collage, dada, martha stewart, paper, fabric, typewriters, juxtapositions, fatima, sea shells, birds, dumpster diving, alters, saints, the unkown museum, vignettes, joseph cornell, this american life, most things botanical, interior decor magazines, daydreaming, japanese magazines,"green" living, butterflies, fleur de lis, diy, altered books, assemblage, flea markets, kcrw, painting, color, words - especially words that start with A.
artists, conspiracy theorists, other drummer marchers, daydreamers, outside "the box" thinkers, mavericks, salmon swimming upstream, and inspirational role models.