Close enough to the coast that we rode our bicycles to the beach. My Grandparents lived nearby, in Wells. My Grandmother Dorothy introduced me to one of the most formative experiences in my life: visiting the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge. Walking along the wooden pathways, breathing in the sour marshlands, I saw the responsibility we bear to protect our wild spaces.

Shortly after receiving my BFA from Boston University, I moved to Seattle and to the endless Pacific. I love communing with the wild spaces that remain here; I am inspired by their persistence — and their vulnerability. For me, making art underscores the importance of protecting the wild that exists around and within all of us.

I am a longtime member of SCBWI Western Washington and the Connected Artists Club. Working part-time at the University of Washington, I’m a freelance artist with close connections to the education and arts communities.

Working with means you’re helping me to support the following organizations:

• OnlyOne: as a member of “The Tide”, I’m dedicated to ocean restoration and efforts to combat climate change.

• Pacific Rim Institute for Environmental Stewardship: periodic donations support one of the few remaining wild grasslands in Washington state

• Black Opportunity Fund - University of Washington: the fund amplifies Black students, faculty, staff, and the broader community by supporting projects and initiatives that center Black experiences

• Seattle Area Feline Rescue: SAFe Rescue takes in homeless cats and kittens, gives them the care they need to recover, and finds them loving homes