N. Scrantz Lersch started drawing as a child and never stopped. A graduate of the University of Colorado with a degree in Biological Illustration, she has worked as an illustrator, cartoonist, painter and graphic artist in New England and the fern-filled Northwest for over 30 years. She currently grips her pens and brushes while braving snowy winters and steamy summers in Madison, Wisconsin with her scientist husband and orange and white cat.