”I create to inspire, to laugh, to express and to initiate social change.”  Valerie Hubbard Damon is an author, illustrator, publisher, sculptor and multi-dimensional artist.  Her first children’s book, Grindle Lamfoon and the Procurious Fleekers, was hailed as “full of love, magic and wisdom and high standards for children’s books” (L.A. Times).  Willo Mancifoot and the Mugga Killa Whomps is beautifully illustrated with intricate detail enhancing the themes of conflict resolution and reverance for nature.  Valerie’s teapots are burnished, detailed and saggar fired.  They embody her sense of reverance for water.  Her one of