All things beautiful are my passion. I enjoy anything that a masterful hand creates - writing, photography, visual arts, cooking, the human body, the human spirit, technology, our beautiful world . . . and so much more. As a young child, I was very curious and always wanted to know why something worked and how it worked. My mother encouraged me to explore almost anything that interested me. She allowed me to take apart old clocks and radios so that I could figure out how they worked. She also gave me free reign in the kitchen to create my masterpieces of flour, sugar, spices, and anything else...