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Designer Profile
About Me
I was first inspired by independent designers back in 2000 as Volunteer Coordinator for The Maine Festival. After a few years of Maine Fest, a few nutty summers in downeast Maine helping friends open a restaurant, and one most excellent summer in Deer Isle, I landed in in the studio of Dina Varano; she taught me all the basics so I could help her produce her line of jewels.
Who or what inspires you?
Who:
Billy King and all the creative misfits in SMA, Mexico: SterlingQuest.com. Artists across all mediums. My friends, my niece and nephews, MerGirl and all that fabulous fabric flowing all around her store...Frock.
What:
fabric
food! like the garlic shoots in my kitchen, & strawberries cut in half
architecture - bridges especially
flowers
subway stations
the beach, tidal pools
any trip to another country
What is your favorite music?
To name a few: Feist, Nina Simone, Ali Farka Toure, Madonna, the Divinyls, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Greg Brown, Kate Shrock, Patty Griffin, Lucinda Williams, Neko Case, BRMC, Modest Mouse, Shuggie Otis, Bill Withers, Battiste.
What is your favorite food?
the list would be too long....
