Many people have asked about Victoria... Who is she? Does she really live in an Attic? Do I really feed her gruel and the occasional sweetmeat?

Rest assured, Victoria is not a figment of my demented imagination (she does, however, suffer because of it). She is real, although her identity cannot be divulged for legal/tax purposes. Yes, she really lives and creates in the Attic and she really does make all this fabulous jewelry (check out the additions to the Bits & Pieces collection, more to come). And yes, she ONLY gets bread (stale) and gruel (watery) until she sells something. Then, and only then, she might get some of my famous guacamole, maybe a drink, maybe something sweet...

It may seem cruel to keep her locked up there but, rest assured, she does have playmates and a window to look out of. Even some artwork on the walls. And, of course, more broken and discarded jewelry than you can shake a stick at.