Effie Gates

ethelbertina@yahoo.com

Arts and Crafts:

I've been arting and crafting most of my life, but only recently have I been trying to tackle drawing as a skill. It was always something I thought I couldn't do... but the more I do it, the more pleased I am with my efforts, so I'm battling to keep myself motivated. I started a visual journal a couple of years ago and have kept up with it pretty consistently, moving from pages that were more collaged, to trying more drawing.

The Daily Grind:

Finds me juggling two jobs -- one (the main one) helping to maintain a University Library film collection, and a second job at a big box store in the evenings and weekends.

At Home:

My little brown house has recently been painted grey, and I live in it with my tabby cat Daniel Striped Tiger.