Elizabeth Hammond Pyle
About the Artist
Elizabeth studied biology as an undergraduate, botany as a graduate student, and worked for fifteen years doing scientific research.
Through hours spent in the field, she learned to look closely at plants and flowers, collecting specimens and identifying them by their distinctive leaf shapes, elegant branching patterns, delicate flower structures. Her art teacher mother taught her everything she knows about color and design.
She believes in the power of knowing and caring for plants and the places they grow. She delights in seeing a beloved flower connect people to one another across distance and time - granddaughter to grandmother, friend to friend, child to parent.
She works and gardens in Newton Massachusetts, where she lives with her husband, children, and one small dog.