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Life took a turn. It was a turn I wanted but wasn’t totally prepared for. One never is. Life’s journey is filled with pot holes, stop-overs and detours. Changes that occcured were emotional and engendered a totally new lifestyle. Divorce tends to do that.
Throughout the process, I journaled daily. From these seeds came this book. As the author and illustrator, I am happy to share this personal story and process of creating my new space.
Winston Churchill said “we create our dwellings and afterwards our dwellings create us.” I believe it runs both ways simultaneously. As we create ourselves we create our homes, and in the creating of our homes we have an opportunity to recreate ourselves.
I welcome you to take the time to delve into your process of self-discovery and to allow it to lead you to your next kingdom; be it
a room, a space, or a mansion.
Throughout the process, I journaled daily. From these seeds came this book. As the author and illustrator, I am happy to share this personal story and process of creating my new space.
Winston Churchill said “we create our dwellings and afterwards our dwellings create us.” I believe it runs both ways simultaneously. As we create ourselves we create our homes, and in the creating of our homes we have an opportunity to recreate ourselves.
I welcome you to take the time to delve into your process of self-discovery and to allow it to lead you to your next kingdom; be it
a room, a space, or a mansion.
Jill has a way of leading the reader right on through the emotions of the design process. There’s a lot here for architects and designers to use and to keep in mind.
— MICHAEL J. CROSBIE
author, architect
head of the Dept. of Architecture
at the University of Hartford
— MICHAEL J. CROSBIE
author, architect
head of the Dept. of Architecture
at the University of Hartford
©2008, Jill Butler JillsBirds’nWords™ Human Nature in all its Splendor ™ All Rights Reserved.
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
