A well travelled artist who loves meeting new people. I guess that could apply to many on here. I live in my van, spend summers working in the UK and explore warmer climates in winter. I can't host at the moment but this will change and I look forward to hosting new friends in the future.

My life so far has been filled with making stuff, making art, travelling, friends, experiences carved into my brain and too many things to mention in several weeks of drinks down the pub. I know for sure I am living my life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I can't believe it took me so long! I travel a lot in a campervan so don't often need a couch and a lot of my long haul trips were before the smartphone! I would have used it a lot on some of them. I'm looking forward to those new people I'll meet and future good times with new friends. When I return to more normal living arrangements I look forward to hosting and returning all of the wonderful hospitality I have been fortunate to receive worldwide. I plan to have a shared art space so that I can host artists and let them have some studio space as well.

Interests

• arts
• sailing
• art
• telling stories
• sculpture
• natural world
• listening to stories

Music, Movies, and Books

One flew over the cuckoo's nest. Dictionary as my spelling is bad. Coroline. 7 years in Tibet (book not film). Nick Cave (visual artist and also the one who does amazing music), Maker Faire, Flaming Lotus Girls, Shortbus, Headvig and his angry inch, The Cure, Orbital, Devil makes 3, PJ Harvey, Pixies audiobooks, lots and lots and lots of other stuff...... How to weld. Art books. Louise Bourgeois. Misfits. Dan Savage. Game of Thrones, Serpico (Al Pachino), The Forest of Kells (Irish animation), Hunger Games

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Taught welded metal sculpture class to teenagers. The best job ever. The kids were amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

erm.. Teach? Welding / cooking / maybe some gardening, Learn? Always something to learn from someone. Green living and technologies? More French or Spanish? Share? Well cooked meals / humour / good times.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking skills, happy to do the washing up, a game of backgammon...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Egypt, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Scotland, United States