Real name: Sonia
AKA: Astarise
DOB: 04XII1983
Location: London
Blood type: B+

Education: English philology, costume design, courses in silver, pattern drafting, floristics.

Languages: Polish (native), English (lolproficient), Russian (good but rusty), French, Japanese (conversationable), German, Spanish (weakly conversationable), Finnish (super beginner).

Main inspirations/styles: 1880-1900s, EGA, Visual Kei, Steampunk, Neovictoriana, zombies, postapocalypse.

Main objects of interest: Cameos, corsets, parasols.

Other things of interest: Aging techniques, antiques, baoque decor, batwings, beads, brass, casting, chandeliers, chatelaines, checkered pattern, clocks, coffins, cogs, corset eyelets, crowns, decoupage, dolls, e.v.a foam, eyeglasses, fans, flowers, frames, furniture, gothic architecture, graphics, hats, interior design, jewelry, lace, makeup, mannequins, masks, miniatures, moulds, oil paints, ovals, plaster, plushies, pocket watches, portraits, profiles, quills, resin, rose petals, silicone, silver, spats, soldering, tinkering, tools, umbrellas, vectors, watercolors, wigs.

Minor interests: Cooking, audiobooks, translating, travelling, Internet, deep sea fish, rodents, Japan, Finland, biking, concerts, learning/teaching languages, writing, natural cosmetics, remixing mp3s, gardening, fixing things, hiking.

Also: Cosplay, photography, linguistics.

Intrigued by: Glasswork, ironwork, ceramics, sand casting, carpentry, upholstering, soaps, candles, chocolates, laser cutting, mosaics, shoe making, welding, furniture making, stained glass, advanced photography, special effects makeup/characterisation, bookibinding, etc.

Music: Sludge/doom/classical/post metal, Finnish black & funeral doom metal, Japanese rock, classical.

Films: Anything historical (mainly Victorian), postapocalypse, zombies, horrors, pwnage, anime.

Books: Non-fiction, historical classics, zombies.