A Pacific Coast native, Antoinette has lived the majority of her life in the Pacific Northwest. A perennial student, her current focus is botanical art and illustration and she is a student at Gage Academy of Art in Seattle. Her previous education includes a BA in Art as well as a Certificate in Botanical Illustration from the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. Her current focus is on native plants of the Pacific Northwest, with an artistic emphasis on three dimensional paper botanicals, graphite pencil drawing, and pen and ink illustration. She lives with her family and a spirited cat in a quiet neighborhood surrounded by native plants in their garden.