About Chaeya

Like many young dreamers, I set out from St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 19 to California where I started out as a singer/songwriter back in the early 1980s, and onwards to travel the world working as a studio session vocalist. When not singing, I spent my days being a vagabond misfit, traversing the streets of London - making my home there for six months - then moving to Zurich where I stayed for over five years where I traveled everywhere from Egypt, Venice, and Australia.

While in Zurich, I began my first small business called "Excalibur" where I sold metaphysical, pagan, and wiccan supplies imported from American artists. Living in foreign lands afforded me the opportunity to learn about many different cultures and gave me experiences which forever changed me into the person I am today.

I returned to the United States in 1993 and started a family, these years were immersed in work and motherhood.

After testing the waters with several other businesses, I finally found my niche and passion in jewelry and bagmaking in 2017. This is where Ev*A*Dream, the name of my band persona - The Empress of Ev*A*Dream - was born, and I have been here ever since, sewing and wire-wrapping away.

I am also an author and here you will find books I will periodically publish. If you enjoy fantasy lands as much as I do, I bid you check them out for those times you wish to get away from this hum-de-dum, everyday life.

I bid you welcome and thank you for stopping by my humble page. If you live or will be in the Southern California area, I would love to see you at one of my shows, even if to stop by and say hello. :)