About: Amelia K. Sefton

aka Madame Ovary, the Lady with the Flaubergasting Name, StorySpinner EGGStraordinaire. Librarian (MLS, University of Michigan, 1972), ex-Civil Serpent by choice (Department of Army, 1975-1991). Artist, Crafter - performer and puppeteer since 1978. Creator of "Toys and Tools for Troubled Times" sm (handmade out of reused materials). She has become a favorite Bay Area resource for community groups and organizations seeking kid-friendly Artist-led eco-art which are educational, amusing and amazingly affordable. All projects have a certain ecological flair, use rescued/recycled materials, provide opportunities for creative and aesthetic experimentation and expression. Activities can be created around a theme, or customized to Requestor's needs and preference. Madame Ovary, her Performing Persona, or Alter(ed) EGGo, has become a hemi-semi-demi official Spokescreature for the Depot, deftly combining her life-long passions for crafting, storytelling, performing, delight in making something out of nothing, ecological/Eggcological bent, reuse, recycling and resource sharing. She takes her show "Madame Ovary EGGSplains It All: Lessons in Yolklore & EGGcology ... (with a side order of Trash Transformation" all over the Bay Area (Sacramento to Milpitas) and further afield, appearing at libraries, festivals, farmers markets, Science Fiction Conventions, EGGScetera. SELECTED ART, PERFORMANCE, TEACHING CREDITS: NY Renaissance Festival (1980-91), Berkeley Earth Day (1994-2006), How Berkeley Can You Be? (1996-2005), Solano Stroll (1993-2006), Fremont Earth Day (1995-2002), Marin Music Festival, Mill Valley Fall Festival (1995), Festival at the Lake (1995, 1996), San Francisco In The Street Street Performing Festival (1998-2005), Hunters Point Spring Open Studios (1998-99), Sunnyvale Hands On The Arts (1997, puppet construction workshop; 1998-2007, performing & TT). Mayor's Camp Read-A-Lot, 1998 (puppets & soft sculpture). MOCHA artist for various special events since 1995.

Make Your Own Eggcological Art on the "Cheep!"
Madame Ovary eggsplains her eggsciting yolklore with puns, puppetry, story-spinning, and tips on acquiring useful discards. Witness eggxtraordinary Trash Transformations of wands, wings, and wonderful things.