Welcome to smallSalon, a room with a fire and a black cat looking out the window for phantom coyotes. A room where the many facets of family intersect: marriage, children, books, toys, exhaustion, joy, and two unique adults fighting to find time to dig deep into their creativity. smallSalon is several hours every week when this room is given over to their process. It is after the kids are asleep, and inspired by a thought, image, or event that has floated into consciousness. It is not so much about the finished work, but about the time it takes to make it–the place gone to. Kathryn Lipari is a writer. Giuseppe Lipari is an artist. Kathryn and Giuseppe Lipari have three children and live under the shadow of a towering fir tree in Portland, OR.