My Victorian Roots
I grew up in the Heritage District of Vallejo, California, a historic maritime community in the San Francisco Bay Area. Surrounded by Victorian homes, our Craftsman had hardwood floors, glass door knobs, and locks with skeleton keys. I love anthropological artifacts and believe they are energetically imprinted by the people who owned them.
I was a theater kid, so my mom made costumes and taught me to sew on her 1949 treadle Singer sewing machine, which I still have. As a teen, I was a chorus girl in a traveling show resembling Lawrence Welk, Broadway, and the Rockettes.
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