Model, Mermaid, Painter, Rapper, Acrobat, Belly Dancer, Stilt Walker… Adelaide Marcus embodies the essence of Owning Your Own, with every facet of her art as an asset to her profession.

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• Introductions and Updates
  
• In-Person Interview – Adelaide Marcus
  
• Outro Song – “Imagine That” – Rapalaide featuring The Piper (2013)
  

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• Adelaide came to the studio on a unicycle. (3:00)
  
• ArtbyAdelaide.com has all of her skills listed. (4:25)
  
• Psychology was her original intention when going to school.  (5:00)
  
• She has never had a regular job; she has only done her artwork and craft.  Ties in her psychology background.  (5:20)
  
• Adelaide’s dad was a big inspiration for her art, he’s a successful artist in El Paso Texas. (8:00)
  
• Her mom is a dancer. (10:00)
  
• She visited Peru and gained true inspiration to actually take her art and make it a tangible way to  (10:30)
  
• Belly Dancing is the only routine thing she does weekly; Adelaide teaches belly dancing in Ocean Beach. (12:00)
  
• Expression of thoughts and ideas through paintings (13:00)
  
• Mermaid entertainment is done with sister and hired for parties in Malibu and various areas for water-themed events. (14:09)
  
• Current website features the second iteration. (16:40)
  
• Shimmysisters - Adelaide and sister’s belly dance company. (19:00)
  
• Standard pricing keeps the value of what you do consistent.  Undercutting others devalues what you do. (20:00)
  
• The facets are all under the umbrella of ART. (22:30)
  
• Personal relations to art through poetry coupled with the painting.  (25:00)
  
• GOOD CONTENT is key – Adelaide shares her art with various social networks, media and website. (25:30)
  
• Rapalaide – her rap “persona” (26:00)
  
• Now getting into “merch” (27:00)
  
• “Intentions” has the meanings behind the paintings on her blog. (28:00)
  
• 23 Videos on Vimeo. (29:00)
  
• Imagine That - Rapalaide Video (30:ish)
  
• Her “Characters” are different facets of her art (31:00)
  
• Art about Art (34:30)
  
• Imagine That – Featuring the Piper (2013)