Sophie Wood Brinker

Sophie Wood Brinker is a science illustrator and writer who concentrates on appreciation of the small care of human and non-human neighbors. As a Quaker, Sophie grew up sitting in intergenerational circles and hearing messages spoken out of silence. She has lived in Quaker communities on and off for much of her life and deeply values spending time with elders, asking questions and working towards living a life of integrity and a quiet fierceness. Sophie has a BA in Peace and Global Studies from Earlham College and is a graduate of the Science Illustration Graduate Program at Monterey State University. She is also a librarian at the Stinson Beach Library At Mesa, Sophie worked on her first book: an illustrated book about birds forthcoming from Heyday Press.