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I paint very fast and in an expressive way. I
rarely spend more than two to three hours
on a painting.
When did you become a vegan?
I’ve been vegan since I was around 12 years old or
over half my life now. People often exclaim, ‘Wow, that’s
so long! How do you do it?’ But for me it’s just my life. It’s
not like I’m actively trying every day to be vegan. I think
it’s really ‘easy’ when it comes from a place of passion. I
never feel cravings for real meat or cheese or anything
because they’re not foods to me—they’re dead animals.
There’s so much misunderstanding about veganism and
it makes me sad but I’m happy to have a voice as a cam
girl. I’m not interested in ‘converting’ anyone or lecturing
but it makes me happy to know people that may have
never been are exposed to the idea of veganism
because of me.
What do some of your tattoos mean to you?
Most of my tattoos are pretty simple and are just things
that I love (dogs, tea, elephant) or from a tattoo artist I
like’s flash sheet (bees, houses…). I do have a tattoo on
my arm which is a single line drawing of lavender which
is supposed to be for my MFC chatroom. Some of my
member friends have put a v on the end of their name
like mine and I call them lavenders. Lavender smells
fucking great and is very calming so is a good word for
my favorite people in the world. My newest tattoo is
an image of houses with birds flying above—I picked it
from a flash sheet so it’s just a coincidence but there are
17 birds which I really like. 17 is a lucky number for me
now—my birthday is the 17th of August but 2017 was
the best year of my life so far and now I love the number
even more.
How can fans stay in touch with you?
Find me on Twitter @vheidiv & Instagram @instaheidiv.
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