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In the early spring of 1982 my two gypsy parents found a small child in the crook of a tree, that child sustained my family for 8 weeks until the snow thawed and we were able to make our way to a nearby encampment. My mother, a crystal healer and palm reader by trade, bartered with the locals for provisions and supplies. In the meantime my father seduced the locals with soapbox tales of a mystical herb he called "Lawry's seasoning salt." My brother and I amused ourselves with games of chance until my family was well enough to move on. We crossed the desert, two oceans, and a very large termite mound until we found ourselves passage on a Nantucket Whaler headed for the Galapagos. The trip was ill-fated, and here we remain, adrift.*

 

 

*I grew up outside Gallup, New Mexico. I came to Chicago for college and got stuck here. I live with my boyfriend in an apartment full of furry and fishy critters. I am available for commissions, many pieces are laying around here and can be purchased contact me if interested.

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