mairedodd
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | currently undergoing intense training with my 3 zen masters - it's a lifetime commitment |
| Location | coastal new jersey, United States |
| Introduction | the universality of our very personal experiences and emotions and the ultimate balance in life - the bittersweet yin yang nature of it all - is the focus of my current work... as i delve deeper into the elemental more seems to be discovered... media are chosen to reflect the intention - resin and fabrics add light, while metals give backbone and weight... patina is often critical in telling the story... i subscribe completely to the aesthetic of wabi sabi... |
| Interests | art history, activism, nature, the environment, reading, metalsmithing, talking with my kids, live performances, learning |
| Favorite movies | the nightmare before christmas, lord of the rings, earth, brother bear, mr. smith goes to washington, the making of richard II, mulan, remember the titans, harry potter |
| Favorite music | all different kinds - but i do love dave matthews, foo fighters, the black keys |
| Favorite books | 'songs of ice and fire', reading lolita in tehran, lord of the rings, harry potter, siddhartha, to kill a mockingbird, children's poetry by shel silverstein, winnie-the-pooh, the house at pooh corner, secret life of bees, lord of the flies, hannah's daughters, wicked:the life and times of the wicked witch of the west, macbeth, hamlet, currently working through 'atlas shrugged' |