I grew up in Northfield, Minnesota, the town of cows, colleges, and contentment. After attending the University of Minnesota, I moved to Western Washington State, where I lived for the next 30 years. During those years, we lived on Guemes Island, Samish Island, Fidalgo Island, and in the beautiful agricultural region of Skagit Valley. After my son was born in 1985, I began to make block prints of Washington scenes. I moved onto whimsical pen and ink watercolors depicting family life. During this time I taught art classes for Anacortes Youth Arts, offering...more
