Amy Stanfield - ProfilesArchive

About Me

About me.
I am the wife of a beautiful man- an amazing musician, writer, artist. He makes me want to be a better person, and he is a constant inspiration to me. I owe so much to him. I am a mother to a little girl that fills me with wonder...she makes me more thankful for life every day.I am the daughter of a successful, self-made business man, who understands the value of hard work. He is a man that has never given up on anything. A man that loves life, loves to laugh, and has a free spirit. I am the daughter of a woman who has given her life away to achieve deep relationship with people, and is ever-evolving in the pursuit of love, faith and discipline. I am the sister of 3 brothers- loyal, strong, witty, full of life- teaching me how to laugh and love, and grow.
I am a lover of life, of people, of freedom, of creativity and of breathing deeply.
I never want to stay the same. I want to be constantly transforming into a deeper, more intuitive person daily.
I am an artist, and my passion is expressed through creating things. I paint, take photographs, and style beautiful things.
My site is here. amystanfield.com
look for my blog, coming soon!
Some of my loves...
* texture, color, fabric and beautiful design are a vital inspiration to me.
*I feel alive in the middle of a field, in the woods, in the mountains, and where beauty and silence come together. I'll often play around with photographs in nature because I love the abstract, moody quality that comes from being outside.
*Chinese peonies are my favorite flower- open, feminine, delicate.
*I find inspiration from many different sources, but one of the main inspirations comes from watching others create. I have friends that are musicians, jewelry designers, painters, photographers, who do kung fu, who craft, writers, and more. I am inspired to create as I see the art in them.
*I am inspired by films and music. I love to have a film going if I'm painting, I find the visual and auditory aspect stimulating to the process.
My husband is my favorite person in the world. My second favorite is my daughter, who's the apple of my eye.
I believe in living life simply. There is something beautiful about less distraction- its refreshing.
*Craft corner death match (you can't beat the craft lady of steel) and Project Runway are a couple favorite shows of mine.My site is here. amystanfield.com

My Interests

misc*i'm somewhat obsessed with fabrics-japanese, african, chinese, indian, all sorts of prints...i get a bit flustered when i'm around a lot of it. i can go a bit nutty in fabric stores, and i don't even sew.
*yarn/lace/trim
*fonts/text/letters
*taking long drives in the car by myself
*good conversation
*doing chinese kung fu
*occupied japan teacups
*indian print blocks
*independant films and documentaries
*kimonos
*saris
*peony flowers
*being in the middle of nowhere
*the arts
*crafty things...the show "craft corner death match"
*snuggling with my baby
*wooing my husband
*Jesus
*being a free spirit
*eccentricity
*simplicity, realness, transparency
*splattering paint everywhere
*people
*drinking tea
*tinted windows...oh yes, I will have tinted windows one day. (I like the privacy, and the shade)
*things that don't match
*big afros and funkified hair...definitely shaved heads, mullets and mohawks
*bonfires

What I don't like:
*coffee
*cold and wet
*lack of passion
*spider webs
*sand down my pants or in my toes
*walmart
*when people carry around their dogs like an accessory (a dog in a hot pink pouch does not make it cute)
*award shows

Television:

Television:
We choose to be cable-free, but Netflix offers some good t.v watchin' at your own leisure.
*the office
*Freaks and Geeks.
*J.J. "the man who knows how to make an addictive show" Abrams.
*Craft Corner Death Match.
*Project Runway. (man, I love the creative process of watching people make things)
*Documentaries.
*BBC.
*MI-5.

Heroes:

My Blog

search my heart

There will come moments in life for all of us where we will have to face the question, "what do we really believe?" in a profound way. When suffering and sorrow are brought about through the circumsta...
Posted by Amy Stanfield on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:32:00 PST

new photos

Put some new photos up. (Pipe Dream) The sky was beautiful one day and it really inspired me, so I took my camera and drove around for a few minutes until I found some huge concrete pipes surrounded b...
Posted by Amy Stanfield on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:56:00 PST

sorrow dust

oh, yes, its been a while dear friends, and i have so much swirling around in this head of mine. i wish i could communicate it all, but alas, we would be here for too long. i suppose i've been thinkin...
Posted by Amy Stanfield on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:57:00 PST

chiggers, darling.

Well friends, the latest photographic extravaganza has taught me a valuable lesson: don't go lying around in the grass midday blanket-free. I am a free spirit, and when I see a patch of grass calling ...
Posted by Amy Stanfield on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:19:00 PST

my new site is up!!

Hey ya'll-I'm so pleased to say that my site is finally up and running. My husband worked his patootie off to do it, and I helped a bit too. ;) I hope you like it. Go and take a look now for heavens s...
Posted by Amy Stanfield on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:17:00 PST

i love getting older.

There is something quite freeing about turning 30, and its hard to describe. Perhaps its that I feel as if I have a secret weapon now, like I'm packing heat that no one else can see. I'll explain. Per...
Posted by Amy Stanfield on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:41:00 PST

skunks are really ugly.

my husband saw a skunk the other night- he said it was really not "good looking." last night we heard this awful noise in the front yard, which we later realized it was a throw down skunk fight, b/c t...
Posted by Amy Stanfield on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:15:00 PST

straight up selfishness.

Hang with me here, this is a long but worthwhile endeavor. What life comes down to is your willingness to surrender. To surrender is to give of who you are, to sacrifice yourself for others. This soun...
Posted by Amy Stanfield on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:20:00 PST

acceptance, and what we've become.

I met someone this past week, and we started to have conversations over myspace. This person is intelligent, witty, artistic, passionate, and honest. As our conversations became deeper, some pointed q...
Posted by Amy Stanfield on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 09:45:00 PST

do you live life deep?

The whole idea of myspace is interesting, really. This way of communicating has its advantages and disadvantages. The myspace way has its benefits...meeting people that you would probably not have the...
Posted by Amy Stanfield on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 11:20:00 PST