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I'm a maker living in Portland, Oregon with my family and many pets, filling up my days with a variety of projects.

I earned my BA in Interior Architecture in 1996 from University of Oregon, and was a commercial interior designer in Seattle from 1996-2001. I graduated with minors in Fine Art, Art History, Costume Design, and Architecture.

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Currently, I am a costume designer and fabricator for several dance and theater companies; Dance West, ACMA Theater Company, Vancouver Dance Theater, The Portland Ballet, Elevate, and Portland Festival Ballet. I have also written sewing books, taught online classes, had fine art shows selling in galleries and online, and for 12 years had a craft blog, Angry Chicken, which provided me with countless friendships and creative opportunities.

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I have a deep love for many things such as folk art, dark chocolate, reading, uncomfortable performance art, sketch comedy, music, cooking, textiles, marsupials, and nail art.

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I'm not very active on my blog anymore but am up to no good on Instagram.

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