About me

Industry	Arts
Location	Northeast, United States
Introduction	Cashmere, linen, wool, paper, vintage, recycle, upcycle, life cycle...I love stitching and sculpting the things which inspire me---------from gardens to the North Atlantic sea coast, vintage style and pretty faces...I love beautiful food, wild roses, textiles, warm beverages, hot soup, olive oil cake, old trucks, strawberry June, peonies on my birthday...
Interests	Botanicals, floral design, art dolls, puppets, toy theatres, papier mache, miniature worlds, stories, poems, cooking/baking/food/recipes, exploring nature, flower gardening, photography, sewing, knitting, making things with my hands, treehouses, gypsy wagons, trains, antique/classic cars and pickups, Amelia Earhart, pop-up cards and books, the Maine seacoast, French food and culture, vintage kitchen things, collecting things, etc
Favorite movies	Toast, Romantics Anonymous, Cosgrove Hall's The Wind in the Willows series, Suzie Templeton's Peter and the Wolf, Fairytale: A True Story, Matilda, Mary Poppins, Sound of Music, Caroline and Nathalie's The Maiden's Revenge, Roberto Benigni's Pinocchio, Life is Beautiful, The Adventures of Pinocchio, A Year in Provence, The Station Agent, Phoebe in Wonderland, Little Women, The Polar Express, Ratatouille, Monsoon Wedding, anything with Audrey Hepburn, Shaun the Sheep, Wallace and Gromit, delightful movies that use puppets and stop motion animation, Calendar Girls, Waking Ned Divine,Agnieszka Holland's The Secret Garden, Alfonso Cuaron's A Little Princess, Between the Folds, Cirque du Soleil, La Vie en Rose (2007), Rivers and Tides, The Barber of Siberia,Chocolat, Tortilla Soup, cooking shows, documentaries, travel shows
Favorite music	soothing instrumental, ethereal, jazz, Christmas music, my own songs : )
Favorite books	My book~ Puppet Magic: Evening in the Garden!, cookbooks, needlework, art and craft books, children's books, enchanting inspiring picture books, Man on Wire (Philippe Petit bio), nonfiction