September 2011


HOME & GARDEN Restoring The Past!


team. Artist Mary Balcerak(in background) comes in to help Rosa twice a week. Rosa's experience spans


nearly 25 years. She opened her busi- ness in 2002 after wo r k i n g and learn- ing the trade from a n o t h e r restora- tion outlet in Sonoma County.


As a


SANTA ROSA, CA. ~ I received a call at Upbeat Times headquarters over 12 months ago from a very nice lady who was referred by Robert's Relics in Windsor. Rosa Serrano loved the con- cept of the paper and wanted to promote what she did to our readers. Restoration Studio is


a unique service shop where decorative art pieces and col- lectibles are repaired to the highest quality restoration possible. “I love to hear the family history behind a broken piece and it’s very rewarding to see a customer pick up the restored piece and know that they will enjoy it again and


their future generations”, she tells us. And boy, there are some great stories for sure. In the photo above is Rosa with her husband Roberto who is retired from Hewlett Packard as an electronics technician and who also helps with all the office work which she says makes them a perfect


trained art- ist of watercolors, oils, pottery and sculpture myself, I very much respect what she does because of the time she takes, and the skill that is needed to replicate patterns, and piece back together something from, and at many times, nothing. Often customers of her will bring in ceramic items such as the one you see in the photo where a handle is missing from an Imperial Satsuma that


A LIFE In thE VInEyARdS


Back in 1927, Vittorio Sangiacomo purchased a 52-acre fruit tree ranch and later came to American AgCredit for help converting that to vines.


From generation to generation, we’ve been committed to agriculture — and you — since 1916.


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Written by Paul A. Doyle is more than likely from the


1700's. It can take as little as four weeks and even up to a year to restore items, depend- ing on what is there is and what


not. There are times where she uses a cast mo l d i n g p r o c e s s to create a special p i e c e . What I liked most of all about Rosa and


Robert, in addition to intro- ducing them to all of our readers, is their hospitality and kindness. Rosa is a very thoughtful person and really takes pride in what she does to reconstruct meaningful piec- es of history. I recommend Restoration Studio to anyone who wants to bring a trea- sured valuable back to life. Her contact in formation in is on page 13.


Weird Facts & Trivia - 5


NORTH CAROLINA FACTS


The University of North Caro- lina Chapel Hill is the oldest State University in the United States.


In 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first successful pow- ered flight by man at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk. The Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawks now commemorates their achievement.


High Point is known as the Furniture Capital of the World.


Steve, Angelo, Michael and Robby Sangiacomo


Call 800.800.4865 today or visit AgLoan.com/generations


12 • September 2011 • UPBEAT TIMES AAC_Upbeat_7.72x5_sangiacomo.indd 1 The mind is the most capricious of insects - fl itting, fl uttering. ~Virginia Woolf 7/29/2011 11:02:36 AM


Know as "Fish Town" in the early 1700's when Blackbeard frequented the coast, "Beaufort Town" was established as a seaport with the right to collect customs, in 1722.


The Outer Banks of NC hosts some of the most beautiful beaches in the country.


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