my little business is named for my grandmother. years ago when her house was being cleaned out, a trip to her basement yielded many items that anyone who had been through the great depression would hold on to: aluminum pie plates, jars and cans, and terra cotta flower pots. i took some of the pots, painted a few and gave them as gifts. then people asked to pay me to paint them, and thus, zouzou’s basement was born.

i actually do all of my painting and paper pieces in my attic. it is a large room piled with paint, ribbon, paper, and bits and pieces. i love making notecards, journals, and other paper products  while sitting in my “paper pond”. i work to the tunes of wilco, dave matthews, and glen hansard (while drinking lots of coffee and eating candy). my work has been described as “hopeful” -- i hope it makes you happy!

to buy products directly, you will be linked to my etsy site.