I a self-taught artist. I love mixed media, collage, altered art, dollmaking and bearmaking. I am also a self-taught seamtress.Sewing was my first love I have been sewing for over 30 yrs. I am a mother of 4 and Nanna of 8. I recently started painting again after taking BIG onling and am currently enrolled in Deep. I also love taking photographs with my Nikon d5000 I received for my 50 birthday present.