Hi All: Because Virginia Tech is home of the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) we often get interesting questions from folks trying to ferret out info on women architects - some are a bit more obscure than others...Could anyone offer help with this one? I'm stumped! The patron is trying to find info on a group of sisters - she thinks there were 4 of them - who she thinks were working in CA in the 1930's. They designed single family residences that "looked sort of like fantasy stone cottages and included little touches like niches for 'elves' to perch on". She remembers reading the article in some sort of shelter/home design/interior design mag in the 1980's or early 1990's. She thinks the article was mostly photos with little text. Ring any bells? Any further clues - possibly acquired from garden gnomes in the know - would be greatly appreciated. - Heather Heather Ball Art and Architecture Librarian Virginia Tech 302 Cowgill Hall Blacksburg, VA 24061-0206 tel: 540-231-9272 fax: (Arch. Dept.) 540-231-9938 e-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/branches/artarch/ __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org//membership.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask]