Juanita Ray

Juanita, born in Newfoundland, Canada, made a crown ward, has never walked into a classroom since quitting grade 8. But she earned an AIIC degree & more, while raising an ADHD son (diagnosed by hospital). She recovered from bankruptcy and a kidnapped 1st son, but a long custody battle, cost her a 3rd son, a TV show, a flower shop & two houses. Reduced to welfare, she bounced back. From illegal alien to fortune 500 advertising consultant, she met and married her soulmate & co-worker Scott. Together they live at 'the jungle' in Southern California, with the horde, a 6-pack of dogs, 150 small birds housed in an outside aviary, & since 2010 a 6-pack of outside semi-feral cats. One crashes photo shoots, the rest drool & ‘guard’ the aviary. Her newest rescue is a misfit Siamese cat with a dissociative identity disorder. Juanita’s loves photography, creating music, writing lyrics and painting everything in sight. Her favorite tools are drills, hammers, and her 10-inch miter saw.