Description from the architect: 54 years ago she visited Orcas Island for the first time and decided
that one day she would live there. 40 years passed before she saw it
again and purchased a forested piece of land on a hillside populated
with madrone trees, firs, beech, thistle, moss and rocks with
magnificent views to the west. Throughout her life rocks, nature and
landscape played an important role in her artwork. It was this
attraction that convinced her that this was the perfect site for her.