LOVES & INTERESTS
my family. friends. texture. shades of grey. print. pattern. possibility. worn-in jeans. anything design-related. thunderstorms. kindness. clean sheets. new socks. mountains. burritos. La Mexicana. owls. driving just to drive.

TALENTS
perception. collaboration. ability to compromise. endearing. being a good listener. working with my hands. mastery of the hunt and peck method. humility.

MUSES
Kiki Smith. Robert Rauschenberg. Anselm Kiefer. Sigur-Rós. Chan Marshall. Otis Redding. Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Alejandro González Iñárritu. Six Feet Under. Henry Miller. Shel Silverstein. Greek and Roman furniture design. Dave Chappelle.

TURN-OFFS
cigarettes. divas and rockstars. war. celebrity gossip. parking tickets. deception. insincerity. onions.

FACTOID
I used to have an imaginary friend named Greg, inspired by the Brady Bunch. My Mom had to put a seat at the table for him.