Trained as a commercial and fine artist, Bobbi has degrees both from Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO and The Art Institute of Colorado in Denver, CO. After teaching in junior and senior high schools in Colorado, she worked for Hallmark cards and then as the design director for a Christmas ornament company, Decor Noel in Memphis, TN. After Decor closed its doors, Bobbi established her own design, illustration and decorative painting company, E.P. Puffin & Co. Her book cover designs & illustrations and interior illustrations have won both Benjamin Franklin and Colorado Independent Publishers Association Awards. Through E.P. Puffin & Co., she has created fabric designs, murals and faux techniques that beautify many private residences, model homes and businesses. She teaches classes through Araphaoe Community College in Littleton, CO and her own studio in Denver. eppuffin@mac.com & www.BobbiShupe.com

Using mixed media, this mask was created to evoke an air of tranquility and calm. It resembles, possibly, a fairy nymph in a "Secret Garden."