Ok8e
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Designer |
| Location | West Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
| Introduction | I adore and love my son and daughter in a way I didnt previously know existed. They've instilled in my life a balance I wouldnt otherwise have, they're everything to me and I'm so proud of them. In my "past life" I was an apparel designer/product developer for those "mall" stores. It was an opportunity that gave me great experiences and opportunities, but it was well time to give up that fast paced lifestyle when kids came along. About the time my daughter turned 2, my creative juices felt the need to be exercised. I found myself drawn to the vintage textiles I found at antique fairs and markets. I began making things with these beautiful fabrics - for my daughter to wear, things for my home, things for my friends, thier kids, their homes. 7 years later, after a few missteps and more than a little inconsistency deciding what to do with my life, I'm finding the way to make sense of how to do what I love. Please visit my etsy shop at Ok8e.etsy.com! |
| Interests | creating, re-creating things to wear/things to live with/things others might want, reusing whenever I can, searching for and finding things I love that I sometimes can't part with, rescuing things and making them loved again, traveling, reading, exploring, biking, hiking, lounging, watching, perseverating, doing, listening, learning |
| Favorite movies | ANYTHING by Wes Anderson, movies that make me either laugh uproariously and inappropriately(The Hangover anyone?), or cry uncontrollably(most recently The Lovely Bones, My Sisters Keeper) |
| Favorite music | since my kids have taken over my ipod I forget! all I get to hear now is Fall Out Boy, All American Rejects, Green Day(whom I actually love), with a little MGMT thrown in? Oh now I remember, whatever Conor Oberst is doing, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fountains of Wayne, Led Zeppelin, Dave Matthews, Richard Hawley, Wilco, Lily Allen, and various old 90's stuff (REM Nirvana etc) I hear from years past and remember I love |
| Favorite books | To Kill a Mockingbird, Gone With the Wind, The Fountainhead |