“When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.” Jacques Cousteau

Name: Stace (I share my name with my Grandfather)

Family: Joseph (husband), Sandy (mother), William (father “da”)

Hometown: Cincinnati

Current Town: Denver

Occupation: Elementary Art Teacher, Photographer, and J.Crew Sales Associate

Pets: Three Lovely Lapins, Vienn, Nietzsche, and Rupert (rest in peace, dearest Milan)

Interests: Photography, Irish Dancing, Jet Setting, Food

Hobbies: Collecting Cameras, Plaid/Scotch Koolers and Thermos containers, Cataloging magazine clippings, Collecting Photographs, Blogging

Three People I Would Have Lunch with: 1. Mark Bittman + Mario Batali (a package deal), 2. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, 3. Francesco da Mosto

Inspiration: Criterion Collection, Mt. Evans, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Art History, Angel Corella, Wes Anderson, Bonnie Tsang, Orange Turtle

Keys to My Heart: French fries, doughnuts, waffles, tea, warm sweaters, Hunter Wellies, 50mm lens, Masterpiece Theater, Skyline, pretty stationary, a stamped passport and a European destination.

Items I Cannot Live Without: My iPhone, Tino, my wedding ring, and OPI Midnight in Moscow

One Day I Will Accomplish: Traveling to Ireland with parents, Visiting Bree at Williams, Playing the Accordion and Oboe, ballet dancing (or at least seeing the ABT), Horseback Riding, and the list goes on and on…