Howdy! 23 years in Oklahoma City and I really need to explore something new out there! I have had a career in arts education,management and creating beautiful things. The most beautiful was my son Oz who currently resides in Yellow Springs Ohio in a dorm at Antioch College.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Well my son graduates Antioch this June. I want to visit the village and get a feel for it and hear him speak at graduation. I could crash in the dorms but I thought this would have me meeting more people this way.
I have been in Oklahoma building an art community for over 20 years and our political climate here is just heartbreaking. Its time to see what's out there. I want to visit Oregon, Colorado, California and New York. I want adventure to inspire new ways of looking at the world and new art.

Interests

Live music! Gypsey,folk,punk,classical...what do you have? I'm down. Favorite band is They Might Be Giants. Favorite poet is Neruda. Favorite classical guitarist is Pepe Romero. I went to college on a jazz trombone performance scholarship.
Take me to your galleries and museums and make me fall in love with your city!
I am a scenic by trade and have years of technical theater experience. I can paint big and fast and really well.
I am a hatmaker.
I am also a printmaker and love to carve and get inky!
I costume. I'm colorful. I've lived a silly life. I have stories to share by the fire.

• arts
• theater
• performing arts
• education
• traveling
• painting
• music
• live music
• jazz
• teaching
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer is a lovely read.
I love Sci Fi and heavy costuming.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Well, there was that one Christmas in Branson when I had to take care of an angry monkey on a leash wearing a diaper while giving pink slips to Russian acrobats.....

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to trade art for couchtime.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can listen. I can talk. I would love to know what makes you happy. I would love to see the local art and music scene. I travel with my own towel. (Thank you Hitchhiker's Guide) I would love to share my art with you.