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Karen Francis

WE are living art, created to hang on, stand up, forbear, continue, and encourage others. -Maya Ange

About Me

I am 34 and a mother of two boys 8 and 11 yrs. old, my husband is German/Italian (Canadian) and we have been together 15 years. I am Northern 'first nations Canadian' Gitsan with Scottish/English mixed in. I was adopted at birth by a Canadian English/Polish/German mother and Scottish dad and they have 2 boys of their own who are my big brothers, I also have a little biological brother as well...boys all around me! I graduated from Emily Carr in 1996 with a fine arts degree in oil painting/printmaking (studio). I like to make crazy dolls and I try to get in time to paint, I make most of my money off of the (First Nations) North West Coast Art I design. More recognized for being a North West Coast artist then a oil painter but my goal is to show my paintings one day...I do not put the full scale of my work on here because I have had a few designs ripped off so I will try to post a variety of work that has been commissioned. I love my friends and family and I'm an active person I like going to the gym during the week, fly fishing with my family, hiking with the boys, going to the beach, snowboarding, surfing you name it I am in! I am proud of my heritage and I hold a lot of value for the natural world and humanity. Isn't it crazy how one choice can change your entire life?...fear of making the wrong choices can limit your experience. I think a person should look at each choice as an opportunity to go somewhere...grow...learn... meet someone...experience something you didn't even know could exist! I love life... the good...the bad...everything...and every feeling i have that reminds me I am ALIVE.
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This is why we need to change our ways to save this amazing world!

http://fogonazos.blogspot.com/2007/02/amazing-flight-of-mant a-rays.html

My Interests



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I am interested in pretty much everything! I like Football (I do not like calling it soccer because only two places on earth call it that and it is a world wide sport and how often do american football guys use their foot on the ball anyway?.) Volunteering for good causes, dancing at clubs, Summer Rain, sand on my feet, swimming in the ocean watching scallops swim by, power dynamics, fairies, spirituality.... hey check out 'Noam' on my front page please read the blogs they post they are really important article's to read! tanz mit mir (dance with me) #1 hitsingle

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Music:

Any kind that inspires me

Movies:

I love films especially international films! I go to the film fest every year I cannot possibly name 'all' my favorites but here are some Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (I just adore Kate Winslet) also that talented 'part Cherokee' Johnny Depp in Dead Man... 'it's my kind of humor', Smoke Signals... I collect Japanimation like Appleseed, Howels Moving Castle, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Graveyard of Fireflies, Totoro etc, Karas, The Cat Returns, I like kids movies like Disney's Holes. Shritek 'so good', Dark Horse, Kontroll, 2046, Chung King Express, Big Fish, The Audition, All Godzilla's, Sin City, V for Vendetta, Batman Begins, Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean, Zoolander, The Constant Gardener, Meet the Parents, Harry Potter, Napolean Dynamite, Eagle vs Shark, Garden State, Pulp Fiction, Adaptation, Old School, Stranger than Fiction, Pursuit of Happyness, Woody Allen Movies, Kids, The Science of Sleep, House of Sand and Fog, Sexy Beast, Hot Fuzz, Code 46 and one of my all time favorites Heartburn with Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson etc. etc

Television:

Yes I like to watch the 'evil' tube once an awhile there are educational things you just have to look for them...I love Hugh L. in House

Books:

Just read everything! "Believe nothing merely because you have been told it...Do not believe what your teachers tell you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conductive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings- that docterine believe and cling to and take it as your guide." -Buddhist Aphorism

Heroes:

Buffy Saint Marie, Annie Mae, Lenord Peltier, Martin Luthur,Noam Chompsky please read his work, Mother Teresa, Amy Goodman from Democracy Now http.//democracynow.org/streampage.pl and many more people some in my life!

My Blog

Great Photographer

This is a great show I don't usually like photography shows but this caught my eye Grit Schwerdtfeger. http://www.corkingallery.com/?q=node/149
Posted by Karen Francis on Wed, 07 May 2008 04:56:00 PST

Very cool buildings

http://gizmodo.com/373937/the-stunning-works-of-pritzker-win ner-jean-nouvel...
Posted by Karen Francis on Sat, 03 May 2008 03:19:00 PST

Light Bulbs from hell

Shining a light on hazards of fluorescent bulbs Energy-efficient coils booming, but disposal of mercury poses problems ..TR>   How to clean up a fluorescent bulb..TABLE> ..TR> Befo...
Posted by Karen Francis on Sat, 03 May 2008 03:13:00 PST

Clip on love styles

The Experience of "Being In Love" Is Not The Same For EveryoneNot everyone experiences love in exactly the same manner.Research has shown that love comes in several different forms or styles (see, Lee...
Posted by Karen Francis on Fri, 02 May 2008 09:36:00 PST

Check it out all you need to know on LOVE!

http://www.swamilove.com/opposites/index.html
Posted by Karen Francis on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:20:00 PST

Casual or casualties?

Dr Gabrielle MorrisseySexologistDr Gabrielle Morrissey has been a sexologist  sexuality educator, sex therapist and sex researcher  since 1990. She is the author of the successful sexuality book for...
Posted by Karen Francis on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:54:00 PST

Anyways

PEOPLE are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.If you are successful, you will wi...
Posted by Karen Francis on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:03:00 PST

Identity

IntroductionA police officer had just pulled over a car for a routine traffic stop. The officer strode confidently up to the car, hands on his hips, with a bravado swagger as if he were fully in contr...
Posted by Karen Francis on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:42:00 PST

LOVE

IntroductionAs strange as it might seem, psychology really cannot say much about human sexuality. It's true that psychology can be used to treat sexual dysfunction, and psychologists know that coerced...
Posted by Karen Francis on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:59:00 PST

Forgiveness I have learned...

Anyone who has ever been victimizedand that includes survivors of crime, accidents, childhood abuse, political imprisonment, warfare, and so onmust decide whether or not to forgive the perpetrator. ...
Posted by Karen Francis on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:59:00 PST