Pink Centaurium by Mary Vaux Walcott Ceramic Tile

Celebrating Female Artists - Mary Morris Vaux Walcott was a 19th century / 20th century American artist and naturalist known for her watercolor paintings of wildflowers. She has been called the "Audubon of Botany." She spent her life extensively travelling throughout the American West and the Canadian Rockies meticulously painting the flora she explored. She became an active mountain climber, outdoors woman, and photographer. Walcott became the first woman to accomplish the over 10,000 feet ascent of Mount Stephen.