Early infuences, South Street Seaport, hand stitched flags, Lake Erie mayflies, Nova Scotia, Bosun School, "Drop the rest of your life and go sailing", "Pipes & Robes", seafaring women's remarkable stories and the shipmate and graphic artist who gave me my first tattoo. 

See also: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/seafaring-women-hand-stitched-flags-project-inbal-newman-lunenburg-1.6371519