"As I worked for the last year on these prints of trees, I felt connected the beauty and fragility of the trees we take for granted", Schlumberger said. "As we dig huge basements and cover our environment with cement, we destroy our past, our roots. We need both the movement and excitement of the future, but grounded in the roots of the past as symbolized by trees."

Schlumberger, a resident of Menlo Park, did all of her work at the Pacific Art League in Palo Alto, a setting surrounded by fabulous trees from around the world. Her works were also inspired by the trees of Northern California and from a recent trip to French Polynesia.

All the prints were done on a manual press, etched and inked by the artist. Schlumberger is especially proud the Art League has a non-toxic print room where aluminum and copper sulfate is used as the mordant. "All the cleanup is done with oil rather than mineral spirits," she explained. "An experienced printmaker cannot see the difference between our prints and those done with traditional techniques."