Please join us as Pam Valois, author of Blooming in Winter: The Story of a Remarkable Twentieth-Century Woman (2021, She Writes Press), discusses the long and fascinating life of Jacomena (“Jackie”) Maybeck in conversation with the author’s Ukiah-based friend, Susan Kanaan. Jackie Maybeck, who had strong family ties to Mendocino County, was somewhat of a renaissance woman. She earned a Master’s degree in ceramics from the California College of Arts and Crafts in 1952, and taught there until 1978. She was especially admired for her glazes. She also worked closely with the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association and served on the group’s board of directors for many years. After the death of her father-in-law, the famous architect Bernard Maybeck, Jackie became steward of the family homes he designed and built in the Berkeley hills and was known as a patron of the world of architecture.

The book will be available for sale, and the author for signing. All book sale proceeds will benefit Grace Hudson Museum.