Welcome to my website!

I’m an author, illustrator, and teacher from Gustavus, Alaska. In my books and art, I celebrate the beauty, complexity, and dignity of living things. In my classes, I help children and adults strengthen their observational and artistic skills as they connect with the living landscape through art.

Upcoming children’s picture books

I Was is a science book about animal skulls, told in the voices of the skulls themselves. It’s published by Candlewick Press, and illustrated by Natasha Donovan. (2024)

When You See Us is a love song to graceful, creepy, beautiful, and comical aquatic insects. It’s published by Candlewick Press, and illustrated by Svabhu Kohli. (2025)

Photo at left (dragonfly emerging) by Bob Armstrong