cooperwilly's profile

Education

• SWIC, art, hotel/rest. management - 1995 to 2002
• SIUE, art - 1972 to 1974
• bellevill east, art - 1968 to 1972

Work

• famous barr, mens fragrance - 1972 to 1975
• dick blick art materials, assistant - 2002 to 2004
• lavendar rose tea room, pastry chef - 1994 to 1995
• SWIC, assistant to art dept - 1999 to 2003
• FASTT, art therapist - 2007 to 2007
• Self, dog sitter - 1987 to 2007

More about me

hello...i'm a sculptor/artist/notice-er....i have been married for 32 yrs to a wonderful man, have 2 great children, and a fabulous granddaughter!...i believe in being kind, to people, animals and the earth...i love good music, all kinds....i am renovating my old italian 10 speed bicycle from many years past....i'm a hopeless romantic, i love odd signs( 'fresh meat hanging baskets" which was displayed at a local mini mall that housed a butcher shop and a garden center)...or 'chuck roast coke' on a small town grocers marquee... and i frequently mis-read signs (the sign said 'brushless car wash, and i saw 'ruthless car wash'...what do they do in there?)....or 7 holy flounders for 7 holy founders...pretty common, that one...

Activities

art, music...listening and playing.(i am teaching myself to play the accordion!...what a kick!) cycling, making things with my hands

Favorite Charities

goodwill, juvenile diabetes, my local senior citizens group

Favorite Music

lately: radiohead, U2, eric clapton, sigur ros, sufjan stevens, rossini, calexico, jon fogerty, joanna newsom, mellencamp, harry nilsson, stevie ray vaughan & double trouble, hank williams sr., stones, beatles, coldplay, pink floyd, the who, dave mathews band, jethro tull, allison krause & union station, jane's addiction.camper van beethoven....will keep adding...too many to list...i love rock n roll, and post rock indie music

Favorite Movies

bread and tulips, twin falls idaho, mars attacks, french kiss, accordion tribe,

Favorite Books

how 'bout authors:..p.d. james, agatha christie, ngaio marsh, p.g. wodehouse, travis christ

Favorite Quotes

"curiouser and curiouser"....and "chrissy, bring me the big knife!"....do you need to put quotes around quotes if they are in the favorite quote section?

Favorite Places

home

Favorite Animals

cats, dogs, birds,

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