"The world is made for people who aren't cursed with self-awareness." - Annie Savoy.
I look like a woman, but I cut like a buffalo. I've always been pretty deviant, but not in a cool way. My background is in theater design, which translates to scenic design, props building, costume sewing, lighting design, upholstery, and once in a while, overloading breakers. I've recently channeled all these skills into erotic photography, making sex machines, creating jewelry, and once in a while, still overloading breakers.
The skill that has been distilled from my experience in building things for the theater is that I tend to make things out of materials that were never intended for such forms. This sometimes has disastrous results, but how do you know if you're pushing boundaries of your skill if you don't have a spectacular failure once in a while?