Cate Coulacos Prato

I am a writer, editor, wife, mother, collector of vintage fabrics and objects, and (underneath the sarcasm) an optimist. I think I began writing when I realized it was a way of speaking without being interrupted. Hurray! I love the "voice" that writing gives me, and so it was fate that after years of toiling in daily journalism, my first book was about exploring the self: Mixed-Media Self Portraits (Interweave, 2008). I also contributed to Pam Carriker's book Art at the Speed of Life (Interweave, 2011) and edited Inside the Creative Studio: Inspiration and Ideas for Your Art and Craft Space (Interweave, 2011). I'm captivated by home decorating and design and have been rearranging the furniture in my spaces ever since I was big enough to push my white canopy bed across the floor when I was 8. Because I can only afford one house, I spend most of my time redecorating it and looking at other people's ideas on Instagram and Pinterest.