Hmm, I'm a 50-something, part time Multimedia Artist , Textile Art Goddess and full time health care worker. I actually love doing both art and health care. I live on the edge of Portland Metro in a burb called Clackamas.
I am have 3 adult children that I gave birth to who call me mom. I also am most fortunate to have one wonderful young man named Brian in my life, (my daughter Ramie's SO). He has stuck with Ramie...loved her, and cared for her through thick and thin (and her MS diagnosis). He calls me mom too and he cares for me and looks after me better than some of my own children. They all tolerate me and are still struggling to raise me to be a responsible adult. I also have one grandson (who I love dearly), and he exists mostly because my youngest daughter never did respond to my threats about no one making me a grandparent till I said I was ready to be one. My son also ignored this rule and on Jan5th 2007 he and his SO Karyn made me a grandmother for a second time, to a beautiful little girl named Maddie.
I also had a 16+ year old dog named Sheba, (a chow/shepard mix who went to doggy heaven on Oct 8th, 2006), and now, with Sheba gone, my main 4-legged companions are 4 Manx-mix cats who are certified feline terrorists that are probably on the Homeland Security "watch list"....if they aren't they should be.
I paint, I create art quilts, wearable art and wild art dolls, I sculpt, I do mosaics and I tinker with creating new things using new & recycled materials. I have 3 serious addictions: garage sales, fabric stores and art stores. To the best of my knowledge there is no 12-step program for any of them. I am an occasional smoker, a social drinker, & I love to cook.
I am outspoken and pleasantly eclectic ( or so my friends tell me), I am also free spirited, and passionate about life. My BIG dream is to create an owner-built alternatively constructed house before I check out. If you need to know more about me ...ask
