52 year old, spent 22 years in engineering untill I had shoulder problems, after 3 operations and another on the horizan, I took up card making, after a year, my cards were recognised, and I was recruited to Jem's designs ( they regulary appear on Create and craft tv.) Now I'm wanting to learn how to design my own images for my cards, hense Looked up gimp tutorials, So far I'm enjoying the learning curve, helped greatly with Mangalins tutorials!
Favourite Visual Artist
Thomas Kinkade
Favourite Movies
Diue hard (all of them) and Leon.
Favourite TV Shows
any soap
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Artic monkeys - Pendulum - Foo fighters
Favourite Books
Most horror books!
Favourite Writers
Stephen King
Favourite Games
I't long time since I played one!
Favourite Gaming Platform
X box ( love the interaction, the chance to make a complete prat of yourself!)
Tools of the Trade
My water colours, recently got onto acrylics, love modeling clay for small (usually animal) subjects. Also love anything paper based, (to the point my fella thinks I have issues lol).
Other Interests
Painting, pencil drawing, cross stitch, clay modeling, knitting, scrapbooking, card making.