After careers as a teacher, cookbook author and TV chef, Sue Kreitzman's life took a different path.

By her own account, the 85-year-old, originally from New York, "flunked" every art class she ever took, from elementary school to high school. It was at the age of 58, after successful careers as a teacher, cookbook author and TV chef that Kreitzman's life took a different path. While looking over the proofs for her latest cookbook, she picked up a marker and drew a mermaid. She said: "I looked at the mermaid and the mermaid looked at me and I gave her a fish for a hat. She was in charge, not me. The mermaid took over my life. BBC London YouTube: The 85-Year-Old Living Inside Her Own Art Installation | How I Live in London Kreitzman's Mile End house is filled from top to bottom with pictures and sculptures, on every colourful wall, on every table, in every room and corridor. Kreitzman also has a curator - Jaime Freestone , external- who often stays over and keeps displays like the one with a multitude of ancient Egyptian busts and doll heads in order. Freestone became her curator after reaching out to Kreitzman over email for advice and mentorship, and is now one of her closest friends.