What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Following my calling, first as a nurse and now as a metal clay artist
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Having fun and learning.
What is your current state of mind?
Upbeat!
What is your favorite occupation?
Making metal clay jewelry
What is your most treasured possession?
The Bible
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My family and bird
What is your favorite journey?
Learning!
What is your most marked characteristic?
Caring
When and where were you the happiest?
At my bench and with life long friends
What is it that you most dislike?
Hypocrisy and domination
What is your greatest fear?
Loss of control
What is your greatest extravagance?
Fountain pens
Which living person do you most despise?
Putin, Trump
What is your greatest regret?
Not being able to have children
Which talent would you most like to have?
Photographic memory
Where would you like to live?
I love the West Coast.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Hopelessness
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Kindness & Respect
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Kindness
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Worry
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Being Deceitful
What do you most value in your friends?
Being genuine
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
The blind girl, Marie-Laure, in All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Who are your heroes in real life?
People who are kind to others, making a difference in the lives of those who have less, for wellbeing in the form of spirituality, food, shelter, clothes, shelter, companionship, etc.
Which living person do you most admire?
Opera & Brent Brown
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Hiding our age
On what occasions do you lie?
If it would hurt someone
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Blessings
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
To be tall and slender
What are your favorite names?
Sophia
How would you like to die?
Filled with peace in my heart, and quickly
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
As a cat or an eagle
What is your motto?
It’s never too late to learn something new
Donelle Clarke
