Tag, I'm it!

Chrissy has just tagged me, which means that I have to write down a list of six quirky unimportant things that make me happy, so here goes -

1. I'm fascinated by the moulded plastics that you get in packaging these days. I keep most of the interesting ones. Some of them even look like familiar things. I have one that's like a face. I plan to make Christmas presents this year and I'll use some of them to display the work.

2. Whenever I come across odd-looking plastic bits I keep them on a "this might come in useful one day" basis. I feel totally justified as I recently used one to repair a door at home.

3. Broken things interest me because I'm learning how to fix objects made from a variety of materials. I practice repairing as an alternative to replacing things.

4. Solitude never frightens me and I find it a comfortable place to be at times.

5. I frequently work without music or other distractions and have found that silence is not really very quiet where I live. There's a constant sound of road noise, insect buzz, the rustle of wind through branches and bird calls. This quasi-silence allows me to think.

6. I love being an observer of people because I find differences fascinating

I choose to tag http://beinart.org/index.php, http://www.inkartist.net/, http://lumper.blogspot.com/, http://dailyartmasomenos.blogspot.com/, http://sixtyminuteartist.blogspot.com/ and http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/ .