I have lived and worked at the Boise Cascade studios in Oakland, California for 17 years now. It's been a remarkably flexible space and has seen me through many changes and creative phases in my life. I share the space with my musician/composer/performer partner, Johannes Mager. Johannes and I have been together for thirty nine years and were often asked how we've stayed together so long? The answer is, space and lots of it! We have both enjoyed living and working here at the Boise, unfortunately the neighborhood is another matter all together, as many of you are aware, great studios are often found in rough and sketchy neighborhoods, so I think of my studio as my creative oasis.