CURRENT MISSION

"Sock it on to others as you would have them sock it to you." - Sly & the Family Stone

ABOUT ME

40, Chicagoan, who draws and thinks for a living. I am so thankful my work brings me to wonderful places to explore.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'd love to host more in my Chicago home, but I tend to be too much of a moving target these days. Currently, I am planning a big European trip July-August to speak, teach and sitesee. Itinerary: London, Brighton, Brussels, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Berlin, Hamburg, Copenhagen.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A past boyfriend hooked me on couchsurfing on our trip in New Zealand, July 2011. Those three families were all WONDERFUL hosts.

Interests

Midcentury design, world's fairs, animals, pets, drawing, printmaking, photography, amusement parks, oddball museums.

• animals
• pets
• design
• photography
• drawing
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: I love to learn, but I'm much more of a hands-on learner than a book learner. I nearly never read fiction. My favorite book is Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder by Lawrence Weschler. I am an avid library patron always perusing non-fiction books on whatever my brain is buzzing on.

Movies: I am huge movie fan. I love heist movies, Bond movies. My two favorite movies ever are Harold & Maude and Juliet of the Spirits. Recently loved the movies I Am Love, Beginners. I dig Soderbergh, Kubrick, Cholodenko, Herzog, Greenaway, Fincher. I love nearly all movies, except horror and animation.

Television: Mad Men, Sherlock, Downton Abbey, House, Law & Order (mothership + CI, can't hack SVU), The Americans.

Music: I'm rusty on music. The last new band I really got into was The White Stripes. Nearly hung a poster over my bed. Generally, I default to the stuff I grew up with: America, Little River Band, Cat Stevens, Harry Nilsson. Turn on an oldies station and I am a happy camper. I am an unapologetic, unironic fan of Tom Jones. That man has pipes!