Paula
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Culture Consumer, Collector, Artist, Designer, Writer, Career Counsellor |
| Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Introduction | Paula Stenberg in her spare time is a mixed media artist. She specialises in collage, assemblage, ATCs, toy theatre and altered art. She has taught decoupage, collage on canvas, paper engineering and paper tole. She uses her talents in a variety of creative genres from art, writing, to graphic design; on a professional basis she is a certified career counsellor and artist facilitator. Paula has uniquely blended her academic and creative career by developing a portfolio of businesses: she is the managing-director of New Zealand Creative Enterprises, principal of CV Style and Career LifeStyle; and former owner of two retail art and craft stores (Scrapbookers' Delight Mega Store and Altered Art Alchemist boutique store).She has a Masters in Career Development (With Distinction) where she specialised with people who worked in the Arts, Culture, Entertainment, Media and Sports industries. |
| Interests | Here's my list (tmi ... I know): CREATIVITY:, Altered art, mixed media art, collage assemblage, collage, printmaking, architecture, paper sculpture, paper engineering, old world mechanical toys, automata, retro-futuristic objects, toy theatre, photo montage, digital image manipulation, paper tole, calligraphy, decoupage, nostalgia and ephemera collecting, antiques, graphic design, paper crafts, Victoriana, Victorian toys, steampunk, poetry, jewellery design and making, fashion design, INTELLECTUAL/ACADEMIC:, history, (ancient, Byzantium, Medieavel), cosmic-theology, archaeology, philosophy, metaphysics, quantum mechanics, technology, career counselling, personality profiling, linguistics, etymology, research, HOBBIES/SPORTS:, squash, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, herb gardening, cacti gardening, aromatherapy, fishing, beaches, long walks in NZ's native bush, dancing and gymnastics, |
| Favorite movies | Typical chick flicks: Beaches, Meet the Parents, Forest Gump, The Dead Poet's Society, You've got Mail, Dumber than Dumb |
| Favorite music | I like all kinds of music, very eclectic taste: Rock/House/funk/soul/some Hip Hop/ old stuff/new stuff/old blues and gospel. Finest downtempo/electronica/ reggae/dub/acoustic/live acts/ and atmospheric engineering |
| Favorite books | Just too many to share! I'm a rapacious reader but don't have any major favourites. Love picture books! Love and collect old annuals from the 30s - 70s. Collect old comics. |