A retired French teacher, homeschooler, and certified botanic artist, my life started in Provence, where I was born. There, I grew up with the gentle rhythm of the passing seasons that were ever-present in the air we breathed, the food we shared, the stories we told, the songs we sang, and the customs we cultivated.

 

As a transplant to England, Scotland and now the American Midwest, I have learned to live through all seasons as a place-maker, seeking opportunities to pause and dwell in the present moment, observe the rhythms of the seasons, contemplate what is growing in my place and capture it on paper – or in my cuisine – in order to help plants, people and places flourish together.

 

With whatever gift I have – pen, watercolor, needles, trowel, teapot, or soup tureen – in the various seasons of life, I endeavor to cultivate whatever and whoever happens to be growing in my locale, be it home, classroom, church, neighborhood, and especially literal gardens.