Stephanie received a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design majoring in Illustration. A life-long resident of South Eastern Massachusetts, Stephanie is influenced by the variation in nature and landscape that New England offers. Her love of the area and the changing seasons provides constantly changing inspiration. She is a fiber artist who works felted wool to create impressionistic landscapes. “I work in fiber because I am a maker; I enjoy the process and tactile experience involved with assembling to create while appreciating the forgiveness and immediacy that wool allows.” Texture and tactile experience are important in her process. Painting with fluffy bits of colored wool involves a delicate and deliberate layering of color to capture light, texture and depth in soft impressionistic scenes incorporating an element of the unexpected. The results are traditional landscapes created in an unconventional way that invites a second look.