Eugene Fairfield grew up around America, in D.C., New Jersey, Michigan, and Ohio. He now lives in Vermont where he is married to mask-maker and papier-mache artist Carrie Rouillard (see her work at http://sanssoucistudios.com). In other incarnations, he has been a Special Education teacher, mental health worker, bagel-baker, and grill-cook. He has more degrees than is good for him, and often seems to work in a restaurant after he's gotten a new professional degree.