CURRENT MISSION

Glassify the World and make it a smaller place. Create things. Be open to new experiences

ABOUT ME

I used to be a conformist when I was younger but now I don't feel the need to be anything for anyone if it changes who I am. I am very open minded, easy going, respectful of others and willing to learn from people, this life and all it has to offer. I am 50 years old but very young at heart. I have an amazing boyfriend who I reconnected with after 20 years, and 2 equally amazing daughters.

I am a glass artist in my company, Ginkgoglass, which is housed in my detached "garagio." You are welcome to watch me work anytime.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe in love and tolerance, learning from everyone I encounter and from life.

Favorite Quotations:

"I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain."

Bene Gesserit litany against fear (anyone
remember reading those "Dune" books?

"AH! sweet mystery of life, at last I've found thee;
Ah! I know at last the secret of it all;
All the longing, striving, seeking, waiting, yearning,
The burning hopes, the joys and idle tears that fall!
For 'tis love, and love alone, the world is seeking;
And it's love, and love alone, that can reply;
'Tis the answer, ti's the end and all of living,
For it is love alone that rules for aye!"

Rida Johnson Young

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am really excited about hosting people in my home as well as meeting other people around the world as I travel.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have limited couchsurfing experience, but I love the philosophy of people simply helping each other and being open. I have had people who barely knew me in the glass working community open their homes to me and it has been a fantastic experience.

Interests

Laughing, Creating, Enjoying Life, Glass working, Glass blowing, Flameworking, Fusing Glass, Road Biking, Working out, Yoga, Meditation, Reading, Photography, Encaustic painting, Mixed Media, Travel, Spending Time With People I Love, Meeting new people, Exploring, Learning, Eating Good Food, Kayaking

• books
• photography
• dining
• yoga
• working out
• meditation
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• cycling
• kayaking
• communications

Music, Movies, and Books

There are too many to list!
I love foreign and independent films, and have read so many books, you would fall asleep if I listed them.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was lucky to move around a great deal as the child of military parents and have lived all over the United States, and in Rome, Italy and The Netherlands.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am happy to show you how I do glass work when you visit.

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