Christine Casey:  

Life Retaining my lifelong passion for art (painting, sculpting, fine scale modeling), I found my niche as a porcelain restoration artist. Clients enjoy invisible repairs to very old figurines, antiques, collectibles, objects d' art which have missing or broken pieces. New flowers, fingers, branches, leaves, bird legs/beaks - any parts, are sculpted, then hand painted or airbrushed to hide the repair - and finally glazed. Challenging & rewarding work (my photos show before & after of a lamp restoration). Beach combing is still something I enjoy to be close to nature - first enjoyed on the Jersey "shore" (called a beach here in FL) in the early 50's - before the crowds & when there were still many shells on the beach! Quality time with my my grown son & daughter is important - plus they have given me 7 grandkids who live nearby!!Sharing nature experiences and arts and crafts is so much fun with the kids - I'm a Grammar school art teacher wannabee. I'm still in touch with some dear friends from Waldwich & Midland Park via email & phone. I can honestly say now, that looking back on the small town upbringing in Waldwick was wonderful - there were people of many nationalities there, which I'm grateful for. Swimming at the municipal pool next door to our home, White's Pond across the street for ice skating & fishing, the burough park next to that for the beauty of the woods (there were wild flowers there back in the day)! Anybody remember "3-B's".... the place in the stream where you could swim?), free band concerts at Waldwick Grammar School...Expand for more