title: KALIKA: The Many Faces of Kalika
author: Kalika Alper
description: Kalika Alper was born and grew up in San Francisco, California where a rich array of divergent people and cultures captured her imagination from an early age. When she was in high school her family moved to Las Vegas where she subsequently earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at UNLV. The diversity of living in two such dissimilar cities presented a rich tapestry of characters. And so she began to paint them, as well as incorporate them into her lifelong engagement in theatre, (playing primarily leads and character roles.) Subsequently, she began to transform herself into many different identities --- to enter yet another genre, and to create this portfolio of photos. Kalika`s interest in people stems from a fascination into the psyche that propels the visual aspect of individuality --- the myriad facial expressions and body language, as well as the choices people make to express themselves outwardly through color, clothing, hairstyle and adornments. It is these endeavors which ultimately led her to the creation of this book of photographs and paintings.
zlib_text: ALASK A HEAT
  
  LAYLA V ALENTINE
  
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  ONTENTS
  1 . Jess
  2 . Dustin
  3 . Jess
  4 . Jess
  5 . Dustin
  6 . Jess
  7 . Jess
  8 . Dustin
  9 . Dustin
  1 0 . Jess
  1 1 . Dustin
  1 2 . Jess
  1 3 . Dustin
  1 4 . Jess
  1 5 . Jess
  1 6 . Jess
  1 7 . Dustin
  1 8 . Jess
  1 9 . Jess
  2 0 . Dustin
  2 1 . Jess
  2 2 . Dustin
  2 3 . Jess
  2 4 . Dustin
  Epilogue
  Also by Layla Valentine
  
  Copyright 2 0 2 0  by Layla Valentine
  All rights reserved. Except for use in any review, the reproduction or utilization of
  this work in whole or in part by any means, now known or hereafter invented,
  including xerography, photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or
  retrieval system, is forbidden without the explicit written permission of the author.
  All characters depicted in this fictional work are consenting adults, of at least
  eighteen years of age. Any resemblance to persons living or deceased, particular
  businesses, events, or exact locations are entirely coincidental.
  
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