Growing up on a farm in Central Minnesota has given color pencil artist Rachel Koppendrayer a love for both her Swedish heritage and Minnesota's abundant nature. Though she has always enjoyed drawing, it wasn't until after college that she found time to focus on art, and few drawings for friends suddenly turned into a business. Besides creating her own Scandinavian and nature pieces, Rachel is also the illustrator of Isaac's Ice Cream Tree and Isaac & Izzy's Tree House, children's books by author Angela Henderson.