Thea Dougenik
Artist | Hobbyist | Photography

United States

I started my career in life as an early childhood educator; I love the spirits of children. I implement my knowledge of the world of art into these youngsters; it's a joy. I graduated from Salem State University, with my BA in early childhood ed with art (photography) as a second option for a career. I fell into photography quite by accident. I have always been into art (all forms of it),but when it came to deciding what form of art to do, I didn't have a clue (I changed my concentration a couple of times). For an elective one semester, I took intro to B&W Photography, and the rest is history. I was completely hooked. I have since then, taken all of my required photography courses (I loved the smell of chemicals, and the old fashion way of the photo world) and I am now into the digital world. I'm forever looking for the perfect picture, always have my camera with me. But that's not all, I'm also a painter and a crafter. You can find me doing anything artsy (drawing, sculpting, stamping...and I also got to do some acting for fun, nothing major, just small town plays). I'm an artist, and love to be creative in all forms.

Current Residence: Somerville (slumberville,scummerville) MA
deviantWEAR sizing preference: Loose
Favourite genre of music: Metal (from glam to inyour face..depends on my mood)
Favourite photographer: Ansel Adams, Nixon
Favourite style of art: The strange and unusual, wild strokes to soft and light (cubism, the surrealism)
Shell of choice: I like to collect sand dollars clam shells on the beach
Skin of choice: I'm a chameleon. I went from an olive, to red, to bronze..I'm ever changing in color
Favourite cartoon character: Tweety Bird
Personal Quote: Love Hard, Laugh Often, Live Long