who are we?

my name is odette and i am the spokesostrich for obstreperous ostrich. 

after my youngest chick left home, i started suffering from empty nest syndrome. when i saw the position for spokesostrich, i thought, "why not?" there were hundreds of applicants for the job but oddly, i was the only ostrich. the final three were a pulitzer prize winning journalist, a world renowned ornithologist, and me.

i was so anxious as i waited for the final interview, i chewed my toenails down to the quick. a pretty amazing feat since i don't have teeth. yeah. i was that nervous.

at the final interview i boomed. i growled. i ululated. i was quite clamorous and raucous. i was sure when I left that the journalist would get the job.

you could have knocked me over with a feather when i heard that the job was mine! after nearly six years i've come to love the girls and i absolutely love my job!

 

elizabeth: the capitalist pig

 after spending around twenty years in the non-profit sector, it is a bit odd to find myself in the role of "capitalist pig", but here we are. i am the product of the district 51 public school system in western colorado and the school of hard knocks. i knew nothing about business until starting this one. after six years i found out the big secret: no one else does either.

while i take care of the behind the scenes stuff like, keeping track of the inventory and the taxes (yuck), i also get to do the fun stuff like selling. i love going to all the shows and getting to meet all of you.  since i didn't grow up with computers it has been a kick figuring out how to get the website going and the joys of social media.

i'm so glad that you are here!

 

cindy: the talent

my real name may or may not be cindy. i am the shy and reclusive artist, NOT the philodendrum. making one of a kind wonderful things for you is what i do. 

i started painting only a year before starting obstreperous ostrich. honestly, i wouldn't have ever started painting if elizabeth hadn't drug me to art galleries and museums. now i can't stop painting and creating. i find something wondrous and breathtaking in everything i make be it a painting, a necklace, or a bookmark.

things did move sort of fast, one year i'm happily painting in my studio and then the next i'm partner in a jewelry business. i don't even WEAR jewelry but hey, that is sort of what happens when fate intervenes.

“don’t let anyone tell you that you have to be a certain way. be unique. be what you feel.” -melissa etheridge