Mother, Wife and a lover of life. We recently had a fire in Nov, 2010 and I lost many of the wonderful pieces that I purchased from Artisans with Novica over the last few years. I was able to restore a few things,a jade necklace, celadon dishes,tea pot and a hand painted vase so far. The rest had been to badly damaged from fire. I was especially upset with losing these items, and all the art I had created throughout my lifetime, above most things in my home because they meant so much to me. Worse, I lost much of the music I recorded and all the gear/tools I use to create. I am looking forward to replacing what I can, meanwhile I am enjoying something new as we build our life, again.