FAQ

Q.   What’s your heritage?

A.    My mother is an English/African mix and my father is Indian/Portuguese.

Q.   Where did you grow up and why do you have an American accent?

A.    I grew up in the UK, an international ‘forward thinking’ community in India (check out Auroville here), and Kuwait. I developed an Americanish accent from the American school I attended in Kuwait, and from the strange hybrid accent that is usually spoken in Auroville. I used to have a proper cockney accent when I was a child.

Q.   Is New Zealand as beautiful as they say?

A.    New Zealand is stunning. That being said, I think England gets a bad rap as it is also a truly lush and beautiful country and in some ways quite similar to New Zealand. One of the most beautiful things about New Zealand is the Maori culture and the respect they have for their land... it adds immeasurably to the value people living here and travelling through perceive.

Q.   What camera do you use?

A.    I use a Canon point and shoot or my Sony Xperia Z compact. Despite my passion for art I have never been great at taking photos, so have not invested in high quality equipment.

Q.   What photo editing software do you use?

A.    I use GIMP, an easy-to-use freeware and also Picmonkey, an online photo manipulation program.

Q.   Who are your biggest online inspirations?

Q.   +LilacSprinkles - At 13 years old she inspired me beyond my inspiration-gauge limits. She is supremely gifted, gives detailed, wonderful quality tutorials on YouTube and is consistently thankful to all her followers. (‘I hope one day I can grow up to be just like you – oh wait, you’re ONLY 13!!!’) - Check her out here

+LLimWalker  - Also found on YouTube, this stunning half Chinese, half British lass is immensely talented and so easy to watch/listen to. She has an amazing sense of fashion and her photography skills and personality are icing on the veiwability cake. She is also very *beautiful* - Check her out here

Q.   Why ‘The Little Mew?’

A.    The small sound that kittens make is the thing that makes me happiest in this world. I used to rescue cats and take them home when I was a child and such responsibilities could be ‘shared lovingly’ with my parents. I would often hear that cute, vulnerable little sound and follow it to a kitten who needed a home. My spirit charms are also small, sweet and fragile creatures who want to be adopted :)