Conservation Conference 2009

CNPS 2009 Conservation Conference: Strategies and Solutions

Botanical Illustration Contest

Winners of the Botanical Art Contest are:

• First Prize: Maria Freeman, "Santa Cruz Cypress"
• Second Prize: Peggy Irvine, "Golden Iris"
• Third Prize: Peg Streunenberg, "Mt Diablo Buckwheat"
• Conference Choice: Maria Freeman, "Santa Cruz Cypress"

Honorable Mention

• Eliza Jewett: "Toyon"
• Jade Paget-Seekins: "Black Morel"
• Lesley Randell: "Eremalche rotundifolia"

Judges’ Biographies

Geri Hulse-Stephens, Botanical Illustrator
Geri Hulse-Stephens graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara with a minor in art and entered into the world of scientific illustration through classes taught by Chuck Stasek at the Point Reyes Field Seminars. Her work was first published in Fremontia in 1982 in an article she wrote and illustrated. Her illustrations have appeared in books, government publications and articles since. She is a botanical consultant living in Mendocino County and has played an active role in the Sanhedrin Chapter of CNPS for over 25 years.

Kristin Jakob, Botanical Illustrator
Kristin has dedicated much of her life to the study, cultivation, and depiction of plants - in particular, her beloved California native species. Born and raised in Mill Valley, Marin County, she began drawing plants at the age of 12, when she joined CNPS. Essentially self-taught, Kristin has also studied in England, where in 1981 she received an M.A. from the Royal College of Art in London. Since returning to California, her botanical art has graced a wide array of books and periodicals, package designs, posters, prints and cards, and numerous group and solo exhibitions. Commissions include two major projects for CNPS: the poster "Wildflowers of the Sierra Nevada", and the set of four grass poster/placemats.
website: www.kristinjakob.com

Lee McCaffree, Botanical Illustrator
Lee McCaffree teaches botanical illustration classes and workshops and helped develop the Botanical Art Certificate Program at Filoli Gardens. She received Medals for her “Pinus” series and “Plants in Peril” series at the Royal Horticultural Society exhibitions in London. She serves on the Board of the American Society of Botanical Artists. She worked with the plant sale propagation team for EBCNPS. Publications include the posters for the EBCNPS Plant Sale and illustrations in Today’s Botanical Artists, and Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, Kew Gardens, England.