Sharon Giesfeldt (van Ruiswyk)
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Gender | Female |
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Industry | Education |
Occupation | Artist and Art Historian |
Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
Introduction | Book binder, printmaker and sometime ukulele bass player with a fondness for Baroque music, Arts & Crafts designers and out of date technology. Always a student, always trying to learn something new about the world. As Dorothy Parker quipped "The cure for boredom is curiosity; there is no cure for curiosity." |
Interests | Book binding, wood engraving, sock knitting, dog sitting, guitar playing, and generally just learning new things |
Favorite Movies | Buster Keaton silents, Mic Macs, Abbot and Costello movies, anything with Vincent Price, SCI FI of all types (especially Star Trek, Dr. Who and time traveling) |
Favorite Music | The 3 Bs: Bach- Beatles and the Blues, Finger style guitar, Francesca and the 440 Hum, Larry Penn, The Fair Webbers, Led Zeppelin, Sandy Denny, Joni MItchell, Bonnie Raitt, Grace Slick and the Airplane, Anne Briggs, Bert Jansch, Alan Parsons |
Favorite Books | Whatever I am reading at the moment- most often an art textbook, knitting or jewelry book. Fiction-- tends to be historical or sci fi, steam punk or Steven King |
You've just inherited a manufacturing plant that specializes in plastics. What are you going to make?
Thneeds- making anything from plastic reminds me of the Lorax. I would much rather use biodegradable materials or make something from natural products. I rather make felt or paper, or yarn -- make a product that others can use to be creative and create a healthier and more beautiful enviroment