“                 The book is so visual that I                   didn’t expect so much                   information beyond the                   visual. The visual drew me                   in. The depth of the material                   was a surprise. I didn’t                   expect all that help. Loved the voices of the other women. I could identify different things with different women. I’m not the only one with flaws, that’s how life is. I could identitfy with someone else taking over my project.
I never used a mind map. I’m going to create one to look at possible solutions for better organizing my space with systems for prioritizing and steps to be taken. I appreciate the “resources” for help. My favorite was about the tables.
I too love tables. Never too many.”

                           Maureen Benun
                           Design Director

“I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again; the simplicity of your writing is powerful.”

          Peter Walker
          actor, theatrical song           writer

                Jill Butler brings character,                 clarity and creativity to the                 art of making a home. Both                 visionary and catalytic, she                 sparks and inspires her                 reader. In her hands, the                 making of a home is a                 spiritual practice.

                Julia Cameron
                author of The Artist's Way

                    Jill’s creative
                    energy was
                    expressed on
                    many articles
                    that graced
                    our shelves at
                    Sur La Table and
later the tables of our customers. Now with Jill’s new book, we will all share the simple steps to recreating the spaces around us. Her clean, crisp approach to design and use of color comes through on every page. Let Jill inspire you to look at your personal spaces with a new eye. This book makes an easy transition from old to new. I felt like I could do some of these creative changes with the things I had available in my home already. You will love every page.

                                         Renee Behnke
                                         President Emeritus and
                                         owner of Sur La Table                                          kitchen stores

                  "The best houses always look like the
                   people who live in them. Artist and
                   writer Jill Butler weaves a wonderful tale
                   of self-discovery in her account of                    designing and creating her own home –                    a parallel story of starting life over on                    your own terms."

                          Michael J. Crosbie
                          author, architect, AIA
                          Department of Architecture
                          at the University of Hartford

                CREATE THE SPACE YOU
                DESERVE is a self portrait of
                an artist’s personal evolution
                through the reconstruction of                 her home. As coaches, it’s                 impressive to see how Jill                 utilizes her education to                 create a profile of her journey from one transition to another in full creative and artistic expression. She has a lot to reveal and will keep the reader thoroughly entertained.

                   Joe Rubin / Monica Landry
                   Vocalfit Solutions^®

©2008, Jill Butler     JillsBirds’nWords™     Human Nature in all its Splendor ™     All Rights Reserved.

                 Though I've always believed in Jill's                  principle of "the artistic journey to                  expressing yourself through your home,"                  her new book unclutters that journey                  with wonderful, inspiring signposts and                  goals that gives each of us permission,                  no matter our age or circumstance, to create a nest that is unique, reaffirming and truly deserving of who we are and what we might become! Could be she has convinced me I am finally ready to build that shack in the woods I've wanted all my life!

                        Mary Randolph Carter
                        author of For the Love of Old

Jill's book is like a cookbook. It has all the ingredients for making a home.

                  Joanie Welch
                  Wheatmarket, co-owner