lspeights

I am a twenty-something teacher from Texas. This will be my first year teaching and I am excited for this new adventure. I have two pets, Woody- a terrier mix dog and Presley- a tortoise shell cat.

During my spare time I like to photograph everything, but I like to focus on details and macro photos including animals and flowers.

I am addicted to Pinterest and spend a lot of time finding new recipes and painting techniques to try.

I like things with a lot of color and tend towards modern style patterns.

I love to make new things! Currently my passion is doodling. my favorite medium is Prismacolor markers. You can never have too many!

I also enjoy painting with acrylics. My artistic style tends more toward the abstract. I draw inspiration from the following artists:

• Jackson Pollock
• Georges Seurat
• Vincent van Gogh
• Yayoi Kusama

I am working towards using mixed media on canvas.

Painting pottery is another hobby. I especially enjoy making pieces to give to others. I have painted plates, mugs, bowls, and picture frames among other things. I would like to learn about wheel-thrown pottery and creating dishes from scratch.

Other favorite crafts are scrapbooking and sewing.

• Anything Teal, Turquoise

• Gilmore Girls, Bones, Dexter, Grey's Anatomy, Walking Dead, 30 Rock, New Girl

• Books: The Time Traveler's Wife, Darkly Dreaming Dexter Series-Jeff Lindsay, Hunger Games

• Favorite Author- Jodi Picoult: I have read all of her books. I love her writing and how she incorporates research into her novels.

• I am a beginner quilter and have acquired a lot of fabric and I realized that I am a fabric hoarder! There are so many awesome patterns that it is hard to not buy them all!

• Succulents & Cacti: Fun to look at and hard to kill.

• My balcony garden, personalized with my painted pots and various plants.

• I collect decks of cards and keychains.

• My favorite animal is the mountain gorilla.

• I love to travel and visit new places.

• In my spare time I make dog toys from fleece.