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

Education: English philology, Costume design.

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, Neovictorian.

Main objects of interest: Cameos, corsets, parasols.

Other things of interest: Antiques, batwings, beads, brass, chandeliers, chatelaines, checkered pattern, cogs, corset eyelets, crowns, decoupage, dolls, eyeglasses, fans, frames, furniture, graphics, hats, interior design, jewelry, keychains, lace, makeup, mannequins, masks, miniatures, molds, oil paints, ovals, plaster, plushies, pocket watches, portraits, profiles, quills, resin, rose petals, silver, spats, soldering, tools, umbrellas, watercolors, wigs.

Minor interests: Cooking, audiobooks, translating, traveling, Internet, Victorian movies, deep sea fish, biking, concerts, learning/teaching languages, writing, remixing mp3s, gardening.

Also: Cosplay, photography, linguistics.

Intrigued by: Glasswork, ironwork, ceramics, metal casting, carpentry, shoe making, welding, screenprinting, furniture making, Victorian photography, advanced photography, special effects makeup/characterization, bookibinding, etc.