Connie Sayas combined her love for art and science into a career. An experienced exhibit designer for science, history and art museums, she also worked as staff scientific illustrator for Encyclopaedia Britannica. Connies' background includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (UWM), study in scientific illustration at the Art Institute of Chicago and the certificate in Botanical Art and Illustration from the Denver Botanic Gardens. Her work has won awards in regional and international exhibitions.