What words best describe you? Creative, loyal, intuitive, easy going, fun loving, makeup artist, mom
What is it that inspires you? Life, love, nature, people
What are you most grateful for? My two beautiful sons who give such joy, my life, my family, my health
What important values do you live by? Do unto others—be kind, life is hard, don’t make it more difficult
Life is…living, doing, being
Love is…acceptance & understanding, universal
Work is…good, hard
Biggest achievement so far…Oh gosh, I want to say my boys, but I just gave birth to them
Hardest thing you’ve ever done…Losing my mom & dad a few years ago, giving up smoking 25 years ago
Most impactful or favorite book…This is going to sound funny. I think it would be “Shogun,” by James Clavell. I read it when I was 14, and it totally fascinated me—learning about another culture
Least favorite word… “curated” It is good, it is useful, but it has been sooo overused of late
Where do you see yourself in five years? Aha my favorite question. I see my home scaled down, simplified. My sons will be 22 and 25, so I will probably be living by myself on this beautiful land with mountain views, in my comfortable modest modern home, with a painting studio & swimming pond…. my test garden—working on new organic vegan formulations, collaborating with my peers—experimenting with non-harmful ingredients for safe beauty products. I see myself mentoring young makeup artists and raising awareness about harmful ingredients.
