Artists Exposed | Antietam
Antietam is one of those out spoken girls with a lot of positive energy with the hospitality of a Southern girl to match her genuine appeal. She documents her life through photos and snap shots which she posts to her blog. If you follow her life on Zivity and Tumblr, you really get a feel for her life and *who* she is. Check out the gorgeous Antietam - and her beautiful dogs, too!
Where did you grow up and how has it affected your modeling work?
I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I did have a brief love affair with California for the last year and a half but moved back to Pittsburgh at the beginning of December. I am not really sure if my modeling has really been affected by where I grew up, but Pittsburgh is a very blue collar working-class city, so you learn to shoot with little or no budget and really get creative with what you have available. The cool thing about living somewhere that is affordable is it gives you the chance to save money and travel.
What do you do primarily? Is it something you want to pursue seriously?
I have been a working hairstylist and makeup artist for the past 6 years. I love modeling but know that my shelf life (I'm older than i look) is going to be coming to an end here in the next few years. Especially since i wanna settle down and have a family within the next few years, and hair is a great job to have because of the flexibility that comes along with it. So to answer your question - yes, it is something that I will pursue more seriously, just not really while I am modeling.
What is your ultimate goal as an artist?
My goal is to make art that is fun to look at and makes you stop and go "huh?" . I don't really care about being pretty or sexy. Having posed with tarantulas crawling on my face as well as cockroaches and african millipedes, I just want to make pretty or not-so-pretty pictures that convey a mood or theme and evoke emotion. Usually my hopes are that the pics are just plain fun to shoot and to look at.
When did you decide that modeling was what you wanted to do? How did you get started?
I decided that I wanted to start modeling when I was 15. My cousin had started modeling for tattoo magazines, and I just thought she was the coolest thing ever. Once I turned 18, I started getting tattoos and doing some modeling for troma entertainment as well as acting in some of their films. everything just pretty much took off from there.
How did you discover Zivity? Has it changed your modeling journey? If so, how?
Hahah to be honest, I can't really recall how I found out about Zivity. Zivity is unique in that you get out of it what you put in. There are not many sites where you don't have to get nude unless you want to and still get paid and it's refresing to see such a self motivated site. With the guidelines for shooting, there really is something for everyone and you can be as creative as you want to be. You don't always have to worry about dumb shit like "do I show enough tits in this set". It's all up to you and I think thats a pretty rad concept!
What things are you passionate about?
Hmm...I am in love with so many things, hahah. This is just the tip of the iceberg so bear with me: modeling, acting, doing hair, spending time with people who matter, my amazing boston terriers, traveling, working out, dance parties, tattoos, daydreaming, drinking tea, learning new things, and challenging myself to always be the best person i possibly can be. I could go on for days but I won't bore you.
You mention your terriers a lot in your blog, what makes them special?
Twinkie is my 4 year old boston and she has been deaf since the day she was born. I think it makes her a little bit cuter than other dogs and she definitely has a huge personality because of it.
Moo is a little over 2 years old. On my move to california he started having seizures in Oklahoma. he had 16 in one morning and i thought we were going to loose him for sure. They put him on some meds and diagnosed him with k9 epilepsy. He has seizures now about every 2 weeks and currently gets 6 pills a daily, taking them every 12 hours. moo is my little boy though and I would not trade him in for the world. So many people tell me that he's an inconvenience and that I spend too much money and should have had him put down. Nothing makes me more furious than those statements. I feel that pets are like people and when i adopted him I agreed to give him the best life I possibly could. The fact that he is sick shouldn't change that. So my dogs are very special in the way that they need me just as much as I need them.
Do you think that the value of an animal's life is higher than a person's? If so, why and how?
Not higher but not of any less value. They are living creatures with the capacity to love and trust unconditionally. A pet is much like a baby - they rely on you to feed them and care for them. They need you to care for them. If you wouldn't abuse a child then why so an animal. In my eyes it's no different.
What is the craziest thing that has happened during a shoot?
The day before my 21st birthday I was shooting for Rockin Bones magazine. We had me dressed like a doll and I was destroying stuffed animals and melting barbies. Well I lit the one barbie on fire and the photographer went to stomp it out and the barbies head came off and melted to the flesh on my leg. Not really crazy but pretty gnarly for sure.
What is your favorite tattoo of yours? What does it mean?
Hahah I have so many that I love I can't really say I favor one over the other. Every time I get a new tattoo I become obsessed with it and it becomes my "favorite" one for a while. Very few of my tattoos have any meaning, however the ones that do have meaning are for people that are important in my life. For example, I have tattoos with and for both of my ex husbands..yes folks count em, two ex husbands lol. I don't regret getting them though because they represent a time in my life and have memories both good and bad that go along with them. I'd like to think that those experiences helped make me the person that I am today.
Did you make any New Years Resolutions? If so, what?
I don't really make resolutions. I don't need a certain time frame to make changes to my life. In the new year though, I would like to learn how to drive (at 28, I never learned), travel more, and just do things that inspire me to be a better person.
How would you describe Zivity to someone who has never heard of it before?
Never heard of zivity? Send me a message and I'll send ya an invite..p.s did I mention there's a lot of naked chicks?
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