JoDee Costello
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Retired Spanish teacher, active artist |
| Location | Gunnison, Colorado, United States |
| Introduction | I've been making things since I was very young. My first-grade notebooks are full of doodles and drawings. My mom sewed, and on her classic black and gold, 1945-era Singer, I started sewing pieces of fabric together, then doll clothes, and by 7th grade I was making my own dresses for school. I began college in 1968 as an Art major, and continued to experiment with many different media. As a young married woman (age 20!) I began making all my gifts at Christmas time for family members: ornaments, stuffed animals, and many other things. I made curtains and re-upholstered furniture for all the houses we lived in. I took inspiration from every source: magazines and books, nature, museums, stores and TV shows. I've tried pottery, oil painting, water-color painting, fabric crafts of all kinds, knitting, crochet, paper collage, beading and jewelry making, shell crafts, furniture painting, paper-mache creations, doll-making, quilting.....you name it, I've probably given it a try. I still get excitement from seeing something that makes me think, "I CAN DO THAT!!", and I go home and get started. |
| Interests | Arts and crafts, knitting, reading, cooking and eating, wine, nature walks, golf |
| Favorite music | New favorite: Paul Thorn. Also: Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Leon Russell. Music from "Aida" and "Les Mis". Paul Simon. |
| Favorite books | All books by Barbara Kingsolver and Isabel Allende. Travel books. Bill Bryson books. Historical novels. |