I have lived here for over 45 years, coming right out of college with my art degree in Illustration from Cal State Long Beach, growing up in Santa Monica and Rolling Hills area of California. I have lived in Jerome, Clarkdale and now Cottonwood and am pretty well-versed on the Verde Valley! I have done many posters, calendars, greeting cards, paintings and prints, etc. over the years and am still doing my art. My kids grew up here and my son is a firefighter in Sedona and is very active with the bike community as is my grandson. My daughter is married and now lives in Phoenix and works for Grand Canyon University. So many things to do here for visitors and my place is centrally located to make your plans for fun here or to head over to Sedona or Flagstaff or up and over the mountain to Jerome or Prescott. And it's easy to make your trip back down to Phoenix if needed as my location is just off of Hwy 260 which is just a 15-20 minute drive to access I-17 freeway to go south to Phoenix or north to Flagstaff.