Brit Hansen is a fourth generation artist living in the Painted Desert region of Arizona withher husband and two children. She studied at Arizona State University where she earnedher BFA in 2010 and after worked as a photographer for 8 years traveling the world. Shestarted block printing while on bed rest with her first child and hung up her camera forgood. She still makes block prints occasionally but her passion lies with carving. This ledher to experiment with carving various mediums and discovering she could layer acrylicpaint until it was thick enough to carve. She now layers paint onto wooden panels in layersof color and carves them by hand to reveal detailed designs. Carving paint enables Brit tocreate artworks full of color and texture inspired by the desert and the culture of the West.