Through the window of Leanne M Benson’s modest art studio, the hardwood forest opens to a spring-fed trout stream that meanders into the distance. Most of her creative ideas have come while hiking this land where she often hurries back from a walk, plops onto a chair in a loft that overlooks a massive 21-foot stone fireplace, and begins to write or sketch. This magical place inspires her to create things that could never be captured in real life and put words together in unconventional ways. Each of her lyrical words and brushstrokes play a part in whisking both children and adults into a wonderful adventure. If you look closely, you can see the author Dr Suess.