In New York, I get a tremendous amount of ideas by looking at the paintings and the sculptures, adapting artistic endeavors to crafts. There is a lot of inspiration around us that we can see every day and turn into projects.

There is no single recipe for success. But there is one essential ingredient: Passion

Fifty-seven percent of Americans are do-it-yourselfers, craftspeople, and artisans and makers.

Over the years, I learned so much from mom. She taught me about the importance of home and history and family and tradition. She also taught me that aging need not mean narrowing the scope of your activities and interests or a diminution of the great pleasures to be had in the everyday.

I must reclaim my good life and I must return to my good works.

In New York, I get a tremendous amount of ideas by looking at the paintings and the sculptures, adapting artistic endeavors to crafts. There is a lot of inspiration around us that we can see every day and turn into projects.

I'm not a sponge exactly, but I find that something I look at is a great opportunity for ideas.