Lize van der Merwe

I'm complicated! I think way too much, but sometimes I trust my instinctsI love art although my drawing skills aren't that good. Art is something more than painting or sculptures . . . Its in photography, fashion, music, writing and dance. I'm an eternal optimist and I dream big! I have no doubt (OK, maybe 0.00003123% of doubt, but I never let it get me down!) that I can make it happen. I'm far from perfect and have a lot of problems, but perfection is boring and overrated. I like being different, and although I'm still figuring out my style, I never want to go for the obvious. The reason I want to become a designer, is not only because I love fashion and can't imagine myself doing anything else, but because the world needs me! They need my views on fashion, my original ideas! =] Look for my clothing line Vivid Electra™ in stores within the next 9 years! I'm so inspired by Alexander McQueen: He changed the industry and just open new doors. His ideas were innovative and . . . legend, for lack of better word! The performing arts is a big part of my life, too! Acting, dancing and making music (instrument only - my singing resembles a hoarse penguin that's getting brutally slaughtered!) is so important in my life. I'm trying to teach myself not to be such a perfectionist, but I am who I am! I have a lot of ideas and dreams, and I have no intention of waiting for my Someday. I'm a vegetarian because I love animals! Traveling is always an amazing experience for me, but I admit I'm a city girl! I can't spent much time in a small town in the middle of no where, especially if I know i'm hundred of miles away from the ocean! Photography is something very close to my heart! Abstracts. mostly. I love God and I'm not ashamed to admit it! We all make our own choices and have our own opinions; its wrong to judge people just because they choose or like things that you don't approve of. To each his own! I'm motivating myself to go searching for those opportunities that, despite what people say, isn't a once in a lifetime thing! Like I said, I'm complicated, but if I were any simpler, I wouldn't be me.