Caitlyn Cassidy is a Washington-based science illustrator who started drawing and painting as a child. Her love for nature and marine life was nurtured through family weekend trips to the ocean and backpacking trips into the Cascade mountain range. Activities such as exploring tide pools, collecting seashells, and watching bears harvest berries along a mountain trail inspired in her a curiosity and passion for nature. She hopes to use her illustrations to inspire a sense of wonder and appreciation for the natural world, and help others discover the fascinating and marvelous world we live in.