Laura Bethmann is an artist, author and master gardener. She enjoys giving presentations and workshops, but most of the time she's squirreled away in her southern New Jersey studio printing and painting. Her third book, Hand Printing from Nature, is packed full of inspired ideas and projects for creating designs and home accessories direct from Nature herself.Laura studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Pratt Graphics Center and Syracuse University. Her nature printing techniques have been featured on Home and Garden Television, Lifetime Television, the Discovery Channel and Good Housekeeping magazine. Laura's watercolor paintings and nature prints reveal the intrinsic qualities of nature and can be seen in galleries and museums. Stop by for a visit at www.laurabethmann.com