About Me

Carolyn Tillie has been called a modern-day Renaissance woman. She is an accomplished jewelry and metal craftsman, culinary artist, and writer.

Art
Her artistic endeavors have been numerous: In 1998, she received a Masters of Fine Art Degree developing elaborate artwork based on the Kabbalah. She continues to accept commission work for one-of-a-kind jewelry work. As a member of the OTO, she has designed and created custom pieces for this co-fraternal organization. In 2001, she was the driving force and curator of the exhibit Reflections of the New Aeon, in Long Beach, California—an exhibit that brought together rare, historical works by Aleister Crowley, Marjorie Cameron, Austin Osman Spare, Harry Smith, and J.F.C. Fuller showcased next to modern artists.

Culinary
Shortly after finishing her art degree, Carolyn went to cooking school to pursue another passion in her life. Very shortly afterwards, she started creating, cooking for, and hosting a series of multi-course feasts. Some were based on actual historical meals while others were created with the moment in history in mind. Two that were documented include a meal based from the famous cooking by Salvador Dali—the now infamous Dali Dinner. In celebration of noted author Lon DuQuette’s Chicken Qabalah, she prepared a 10-course meal with a course for each sephira, The Qabalistic Dinner.