Saturday, November 14, 2009

valley roots



A very personal tree story: My mother grew up on an almond ranch in California's Central Valley, symbolized by the pear orchard image in this piece. The small photo was taken in the family's chicken yard on the ranch. Buttons represent the long line of seamstresses that I come from (I sewed my own first complete outfit at age twelve.) And the text in the lower right hand corner is part of the story of how my great grandmother's family came out to California from Kansas.

(This piece is not for sale, but I can create similar type commissioned works for your family to cherish for many years.)