Lauren Pettapiece is five feet seven inches of geek. A mighty oak is her pencil and her paper the sails of tall ships. Born in Pittsburgh, PA to a teacher and an ophthalmologist she went on to graduate from Syracuse University with honors in Illustration. She currently resides in Boston where she photoshops food at a cooking magazine. She lives with two ferrets just like the Beastmaster.

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