About
A few things about me — my story — and why I love working on websites.
Words, images, and design are exciting to me! Learning to work on my own website and subsequently building websites for others sparked a creative process that still brings me joy. It’s an artistic experience, akin to sewing a beautiful quilt, creating a painting, or writing a captivating story. When complete, these objects, including websites, come to life with a unique energy and share a message that reflects the person behind the idea. It’s a beautiful process!
I understand how vulnerable it can feel to have someone else work on a project close to your heart. As a result, I am sensitive to—and take seriously—the responsibility of helping you build, learn to maintain, and promote your website.
This website is an example of my work and showcases options to help you decide what you want in your own website, including appearance, design, and specific features; how your site will communicate what you offer; and how people will understand the general feeling and energy of you and your business. It’s a rewarding process!
I live in Northern Vermont, and I’m grateful to be able spend time in such a beautiful part of the world.
Since 2003, I’ve been helping people create and build online businesses. In 2006, I launched my first website and learned to work with WordPress and develop marketing strategies that followed Google’s guidelines. I’m a self-taught designer who blends analytical and creative thinking. I enjoy designing websites that are both functional and visually appealing. And I truly enjoy helping others achieve success.
A bachelor’s degree in Biology, and a passion for aquatics, marine environments, and oceans, led me on a 20-year adventure in the Carribean, where I became a licensed US Coast Guard captain and professional sailor in the US Virgin Islands. There, I worked in various roles: taking tourists sailing on day sails, week-long charters, and running and maintaining privately owned yachts for individuals who needed someone to care for their beautiful boats. I also enjoyed teaching people unfamiliar with marine environments how to sail, snorkel, and appreciate the beauty of a coral reef. I loved the sailor’s life!
My husband and I met while living in the US Virgin Islands, and sailing was an adventure we shared. A few years after our first child was born, we moved to Northern Vermont, where Mark grew up, and there we raised our family and spent our professional years in a small town, close to family and close to nature. Now retired, we both feel grateful to live in and travel to beautiful places—spending our time doing things that are meaningful and bring us joy.
I find myself now in a new phase of spiritual growth and self-discovery. And as I delve into this, I recognize the importance of energy and alignment, and I’m currently working on certifications as a Shaman, a Druid, as well as a Reiki Master, and a Certification in Somatic Healing.
In the design process, I focus on being sensitive to a website's energy, format, color, flow, images, and messages it conveys. I genuinely love helping people create something that expresses their purpose and dreams. And I delight in bringing these ideas to life in a visual and energetic way.
💫 Peg Desrochers
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Why the name Chaco Webworks?
I chose the name “Chaco Webworks” to honor the magick of the Anasazi, the significance of their spiritual connection, and the incredible accomplishments of their advanced lifestyle at such an early stage of civilization.
It’s my way of connecting and blending ancient wisdom with advanced techniques. Similarly, as I design your website, I will do my best to connect and blend the energetics of you and your business, and to explain who you are and what you do. This sensitivity is something I continually work on, pay attention to, and am proud to incorporate into your brand and your website.
I believe the energetics behind your project is the most important part of explaining and advertising what you do, as well as creating the success you want.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico, USA.
Chaco Canyon made an impression on me at an early age!
I visited the US Southwest Desert for the first time when I was 10 years old. My father, a University Professor in Biology, had a lifelong passion for nature and history, as well as a curiosity about the land’s indigenous peoples. We moved and traveled frequently, and had lots of adventures as kids. Throughout those adventures, my Dad would tell us long and detailed stories about the people, the land, its history, and the flora and fauna of the places we were visiting.
While living in the Southwest, we traveled to many historical sites and active pueblos; the most memorable one for me was Chaco Canyon. Chaco was the religious center for the Anasazi people, who inhabited the area beginning in the mid-800s. They were an advanced civilization, far more sophisticated than others of their time.
Here’s a quote (paraphrased) from the US National Park Service to help explain:
“Pueblo descendants say that Chaco was a special gathering place where many peoples and clans converged to share their ceremonies, traditions, and knowledge. It was the center of a thriving culture a thousand years ago. The monumental scale of its architecture, the complexity of its community life, the high level of its social organization, and its far-reaching commerce created a cultural vision unlike any other seen before or since.”
Even as a young child, I found the energy of Chaco Canyon palpable. It was my first encounter with a spiritual place and a culture deeply rooted in ancient wisdom and universal energy.