This set is made with turquoise and mother of pearl beads with sterling silver findings. The bracelet is 7 inches long at $30, necklace is 17 inches long at $50, and earrings are $25. Buy the set and get free shipping.

I never get tired of this view, or of drawing it. Because every time I see it, it is different just as every time I draw it, it is different, in subtle but important ways. Sometimes the difference is just in me. Subtle but important. 3x8 ink and pencil drawing of Lime Kiln Point Lighthouse with Orcas. $45. (SOLD)

Ever since a college trip to Europe that included a jaunt to Venice, I've been in love with the color and architecture of this fascinating 'floating' city. This drawing measures 3x4 inches and is set in a vintage gold 5x7 frame.

What is your favorite flower? Mine is the California Poppy because it grew in my grandmother's garden, mixed in with the carrots and radishes. I love that these bright orange flowers grow in clusters on the side of the road of my new home, San Juan Island. They make it feel like home. $25.

I had the idea of marketing some of my miniature lighthouse drawings as Bookshelf Lighthouses, little works of art that could be placed on a shelf in front of or beside your favorite books. Some people like the idea, I've sold several at the San Juan Coffee Roasting Company. I plan to expand the subject matter to include more than just lighthouses and to approach some book stores with them.

Here is a 3 inch drawing of New Dungeness lighthouse at Dungeness Spit near Sequim (pronounced scwim, not sea-cwe-um) on the north edge of the Olympic Peninsula. This lighthouse is the second oldest in Washington state. $22. (SOLD)

I've always liked tulips. What's not to like about a flower that pops up early in spring, when we most need a little color to combat the doldrums of a long winter. And the variety of color is miraculous. My favorite is red. 4x7 inch ink and pencil drawing in 8x10 frame. $35. (SOLD)

My education is in Forestry and Botany because I love nature and trees, specifically. When I was a kid I used to imagine what it would be like to be a bird. Yes, the idea of flying is interesting, but I was captivated by the desire to look down on the tops of trees. I would sometimes dream of soaring for miles just above the forest canopy, my "wings" brushing the tender tops of ancient, stationary mammoths. After college life took some unintended turns and I didn't use my degrees as I had thought I would. I don't work as a botanist or a forester, but I use my knowledge and passion for trees just the same. It finds it's way into my drawings and writing, and fuels my creative expression. I can be driving down the road and see a flash of sunlight falling at just the right angle on new spring leaves and I can't get home fast enough to create something...anything.

My other inspiration is my daughter. Maybe I should say that she is my primary inspiration because without her I wouldn't be able to see the beauty in the leaf that glows with the life of the sun. All my life I was emotionally bound and constricted in a way that I was unable to define, let alone combat. When she was born I experienced a literal internal dam breaking that has allowed my love and creativity to be released and expressed. In the four years since her birth, I have written a novel and begun selling my drawings. Life is about two things; love and learning. Neither is ever wasted.