I love where I live; no matter where it is that I am living. I love learning about the history and culture of places: how a big city or tiny town can weave into a persons’ memory, how you can feel the need to plant a certain type of flower in your yard because when you smell it it makes you think of Morocco, or how people from a certain place all drink their coffee in a specific way. Much of my artwork and hand-drawn maps celebrates these places, this magic that connects us to places grand and small.

My books need to be made of paper, I want to hold them in my hands, smell them (yes, I understand that is a bit weird), write in them, and turn the page corners down. I’m ALWAYS reading, usually a fiction plus a non-fiction book at the same time. I belong to three libraries, snap photos of books I see when I am out and about, and always have a book in my handbag.

I often go to bed and lay there thinking about how nice it’s going to be to wake up and drink a cup of coffee.