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Betsy Bowen has illustrated more than a dozen books and carved hundreds of woodblocks for prints of birds and woodland creatures. 


For her most recent book, "Plant a Pocket of Prairie," the Grand Marais artist says she tried something new this time around, layering woodcut prints of prairie grasses and adding free-hand painting. The book is a primer for prairie preservation written by Twin Cities author Phyllis Root.

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For her most recent book, "Plant a Pocket of Prairie," Betsy Bowen says she tried something new, layering woodcut prints of prairie grasses and adding free-hand painting.

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Bowen applies ink to a red fish wood block.

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Woodblock fish prints dry on a metal rack.

One of Bowen't favorite prints in of these owls.

Illustration from ''Plant a Pocket of Prairie''

Photos: Betsy Bowen printing up something new

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