From an early age, Carol Collette loved to draw and enjoyed playing in the woods where she learned to appreciate the beauty of the changing seasons. After graduating from the Ontario College of Art and Design, she moved to Quebec City, sketching drawings of women's fashions for a store's newspaper ads. While traveling to museums in Europe, Carol became fascinated by the technique of etching, with its delicacy of detail and richness of tone. She got inspired by the countryside and old farmhouses and created a series of pen and ink with watercolor sketches. Soon after, she began creating line etchings and drypoint engravings on copper plates. Carol paints loose translucent watercolor washes on many of my etchings to make each one unique.