Thursday, 30 June 2016

Nice to Meet You Christine Turek from Christine Turek Photography


I am thankful for everything.
- Christine Turek
Montreal | Canada
Photo, courtesy of Christine Turek

T H E   I N T E R V I E W • 
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What do you love about yourself?
My sense of humour.


What is your to-go herb?
Cilantro.


What is the first thing you grab when you have a cold?
A kleenex?


Name a person who has influenced your journey thus far. 
My old photography teacher David Miller, he let me do what I wanted to do. 


What have you been reading lately?

I haven't been really reading but more studying Portraits from North American Indian Life by Edward S.Curtis.



What are the three destinations of your dreams?

- Iceland
- Fiji
- Sedona



How would you describe your fashion style?
Jane Birkin


For you, Art is...
Life.


What are you thankful for?
Everything.





Connect with Christine Turek here: @christineturek
Photos, courtesy of Chrstine Turek

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The Nice to Meet You Interview is Aile Rėve's signature. It is our way to soulfully connect with the artist and visionary. The NTMY allows us to take off for a voyage into the furthest reaches of their mind, with love, humility, and poetry.

Anaëlle Naná Moon Oyå
Mermaid-in-Chief @AileReve 

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Nice to Meet You Carlia Helm • Dare to DREAM Series


My dream in life is to comfortably fit yoga, meditation and healthy eating to be my daily routine!
To retire on my private island where I'd grow my own food supply, sail the waters whenever I please on my custom yacht, fly where I desire on my exclusive jet, and have lived successfully as an artist, journalist, designer, media specialist, visual creative director, lifestyle / abstract photographer, videographer, producer, writer, film director, cinematographer, art curator turned professor, interior design mood artist, private chef, the illest mom ever, blessed wife to have, mentor, and the creator of a non profit that educates in the arts and create a platform that abused souls can seek refuge and most importantly spread love !

-  Ms. Carlia Helm
Houston, Texas 


T H E   I N T E R V I E W • 
  Health and Lifestyle Edition
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If there was a movie produced about your life, who would play you and why?

Zoe Saldana; her range in characters is arousing -- martial arts, sexiness, with a mixture of craziness, yup!




  Tell us two things that make you smile.
God's grace that allowed me to know what LOVE is and the untimely perfect flaws in the power to create Art.



What do you love about yourself?

I love that I am forever evolving, giving myself insight to different stages of life. I love that I can recognize pain as a form of growth I call it "growing pains" which help me endure long suffering. I love that God chose me to embodied endless gifts and talents and to be passionate about them. I love my old soul, and my forever young spirit. I LOVE being Bold without saying! I love being unconsciously cocky, and the royal reign that enters a room before my physical being and follows my vicious march out. I love my mystical side as well as my southern drawl. I love that I have the enrichment of GRITS (Girls Raised In The South). I love that my risky side has allowed me to experience some pretty awesome things that a camera couldn't capture but the memory to tell the tail gives others a chance to visit that journey with me all over again! I love my imagination and my multiple alters that live outside the mind ! I love that I never chose the option of giving up. I love that I know how to pray!



What is your to-go herb?
Ginger Canabis




What is the first thing you grab when you have a cold?
Airborne; Lemon, Honey, Ginger, Alkaline water





Name two people who influenced your journey thus far 

Martha Stewart in branding, capitalizing on her variety in home goods from the kitchen to the bedroom, bathroom to great outdoors, then back in the office, home décor etc... That's where I plan to take my art and even further by having such a strong passion for photography, I plan to offer a wider range of home decor as well. 

And Shonda Rimes and her brilliance of storytelling and writing capabilities I'd write series I love the never-ending story concept over a motion picture / film. 




What have you been reading lately?

Books with affirmations, exotic healing stones, yoga and meditation daily scriptures, The Secret, Laws of Attraction, Top 100 Artists dead or alive.



What are the three destinations of your dreams?
Tours of Africa, Europe, and Asia




How would you describe your fashion style?
Vintage, Custom, Dope, Risky, Prints, Textures, One of Ones




What are your favorite quotes of the moment?


"Sure I feel sad, hurt, frustrated, and even angry at times... but none of these feelings have the power to stop me from growing. This too shall pass."

"Sow good seed reap good fruit." #sixwordstories

"Learn something new, become something new" #ArtXhArt





Tell us one thing people would be surprised to know about you. 

I took my reign I delivered my son, very powerful experience, and snuck and videoed the process and followed up and consumed my placenta.





For you, Art is...

The Air I breathe, my never ending, my life, my outlet, my form of expression, and my future source of income.






What are you thankful for?

The power of discernment, super natural capabilities, thankful that no one has the power to be me.



According to you, what is the purpose of life?
Creating my own reality. 






Connect with here: @ArtXhArt | @Runawayheirs@uncorkme
Photos, courtesy of Carlia Helm

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The Nice to Meet You Interview is Aile Rėve's signature. It is our way to soulfully connect with the artist and visionary. The NTMY allows us to take off for a voyage into the furthest reaches of their mind, with love, humility, and poetry.

Anaëlle Naná Moon Oyå
Mermaid-in-Chief @AileReve 

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Nice to Meet You Ox • Dare to DREAM Series


My dream in life is just to create and help others.

- Ox, Fashion Designer
Greenville, SC


T H E   I N T E R V I E W • 
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If there was a movie produced about your life, who would play you and why?

Jaden Smith because he's just an extraordinary character. He's a natural, like his father and his mother. He's a true actor.




Tell us two things that make you smile.
The Universe and the Moon.




What do you love about yourself?

I know I'm different, and I don't give a fuck. (laughs) I'm always happy, you know. I'm always positive. I love to bring laughter out of people.





What is your to-go herb?
Mary-Jane



What is the first thing you grab when you have a cold?
Hmm. Tissue... to blow my nose. (laughs)



Name two people who influenced your journey thus far 


Childish Gambino; he is inspiring because he’s done so much in little time. He's the best actor / rapper known today. Frozen , the Disney movie. He the best American poet right now. He's just awesome. He’s an all-around guy, his videos are very creative. 


My mother because I have seen her raise 6 kids by herself and stay strong. We were not easily good kids. But the way she kept her character through it all... she’s a phenomenal strong woman. She knew what she had to do.





What are the three destinations of your dreams?

Dubaï, New York, and Africa. I would start in South Africa and Swaziland.




How would you describe your fashion style?
Me. Just being creative. Knowing colours that flow with each other.







What are your two favorite quotes of the moment?

"It’s nothing to it but do it." 

"It’s not what you know, it’s who you know." That’s a classic!



Tell us one thing people would be surprised to know about you. 

(Sigh) I am a goofball. I'm weird. (laugh) I'm a happy goofball. I’m a sweet happy goofball. My love is universal. And love is everything. Not just one thing, you know. It's the way the wind flows, the way the rain falls from the sky. Love is our light, it’s unbreakable. It doesn’t stop. Everyday I send my love to the Moon. My love is out there...



For you, Art is...
…my life. You know what I mean. It’s a voice for me, for the artist. 




What are you thankful for?

Creation.



According to you, what is the purpose of life?

To be all you can be. To be yourself. And just to be happy, stress free. We’re not on earth to be stressed but to be happy, help one another to succeed in life. 






Connect with Ox  here: @quietconfident
Photos, courtesy of Ox.

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The Nice to Meet You Interview is Aile Rėve's signature. It is our way to soulfully connect with the artist and visionary. The NTMY allows us to take off for a voyage into the furthest reaches of their mind, with love, humility, and poetry.

Anaëlle Naná Moon Oyå
Mermaid-in-Chief @AileReve 

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July Editorial • Celebrating the Blessings Moon • Written by Naná Moon Oyå


M E R M A I D •  N O T E
It's early in the morning. It's just me, birds in the sky, fresh coffee,
a cool breeze, my laptop and my peace of mind.
I'm in South Carolina, in my temporary outdoor office; 
editing my first editorial —ever written in the States.
I closed my eyes for a moment, remembering 
the days I used to pray for this.

Flowing with the graceful energy of the Moon,
the time is truly ripe to Celebrate the Blessings Moon. 

Written on June 2, 2016
by Naná Moon Oyå
Photo: Erica Muse

Wednesday, 8 June 2016

Nice to Meet You Walter Spencer • Soulful Entrepreneur at Tribū Base and Bring Your Tribe


I'm an entrepreneur from Greenville, South Carolina that loves to live and live to love.  I am 21 years of age, born on November 13th, 1994. My horoscope is none other than Scorpio, can't get any better than that right? My dream in life is to be successful in every way possible and make a mark in the world we live in. I crave change and would love to be the one bringing it.

- Walter Spencer (Walt)
Up and Down I-85 (Greenville, Charlotte, Atlanta) |  (USA)
Photo, courtesy of Walter Spencer

T H E   I N T E R V I E W • 
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What do you love about yourself?
What I love most about myself is the fact that I'm not afraid to speak my mind or take chance on anything. Everything about me and my character is extremely distinct and I love it!



If there was a movie produced about your life, who would play you and why?
I would have to say Will Ferrel, because he has an outstanding sense of humour, knows how to make light of any tough situation, and has a distinct character.




Name two people who influenced your journey thus far 
My cousin Jaime Vaughn, who was my childhood mentor in my eyes as well as today. My father Walter Spencer who taught me the hustle since I started walking and detail by detail prepared me for what life is as an adult.


For you, a Visionary is...
... someone who sees their future and step by step executes the imaginative thought the way they see fit.


What are the three destinations of your dreams?
I would have to say Dubai, the Moon, and the bottom of the ocean to see what unknown creatures exist. 




How would you describe your fashion style?
I pretty much just put on the first thing I see, unless it's time to get GQ fly.




Tell us two things that make you smile.
In all honesty, everything literally makes me smile. I tend to have a smile on my face 24/7 due to the fact that I live on the positive side of the universe.




What are your two favorite quotes of the moment?
"If you can't change the people around you, change the people around you." 
"Life is what you make it."



Tell us one thing people would be surprised to know about you. 
I was featured on a sex blog my freshman year of college.



For you, Art is...
Art is when you see the beauty in something; anything!




According to you, what is the purpose of life?
Life is to be carried out how you want to carry it. You have to understand that it's your life and it's ONE life so you HAVE to do exactly what you want the way you want. Be successful, have fun, eat good, adventure, love, but most importantly, just live because everyone lives but not everyone lives. Regret is the antagonist in life... Go for it, don't hold back, and last but not least, don't look back.

Connect with Walter Spencer here: @walterrspencer  | @bringyourtribe  | @tribubase
Photos, courtesy of Walter Spencer

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The Nice to Meet You Interview is Aile Rėve's signature. It is our way to soulfully connect with the artist and visionary. The NTMY allows us to take off for a voyage into the furthest reaches of their mind, with love, humility, and poetry.

Anaëlle Naná Moon Watå
Mermaid-in-Chief @AileReve 

Friday, 3 June 2016

Nice to Meet You Bueze Nnodim from Well Known Visuals


My dream in life is to inspire others with what I do, hoping everyone in my circle eats.

- Bueze Nnodim, Nigeria & Down Souf



• T H E   I N T E R V I E W • 
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If there was a movie produced about your life, who would play you, and why?
There is a movie produced about my life already. Well, kinda sorta. The movie is "Dope". The main character describes me as a whole except for the being in the band part.




What do you love about yourself?
I love how open I am and easygoing




What have you been listening on repeat lately?
Lil'Uzi Vert, Play Boi Carti, Madein Tyo




Two things that make you smile.
I smile at everything.




Name two people who have influenced your journey thus far.
Van Styles and Darren Miller 




Three destinations of your dreams.
Atlanta, Los Angeles back and forth, then whatever follows.




How would you describe your fashion style?
Whatever I like I wear.



For you, Art is...
...life.



According to you, what is the purpose of life?
Survival of the fittest. To see who makes it at the top.




Photos, courtesy of Bueze Nnodim

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The Nice to Meet You Interview is Aile Rėve's signature. It is our way to soulfully connect with the artist and visionary. The NTMY allows us to take off for a voyage into the furthest reaches of their mind, with love, humility, and poetry.

Anaëlle Naná Moon Watå
Mermaid-in-Chief @AileReve