When Lorena graduated with a BFA from Rochester Institute of Technology in Graphic Design and Painting, she never imagined she’d become a high-tech information architect. She thought her creativity was lost until an Australian Shepherd named Phebe rescued her. Inspired by Phebe’s antics, Lorena’s drawings became Phebe-n-Me, a t-shirt company that blossomed into an award-winning children’s book!

The Poughkeepsie Book Festival is made possible in part by:

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