artist Stacia Baldwin of Beastie and Bone holds up a wooden sign with her logo painted on it while sitting in her art studio

ABOUT

A childhood spent trespassing through forests in the Midwest initially inspired Stacia Baldwin, the paper artist, printmaker, and illustrator behind Beastie and Bone, to dream of becoming a paleontologist, cowboy, or National Geographic photographer when she grew up. Chronic health issues soon pushed these dreams out of reach, however. So Stacia turned to art as a way of remaining close with the natural world she loved, replicating species she found most fascinating with markers, paper, and safety scissors. 

After studying illustration and design at a local community college, she relocated to New England, achieving a certificate in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. Another relocation to Seattle, WA, followed. The diversity of species found in the alpine meadows, cliffy beaches, and thick woods of the Pacific Northwest turned the attention of her work to conservation, and her unique paper art form was born. Utilizing papers made of recycled cotton, mulberry, or bamboo, she develops dimensional skulls, flora, and insects akin to natural history illustration plates, and bone articulation and insect pinning: endangered and threatened species immortalized in a fragile, but renewable medium. 

Now located in Knoxville, TN, Stacia draws on the varied habitats she has encountered through the United States and a strong sense of curiosity for inspiration. Her current focus is on her North American Megafauna Project, and illustrations depicting endangered species of the North American continent. 

CV

  • Rhode Island School of Design: CE

    Certificate in children's book illustration

  • Fauna Bygone, Ijams Nature Center, Knoxville, TN (2023)

    Horned and Wingéd, Nomadia Creatives, Seattle, WA (2020)

    Anatomy of Being Human, Maple Valley Arts Center, Maple Valley, WA (2018)

  • Knoxville Arts and Culture Alliance Member's Show, Emporium Center, (2022)

    Printmakers Anonymous Exhibition, Relay Ridge, Knoxville, TN (2023)

  • State of Exploration Exhibition, Witte Museum of Natural History, San Antonio, TX (2023)

    Dogwood Arts Regional Exhibition, Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN (2023)

    Re-Imagining Conservation: From May Viewpoints, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, WY (2023)

    Arts in The Airport Fall Exhibition, Knoxville Arts and Culture Alliance, Knoxville, TN (2022)

    Pollination Syndrome, Ghost Gallery, Seattle, WA (2022)

    Red List: Moths and Butterflies, Ghost Gallery, Seattle, WA (2019)

  • Featured Artist: Stacia Baldwin, Denik art blog, online, 2022

    Issue 24, Featured Artist, Therapeutic Thymes magazine, print, 2022