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Mindy Lighthipe is a nature artist and the author and illustrator of "The Art of Botanical and Bird Illustration" and "Mother Monarch," a children\u2019s book about the life cycle of the monarch butterfly.\n\nHer work is featured in the book "Today\u2019s Botanical Artists," a book about North American botanical artists and on a set of oracle cards about nature\u2019s wisdom.\n\nMindy is also an award-winning artist. In 2009, her series titled "Symbiosis" received a silver-gilt medal from the Royal Horticulture Society. \n\nHow did Mindy develop her freelance career?\n\nHow does she help her students tell their stories\u200b?\n\nWhy does she lead trips to Costa Rica?\n\nLet\u2019s find out.