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Krista's Lives by Her Own Design

[caption id="attachment_1154" align="aligncenter" width="304" caption="Krista taking in the sites in Santa Fe"][/caption] My closest friend, Krista, is a talented interior designer with a long successful career in restaurant design. She's...

For some, Making Room for More literally means ...

My dear friend, Krista, is a daredevil. She's been parachuting, takes fire dancing classes, and recently invited me to her first hang gliding lesson with Bay Area Hang Gliding at...

Good Fortune- textile design to smile about

The first roll of my Good Fortune fabric arrived last week! The more I work in textiles the more I'm enjoying the creative  shift from walls to fabric. There are...

Color in the City, San Francisco

[caption id="attachment_1034" align="aligncenter" width="351" caption="Believed to be designed by Henry Geilfuss, this is one of my favorite painted ladies- Gorgeous!"][/caption] Recently, CertaPro Painters asked me to create a collection of...

Bob Partrite Makes Room for Sustainable Food

Recently, I met Bob Partrite when my friend, Nona of Cook!, invited me to her demonstration for a Nightlife event at the California Academy of Sciences sponsored by the San...

I love Flora Grubb Gardens!

This is a store front!  And Flora Grubb is a real person- a genius, if you ask me. Tucked away on Jerrold Street in an industrial neighborhood, Flora's open air shop...