"I start with a definite idea of what I want to create but the wood has its own opinion. It takes my tendency for meticulous detail, chuckles, then pushes the work in a different direction."
Millie Whipplesmith Plank
About the Artist
Millie Whipplesmith Plank
Millie Whipplesmith Plank’s woodcuts, shaped by her cattle ranching heritage, explore biodiversity and species interdependency. Working in a century-old barn surrounded by nature, she blends traditional woodblock colors with expressive lines. Her work is in the Leigh Yawkey Museum and the Maryhill Museum, and she has been an artist-in-residence at Glacier and Lassen Volcanic National Parks.
