Get to Know Us

Who Are We?

Greg, Steve and Jan! We all met in Eugene Oregon almost 2 decades ago. Since then Steve and Greg got married, we’ve worked together, played together, cooked together, camped together, been to Burning Man together, and explored together. While Greg and Steve left Oregon, and then so did Jan for a while, we are reuniting in Ashland to run this property, greet guests, and enjoy Southern Oregon. With the 3 of us, we have the skills to take care of the property, buildings, guests - and ourselves!

Greg

Greg grew up not too far away and has a sister and father in neighboring Phoenix OR. He has experience in construction, building maintenance, loves making jewelry, taking care of plants (and now Koi), dressing up, hiking. He is our personal grill master. He believes he’s going to enjoy getting involved with the local Talent Maker City with 3d printers. He is interested in exploring what being an ocularist is, skilled in the art of fitting, painting and fabricating custom ocular prosthesis. He is great with his hands, detail oriented and patient teaching the rest of us some of his skills! He is also known for his Burning Man creations. - The Umbrella of Photo Memories that lights up at night and twirls in the breeze - at the Alvord Desert.

Steve

Steve grew up as an army brat spending time in Japan, Europe and all over the U.S. But his family home is in Delaware. He studied art and anthropology in college - married and raised a family in Eugene Oregon. He continued to have many family crazy adventures traveling all around the world in all sorts of countries. When the kids were old enough he and his wife divorced but remain good friends. He finally met his neighbor Greg, and 20 years later they are married. He has worked at a local bicycle and trailer manufacturing cooperative, became a pastry chef, then a bakery manager, then became an AirBNB host in Palm Springs. He enjoys people; he has a crazy wonderful laugh; he actually likes keeping things tidy and sparkling and beautifully stylish; he is good at getting us to just enjoy the quiet moments. He has been really enjoying the courtyard garden at Cowslips, trying out the local restaurants, hiking and just came back from a winter vacation in Mexico!

Jan

Jan grew in LA from a 5 children Chinese American family. She tends to shift focus every decade or so, but is rooted in community, design, outdoors and good food! She studied and practiced architecture (non-profit), a little construction work, a little set design, but then shifted to designing, testing and teaching appropriate technology wheelchairs for 3rd World Countries, working in Africa, Central/South America and Southeast Asia. She then became the trailer engineer for Burley Design Cooperative honing her larger production skills. She then shifted to another cooperative at Breitenbush Hot Springs, coordinating the off grid utilities and facility planning. Before purchasing Cowslips Belle, she was in Berkeley running a small AirBNB and helping her elderly mother (who was particularly discerning and appreciative of good food!). Now Jan plans to explore in the summers and innkeep in the winters. Here in Ashland, she likes cooking, eating, dancing, kayaking, hiking, biking, community - and might get into artistic metal working here in Ashland!