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Date Joined: May 8, 2017
Last Online: December 3, 2023 Birthday: October 3 Country: United States |
Third grade teacher in suburb of Chicago. Started a Creative Journaling group for teachers at my school.
Married late in life. No children - except for a beautiful dog (Dogo Argentino) and a beautiful hairless cat!
I love garage sales, estate sales and thrift stores. Collect sugar and creamers, paper ephemera, and dollhouse miniatures.
In the past, I have traveled to many places around the world. Now I go to Door County, WI several times a year.
Have taken tons of art classes and workshops. Can't wait to retire (2021) and be a full-time artist.
Currently enjoying the My Brillant Friend books by Elena Ferrante.
Love to listen to books on my commute to/from work. Some that I really enjoyed are:
The Woman in White / Wikie Collins
The Forgotten Garden / Kate Morton
The Girl on the Train / Paula Hawkins
The Blood of Flowers / Anita Amirrezvani
The Painted Veil / W. Somerset Maugham
Purple Hibiscus / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Big Little Lies / Liane Moriarty
The Goldfinch / Donna Tartt
The Invention of Wings / Sue Monk Kidd
The Great Gatsby / F. Scott Fritzgerald
The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian / Sherman Alexie
White Tiger / Aarivind Adiga
Gone Girl / Gillian Flynn
State of Wonder / Ann Patchett
The Garden of Evening Mists / Tan Twan Eng
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan / Lisa See
Black Swan Green / David Mitchel
I also read non-fiction on art, creativity, and personal development.
drawing
painting - acrylics & watercolor
mixed-media
encaustics
collage
creating mandalas
doodling
coloring
book arts
upcycle art - like junk journals.
I also have done quilting I have a ridgid-heddle loom.
The Office
Seinfeld
Frasier
House of Cards
Breaking Bad
Veep
Mad Men
American Crime
Bloodline
The Killing
Downton Abby
Ephemera - most everything!
Texts other than English
Vintage - anything!
Tea & Coffee stained paper
Sheet music, book pages, illustrations
Labels, tags, bookmarks
Tissue paper, napkins, wrapping paper
Lace, ribbon, fibers
Greeting cards, notecards, stationary, postcards
Washi tape
Found objects
Beads
Floral, paisley, geometric
Boxes
Wizard of Oz
Halloween
Office Supplies
Art Supplies - pencils, markers, paint, ink, stencils, stamps, pastels
Herbal tea
Essential oils
Crystals
Caffine, cigarrette/cigar smoke, fruity or food scented items
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Comments
Thank you Christine for sending the ephemera train home and adding some extra “padding”! Hope you managed to find some cool bits!
Happy Birthday! I hope you are having a spectacular day. I wish you all the best. Take care, Judy.🎂🎈
Welcome to the OFAP group! Jump right into Morning Coffee or any other thread!