When I was little, I played dress up. A lot. At the time, I didn't give much thought to the items that made up my impromptu costumes; an old purse worked just fine as a cape if I wore it wrong. Things change, of course, so let me tell you my tale:

~~ I love the movie Office Space. The main character plays on the hypothetical question of: "What would you do if you had a million dollars?" Naturally, the question was supposed to help you find out what you would do with yourself if you didn't need a job to pay the bills, and therefore point out your ideal career.

My answer was MUCH different from the character in the movie: I would forever get lost in the world of the arts.

Don't get me wrong though, my favorite movie ever is Labyrinth. ^_~

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I am a single mother of two boys in Texas with a workroom/showroom set up in a spare bedroom of my home.
I have been known to sequester myself to this workroom, and sometimes I need to be dragged away when I'm into a project. I'll generally emerge long enough to shower and play referee/chauffeur/chef/entertainer/maid and so on.

I squeeze in the shipping and gathering of materials during brief outings, then I'll head back to my lair of curtains and wire. Sometimes I'll toss in a quick run before dinner. I'm a fitness nut.

My history?

Well, I found myself captivated with the arts early at thirteen with watercolors. Once in high school, I went through photography for three years, and touched a bit on drafting and journalism.

College directed me back toward the field after a quick stint with physics, my counselor suggesting an art major after I showed her my life size head made from Legos...

Yes, Legos. After the switch, I was much more comfortable studying art history, acrylics, and sculpting.

After starting a family, I became a stay at home mom and passed my time painting, and tinkering with some writing. Over the course of seven years, I had dappled a bit in modeling and discovered my extensive love for pencils.

During my divorce in 2008, I got a sewing machine from a pawn shop to keep my hands busy. I started out slow, trying to piece together a dress with a curtain I had, all the while keeping the curtain whole. (That way, should I fail miserably, I could take it apart and no one would know the difference. ^^;) I mostly succeeded after all was said and done, and eventually got brave enough to try making patterns through observation, trial and error.

So, while keeping us afloat with a part time waitressing job, I had eventually become good enough to start offering some of my pieces to friends to get their feedback. I got more than I bargained for when I came back with orders from friends of friends. After switching jobs again and again, I eventually found myself here; discovering the pirate, royalty, peasant, Spartan, alien, anime character, and movie hero (or villain) in as many people as I can.

I only hope I continue to grow through all endeavors I might take on, all the while providing affordable pieces of clothing or costume to anyone I can.