Artist Statement:
I CREATE ART BECAUSE I MUST. IT IS A NECESSARY EXTENSION OF MY LIFE. IT IDENTIFIES AND SUBSTANTIATES MY EXISTENCE. IT IS MY PROFILE AND MY LEGACY. I WANT TO INTRIGUE AND ENTERTAIN. I WANT TO INITIATE WONDER AND QUESTIONS. I WANT TO COMMUNICATE MY THOUGHTS, DREAMS AND DESIRES. MOST OF ALL, I WANT TO BE!
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BIOGRAPHY - 'MY ART IS NOW MY VOICE'
Ione's art has shown nationally since 1998 when, after years of world travel, a successful television, radio, theatre and film career in the...more