Read this when you turn 45
Published Work:
Rhoda: Her First Ninety Years This is a great book to read when you're 45 - and feeling old! Rhoda Curtis/Pack/etc. brings the reader in like a close friend, of which she's had many. Many friends, many stories, many interesting careers. A nice read and the pages keep turning!
Textile designers might find this book especially interesting, since Rhoda was a fashion pioneer with leather in post-war San Francisco, and shares the details of her creative process.
Thank you Rhoda, this is a real gift!
"Kristen Caven brings the disciplined imagination of a thousand ballerinas and the incisive wit of a Gary Larson to her [works] on life, love, education, and the real meaning of everything. Hers is a decidedly woman's vision and voice - a woman who has come of age, with full awareness of how she got there."”
—Libby Comeaux
About Kristen
Kristen Caven is a prolific multidisciplinary, or "liberal” artist and author living in Oakland, CA. She has published a memoir, a graphic novel collection, and an award-winning cartoon collection. She co-writes psychology books with author Louise Hart, and...
Causes Kristen Caven Supports
350.org, IdleFreeOakland.org, Public Education, Public Radio, Department of Peace (ThePeaceAlliance.org), Planned Parenthood, Room to Read.
Kristen’s Favorite Books
Some of my memorable "turning point" books: The Book of Laughter & Forgetting, Jitterbug Perfume, Lamb, Eat Pray Love, Perfume, Good Omens, Thursday Next,...








