Your name

Abby Leigh

 

Your current location

Upper West Side, NY

 

Your favorite pastime

Pastime is a terrible word.

 

Something you like

Trees.

 

Something you dislike

Crowded elevators, smelly hair. Especially in combination.

 

Your defining characteristic

I bump into things.

 

What would someone close to you say your defining characteristic is

That I bump into things.

 

Your favorite artist

Fra Angelico or Francis Bacon, depending on the day.

 

Favorite word or phrase

There are no words.

 

What aspect of your work is most important to you

The slow process of making it.

 

Who do you admire the most and why

Nichiren, for his wisdom on living a happy life.

 

Your worst habit

I am impatient, especially when I disagree with someone.

 

The first thing you think of in the morning

Coffee!

 

What have you always wanted to do and have not done

Skydive.

 

Your best decision

Becoming a painter.

 

Your worst decision

It will become apparent with time.

 

Your favorite street

Any urban street with (!) trees.

 

What made you become the person you are

I took advice for the little things, but I made the big decisions by myself.

 

Something that you treasure

My family and friends.

 

What would the child you once were think of the adult you have become

Wow! Our life turned out fun.

 

Your greatest fear

Cognitive decline.