British artist Deborah Schenck, who lived and worked in her Vermont studio for 12 years, has built a significant following for her evocative photographs of treasured items of nature and culture. Schenck's work has been widely published, including her book by Chronicle Books of San Francisco, "Fern House: A Year in an Artist's Garden," and she continues to be their best-selling artist in gift sales.

Over the last twelve years she has become internationally recognized for her expertise in image transfers, by which a photographic image is transfered to watercolor paper, or other media such as old letters and raw plaster.

In 2001, Schenck created "The Revell Collection," a seires of photographs on split backgrounds, creating a limited edition of contemporary pieces in vibrant colors as Giclee prints. These images include collections from the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, as well as still life flowers and shells. Deborah continues to work with the museum with series from Japan and Asia.

In 2004/2005, Schenck expanded the collection with a series of images called "Emma's Garden," from her sister's garden in England, and a new collection, "Beaulieu," from her year in the Loire Valley, France, in both color and black-and-white.

Deborah's work has been exhibited in a number of galleries during the past ten years, including three solo exhibitions at the Broome Street Gallery and the Photography Gallery in New York. New pieces are being shown in three exhibitions in the Loire Valley, France, in the fall of 2006, all work from her collections of photographs taken over the past year while she was living in France. Deborah is a permanent exhibitor at the New York International Gift Fair, and the Paris International Gift Fair.

Licensing projects continue to expand with a collection of wall art for Studio Vertu on metal and wood veneer. Chronicle Books have added new images to their collection of boxed cards, and The Art Group added posters, a collection of limited edition prints, and fine bone china to their license. Now in its third year, "Brag Bags," unique, fun handbags for the woman who wants to carry art on her arm, continues to expand the line. Mar Che, in Toronto, Canada, a line of fabrics for home furnishings with selected designs, is also creating new products.

Deborah has recently returned to Engalnd to live and work in Devon, where she may be reached in her new studio (U.S.: 01144) (UK:0) 1803864157. She continues to base her U.S. work in Vermont at her studio in South Strafford (802-765-9605, fax 802-765-4599).