror, mostly: Stephen King, Peter Straub, Robert McCammon, JK Rowling, Roald Dahl, John Farris, old Dean Koontz, John Saul, Richard Matheson, Shirley Jackson, Roman Dirge, Crab Scrambly...Cookbooks! Especially old retro ones with the nasty food photos.

Heroes:

My children, my parents, Elsie.

My Blog

Evil Schoolchildren and Hatted Skeletons

Greetings, everyone! I've finished (for now) uploading all my new products into my Etsy shop. I have over 50 things for all you Miss Millificent's World lovers to choose from. They include: "Evil Scho...
Posted by Athena on Tue, 22 May 2007 10:48:00 PST

New Look & New Art

Greetings!  My Myspace page and site (Miss Millificent's World) have a new look.  You know how it goes- sometimes it's time for a change.  All the great old stuff is still there, a...
Posted by Athena on Mon, 14 May 2007 08:20:00 PST

New Artwork Available!

I have a new shop at Etsy for my mixed media canvases: Athena Workman at Etsy.  There are currently six pieces of art for sale; of course I'll add more as I make them. :) Take a look around...
Posted by Athena on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 05:19:00 PST

"Atomic Runner" now live!

My story "Atomic Runner" is now live in the first issue of Fusion Fragment.  This is one of my favorite stories, so please read and enjoy!...
Posted by Athena on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:30:00 PST

JPG Magazine- Vote for Me, Please!

This year, I'd like to start getting my art and/or photography into magazines.  To start things off, I've submitted a photo of my hubby and dear little kitty Ollie to JPG Magazine for their "9 to...
Posted by Athena on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:40:00 PST

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to you all.   I've updated my page with a new user icon (she's a cutie, ain't she?), and rotated in some new pictures.  The "Eye" photograph won me First Place ...
Posted by Athena on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 04:47:00 PST

Eviscerated Eliza, Strange Voices, and a cat and a dog

I hope everyone had a great Turkey Day. :)  Tomorrow I'm off for a week on our 15th-anniversary trip (and long overdue honeymoon), but I couldn't leave without doin' a little pimpin' for my shop....
Posted by Athena on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 08:00:00 PST

Stickers, Buttons & Magnets- Oh, My!

New products, and just in time for gift-giving season! My Zazzle shop now offers a plethora of new products: buttons, stickers, magnets, keychains, and mousepads!  A few of these are holiday desi...
Posted by Athena on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:30:00 PST

Miss Millificent's World Calendars!

I'm now offering two calendars through CafePress.   This particular calendar features twelve of my original drawings, including The Theft of Miss Lucy's Favorite Hat, Intruder, Legless Lonnie and...
Posted by Athena on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 08:30:00 PST

Christmas in the Air...

Time for a Shop Plug! I offer many Christmas products in my Zazzle shop: greeting cards, stamps, mugs, and a few silly t-shirts.  The great thing about many of my greeting cards is that they are ...
Posted by Athena on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:44:00 PST