My blogs

Blogs I follow

Industry	Arts
Occupation	Artist/Author/Jewelry Maker/Doll Maker/Fashion & Costume Designer for porcelain BJDs
Location	United States
Introduction	I am an illustrator, creator of Viriditas Crystals(unique crystal grid healing jewelry), and Faerie Dust Dolls, OOAK beaded art dolls & BJDs. I also dabble in photography. I design clothes for my porcelain ball-jointed dolls. I love watching the characters in my head come to life! I am inspired by nature, folklore, history, and my Christian faith.
Interests	animals, dolls, fairy tales & folklore, foreign languages & cultures (esp. Chinese, Korean & Russian), art of all kinds, textiles/fiber/needle arts, fashion & costume design, beading & jewelry, ethnic/traditional costumes, Korean & Chinese dramas, dance, music (singing & piano), children's books, history/archaeology/anthropology
Favorite movies	Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Anna & the King, My Wife is 18, Love on a Diet, Needing You, Handsome Suit, Lovely Complex, Russian fairy tale films, Indiana Jones, The Road Home, Scrooge (musical version), Anastasia
Favorite music	Chinese and Korean pop, Jaci Velasquez, Queen, classical music (piano, pipa, erhu, guzheng, koto, gayageum, sitar etc), Jana, Алсу, Согдиана , Daiqing Tana & Haya Band,
Favorite books	Holy Bible, Miss Happiness & Miss Flower, The Doll's House, Norah's Ark, Kissing Adrien, 还珠格格, Lights of the Veil, Imaginary Men, Lovely Complex (manga), Leo Tolstoy (mostly his short stories), Never the Bride