Christy Beulah Budnick grew up in the woods of Norther Wisconsin on a small lake surrounded by marsh, cranberries, floating islands, and cattails all in the middle of no where. From her earliest memories to todays, this is where Budnick's love of nature first planted itself. 

Now, Budnick lives off grid in the forest of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan close to the shores of Lake Superior. Her whole life has been surrounded by inspirations of the moon, trees, and the vastness of open water.