Always interested in the evolutionary trail of life, Bellingham artist Ellen Clark has been a fashion illustrator for a sporting goods company, cartographer for an engineering firm, product illustrator and copy writer for a nationwide drugstore, manager for several photography labs, and graphic designer for various ad agencies. With a great desire to share what she knows, Ellen is now a teaching artist in the public schools through Allied Arts Education Project. She has been mentoring a 4-H student and also offers private classes to students of all ages.