About Me
My name is Sara, and I am a partner and mother, photographer, forager,
and writer. Our tiny family lives in the wild and rugged mountains of Bat Cave, NC. Along with my part time work Bat Cave Designs, we have a small nature-based business called Bat Cave Botanicals. When Martin is not working hard to keep our
home and forest beautiful, he makes incredible handcrafted fine furniture at
Martin Thaller Designs.
Always a perpetual student with a very long love-hate relationship with technology and the internet, I eventually came to believe that with a strong philosophy, it is possible to have the best of both worlds; to balance the realms of nature + technology to improve one's life and have a positive impact on the world around us. I like to think of my personal "tech philosophy" as something of a forest or garden.
Like any garden, you get out more than what you put in; with only a basic recipe, the right conditions and a tool or two, it's possible to grow something incredible with a life of its own. While the purpose, goal, and seasons are always changing, the basics are always the same: soil, sun and seeds :) The difference between surviving and thriving are those basic building blocks along with a little care, patience and vision. Believe-it-or-not, creating a place on the internet is very similar to a garden in that regard: a simple recipe than can have incredible potential and results if you cultivate it and help it to grow.
The timeless elements that apply to everything: simplicity, beauty, functionality & design are always the core of what I strive to create with a client or in the garden. My specialty is information design, and my very favorite thing is creating an educational resource or concept design that is more than just the sum of its parts. Because my creativity is born out of constant inspiration (and lessons) from life and the natural world, I have a unique and holistic approach that is highly adaptive and constantly evolving and improving. In every way, I strive to be a good gardener and share my green thumb and digital thumb to make the world a better place.
I am always on the lookout for projects that involve a good cause.
Central to my philosophy is the belief that talents and skills should also
carry the responsibility of service to better the world around us.
MBTI Type: INTJ
Alignment: Chaotic Good to Neutral Good
Favorite Plant: Wild American Ginseng
Favorite Children's Book: Instructions by Neil Gaiman
Favorite Fairy Tale: The Seven Ravens
Favorite Color: All shades of green
Favorite Tea: Lapsang Souchong
Favorite Toy: Botanical Legos