"The West called to me in my late teens, and I answered, finding myself utterly bewitched by the sage-laced canyons, the seemingly endless sky, and the promise of a simpler life. Decades have passed, and this land, with its raw, potent beauty, has woven its magic into the very fabric of my being. Now, my children, and I call the banks of the Salmon River home. We’ve built our off-grid haven from straw bale, a place where the buzz of our bees mingles with the scent of our garden, and where joy is as abundant as the river itself.

I live nestled between the nations two largest Wilderness. The Frank Church and the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. This landscape, through its patient guidance is my teacher. My art begins out there, in the field, where I sketch what surrounds me, capturing the essence of a moment in time with Those sketches then come to life on wood blocks, where I carve away the negative spaces, revealing the heart of the image. I choose the old ways, shunning modern technology, preferring the tactile dance of hand-printing. I press oil-based inks onto delicate Japanese paper, and infuse my colored prints with the vibrant, flowing hues of watercolor.

For me, the magic isn't in perfection. It's in the organic, imperfect nature of the printmaking process. It’s in the subtle variations, the unique marks left by my hand and the wood's grain. It’s in those beautiful, unexpected moments that the true spirit of this wild place finds its voice, and leaves its mark on the paper."