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Fernando & Don

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Fernando
I grew up in a little hamlet in one of the driest
part of Andalucia, Spain. My early memories are of
strong beautiful daylight contrasted with cool and
serene shadows and of old ladies in black sitting
statically like ancient goddess overseeing my
destiny in the calm of the middle of the day. And
I remember the smell of jasmines and the cries of
swallows flying over our patio.

My family moved to Seville. There the muse brought
me to the beauty and inspiration of visual art. I
studied and practiced ceramics for almost twenty
years. When I moved to Vancouver the muse showed
me that I still can play with the grandest of
ideas and concepts using the smallest and most
humble of things. In Victoria, my muse has
remained with me, helping me make the atmosphere,
our rooms and our garden at Albion House reflect
all that I believe in about art and life. And
don't forget, some of the brightest, most
interesting colours on our palette come from you
and our other guests. You bring life to our
masterpiece.

Don
I grew up in the mountains of Alberta. We fished
in mountain streams, rode horses and hiked in the
woods. In my youth, I worked as a miner, as a farm
hand and as an organizer in the storage warehouses
of a major museum. I have worked as a designer in
television, film and on the stage. I have built my
own house. I have traveled to England, France,
Germany, Holland, Italy, Morocco, Thailand, Burma,
the US, Australia and Japan.

In 1992, I was in Seville working at a Creative
Director at Expo ’92. One night at a party in
Seville, I met a young man. He was Fernando and
for the last 15 years, we have lived in Korea,
England and Italy before coming back to British
Columbia — first for 6 years in Vancouver. We have
ended up here in Victoria at this unbelievable
house. We are living a dream running Albion Manor,
our heritage bed and breakfast and sharing our
international art treasures with an extraordinary
range of wonderful guests. Our life is incredibly
stimulating and we look forward to welcoming you
when you visit Victoria — whether you stay
overnight on your way to another destination, a
week while you explore the many wonders of
Victoria and the Island, or if you come as a snow-
bird to escape the winter.

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