A Story to Tell

A home will almost always have an intangible sense of the lives lived within its walls.  It is the soul of the house.

Painting bought on my last trip to Paris at the Chatou Brocante Fair.

Your home should tell the story of your journey, the story of who you are and what gives your life meaning.

Hand carved Japanese dog in a scratching motion.  Bought on one of the wonderful trips I took with my parents to Asia Week in New York City. 

Etchings done by my great aunt Edith Henry, probably in the 1930s.                                                                              She lived on the Oregon coast until she mysteriously disappeared and was never heard from again.

My first Maneki Neko (beckoning cat)--given to me by my mom in about 1982 (I had made into a lamp)--which began years of a shared love of shopping and collecting Japanese folk art.  My cat collecting led to a donation and show at the Mingei Museum in San Diego in 2010.  Cat wrapping paper in the museum gift shop led to wallpaper in my powder room.                                                         

A home reflects the passage of time, even when much of it seems unchanged.  It evolves as your life evolves.