Gretchen Ehrsam is a lifelong artist, printmaker and calligrapher who is always experimenting with new media in her quest to keep learning more. She illustrated Leaving Mr. Humphries (YNWP, 2013) and The 1-Dogpower Garden Team (YNWP, 2021), both by Alison Lohans, and is the cover illustrator for poetry books by Mark Newman. Gretchen teaches at the “Letters of Joy” calligraphy conference, and art classes for adults at Eureka Sally's gallery. Alison Lohans and Gretchen Ehrsam are cousins.