Peggy is a painter, bookmaker, and a devoted illustrated journal keeper who has lived in Cedar Key FL for 17 years. She holds degrees in biology, art, and religion, and has been a professional artist since 1969, first as a medical illustrator in New York and Philadelphia and later making fine art. For the past seven years she has led and facilitated Journey Daybook retreats and is currently president of the Journey Daybook, Inc., a non-profit cooperative whose purpose it is to provide a forum for teaching, learning, and sharing methods for making illustrated journals.