crown-maker
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Location | Wisconsin |
| Introduction | Some may see me as a mature woman. I see myself as being of mature years with the curiousity and optimistic expectation of a child. I am serious and staid, enjoying a "candlelite supper" with china, crystal, and silver,or light-hearted and spontaneous, packing the wine and goblets into a picnic basket with sometimes puposely mismatched tablecloth and napkins. Many of my best moments are spent walking with my husband, praying in church or by my icons, yoga stretching in the garden, following the play-lead of my grandchildren, delighting in a new recipe, or creating a vestment, hat, or design. I enjoy watching a good football game, baseball, and even basketball (thanks to my time in Lexington). The Kentucky Derby is my favorite non-holiday holiday, and Pascha (Easter) is my favorite holy-day. |
| Interests | Faith, Family, Conservation and Nature, Music, Art, Orthodox Vestment Making, Crown and Hat Making, Tradition and Respect, Hiking, History, Writing, Poetry, Fine Art, Flora and Fauna |
| Favorite movies | Singing in the Rain, White Christmas, Sweet Home Alabama, Little Women, A Child's Christmas in Wales |
| Favorite music | Chanticleer, anything by John Rutter, Gershwin, Les Miserables, Byzantine Chant, Russian Easter Overture, Violin Concerto in D by Tchaikovsky, Brahms Leibeslieter Waltzes,The Lover's Waltz by Jay Unger and Molly Mason, Lily's Eyes from The Secret Garden, |
| Favorite books | The Idiot by Dostoevsky, Selected Stories by Anton Chekov,A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis, Circle of Three by Patricia Gaffney, Little Women and A Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott (the last is a look into her early works and a peek at the "Jo" in her.), Nadia's Song by Soheir Kashoggi, Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Russia by Lubov Millar, Celtic Blessings: Prayers for Everyday Life compiled by Ray Simpson, The Gift of Peace by Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Night Gardening by E. L. Swann, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Prayers of Susanna Wesley, How Green Was My Valley by Llewellyn, Leaving Home by Garrison Keillor, If Teacups Could Talk by Emilie Barnes,plus lots more and soon to come: children's books and cookbooks! |
If mud is dirt plus water, what is clay?
Clay is the material of creation - it molds to the will of the sculpter who prays that there are no air bubbles left when it is ready to be fired. If air remains, the dream of the creation is shattered and only a faded memory remains.