Some of my crystals

Some of my Custom Painted Ponies

Hi! My name is Joani. I have been drawing, sketching and painting since I was old enough to hold a pencil, crayon or brush. I had four years of commercial art training and found I painted just as well before as after. In my early years I used oil paint and canvas. When I finished school I got a job, got married and had two children. Many years later I resumed painting, and hand crafting clay. I painted plates, glass, copper and wood. I sculpt clay and do animal heads and small animal totems (lifelike) for pipe bowls. I used to make peace pipes and still have one. About 15 years ago I wrote/sketched a book of drawings and poetry. It is in eBook form now and on my website. Many of these drawings are Native American based. I am using some of the drawings on my paint your own ponies which I find sell very well on eBay. Some years back I was given 2 native names. One by a Seneca Medicine Woman I studied under for a few years, and one by a Cherokee Medicine Man when I belonged to the Good Medicine Society some years back. I was on the council there. It is the name I most generally have used on my artwork for the last 20 years or so. Silver Fox is the name on most of my artwork up until I started painting the ponies.  I enjoy being creative and absolutely love painting and decorating these ponies. I lose all track of time when doing these and love to make them come alive! I share my home with 2 live in dogs, Drum (husky/shepherd mix) Maya (Australian shepherd), a cat, Raphael, and a horse, Rosie, (thoroughbred). I live on top of an Ozark foothill with a beautiful view, although it does get quite windy up here! I am an out and out peace advocate in my own way and try to portray that in some of my work. If anyone cares to know anything specific, please do ask!, I love hearing from you! I have a website, www.ancientfuture.us, with pictures of my home and animals, painted ponies and crystals. I collect crystals and sell some, and I collect the TOPP Painted Ponies and have almost all of them, all the large editions, all the ornaments and all the snow globes.