Amy Bartel is an artist, illustrator, and surface designer living in Southwestern Ohio. She is astonished by the beauty of the natural world and seeks to celebrate the surprising richness in what is often overlooked such as tree bark, rocks, moss, and lichen. She loves to travel, and to spend time in forests anywhere that she can. She has spent many years as a Montessori teacher in the various places she has lived. In addition to her artwork, she knits and sews much of her own wardrobe and teaches these skills to others. Her business name is Elizabeth Hansen Design.