Artist Statement

I am a printmaker from Winthrop, Washington, USA. My creative works channel lived field work experiences ranging from glacier research to wildlife tracking and skiing amidst wolverines. Through woodcut and other media, I explore relationships between climate change, mountain ecosystems and human experiences of environmental change. I am particularly interested in forging visual stories of changing or past and future landscapes to catalyze climate action and restorative engagement with the earth.

Bio

I’m Claire (Cal) Waichler, she/her, from the Methow Valley in Washington state, the traditional lands of the Methow people. I migrate to Chilean Patagonia and Alaska for seasonal work and a love of place. I hold a BA with honors in environmental science from Colby College, where I also minored in printmaking. Alongside my art practice, I am a field biologist, commercial fisher, ski coach, science educator, and art educator. I have worked with the Cascades Wolverine Project, Inspiring Girls* Expeditions Alaska, Home Range Wildlife Research, North Cascade Glacier Climate Project, Methow-Okanogan Beaver Project and Round River Conservation Studies. I find joy meandering through mountains like the North Cascades on my feet or skis.

Read a recent interview about my creative practice in the fall 2025 Methow Arts Mag here.

Sales

I sell framed and unframed original prints, hanging original prints, headwear, stickers and cards. My work is available at a few locations in the Methow Valley:

• Goats Beard Mountain Supplies, Mazama

• Confluence Gallery, Twisp

• Nightshade Bowery, Twisp

• North Cascades Mountain Hostel, Winthrop

• Studio visits, Winthrop (contact me directly)

Select headwear with my artwork can be purchased online at Sauce Active.

Teaching

Art Outside @ Wrangell Mountain Center

August 22-23 2026, McCarthy, AK

https://www.wrangells.org/art-outside