Special Feet

Sabine’s life story is fascinating, even if, for just one moment, you would forget that she does not have any arms! Born and raised in Germany, she arrived in Albuquerque, NM, by way of France, Africa, Switzerland, South America, Canada, Alaska, Colorado and Idaho. In 1983 she gave birth to her son and continued school in France, studying Psychology. After she and her husband divorced, Sabine, now a single mom, took her son to Canada, where she worked as a translator. After a visit to Alaska, she liked it so much, she moved there and raised her son while working with the Alaskan Natives. In 1994 she turned her artistic talents to creating the beautiful Spirit Dancer Dolls, who have been highly publicized on Alaskan TV Channels and PBS. When her son graduated from high school and went out on his own, she decided, to move on as well. She left Alaska to fulfill a dream of living in Taos, New Mexico. Sabine and her partner, Rick Cordova, live in Albuquerque, New Mexico where they now work as realtors for The Vaughan Company Realtors. Sabine continues to create her Spirit Dancers and sells them on her website as well as at local art shows, mainly in Santa Fe and Taos. Sabine has been a motivational speaker since 1994 promoting more disability awareness and tolerance for "differently abled " persons. She has delivered keynote speeches at numerous business, medical and educational conferences all over the United States and Europe. She has received national recognition for her efforts in working with the disabled. PBS made a documentary about her life, she has been recognized by the Governors Council On Disabilities and was given the "Alaskan of the Year" award, and was very involved with the University of Anchorage Alaska in promoting disability awareness.