Who We Are?

Laura Donavan (formerly Laura Reinhold..18 years ago) is a model citizen and the mother of our two strong, good-looking and breathtaking boys. Born in the kitschy space coast town of Cocoa, Florida, Laura attended FSU in Tampa. But, this clean-living orange juice dream was short-lived, and for this I am eternally thankful. She moved west to attend art school where we met the first day of the first class; drafting. I however grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, a lovely lil' college town in an island of rolling, green, cow-studded hamlets. Growing up behind the cheddar curtain was a confusing experience: At once I felt centered and grounded in a relaxed workaholic state with radio-English and Keeleresque tendencies, but the Wild Western village of L.A. also called. Though, it was a degree at The Colorado Institute of Art and Laura's as yet unforeseen homespun surf-nature that inspired a high-speed drift to Colorado. After school, we sparred at competing advertising agencies in Jackson, Wyoming for a few years and eventually got hitched. This was in 1990. A decade in Northwest Montana and two chitlens later we moved south to our current sunny and super-hi-def location; Salida, Colorado. Surrounded by some of the largest peaks in the lower 48, our boys; Riley and Shea thrive in the paradise that is the Arkansas River Valley. That's our story ..for now. I'm super-fortunate and I'm turning all this positive juju loose.

-bd