"To watch an animal emerge from stone, to feel its lines and sense its developing personality is an exciting act of creation-one which continually brings me great pleasure and joy." Chase's love of animals goes back to her New England childhood. Although she has worked in a number of other art forms, it was the three dimensional aspect of sculpture that most appealed to her. From islands in the Northwest to the coast of Maine, Chase has derived inspiration from her reverence for, and love of, nature. The artist first began carving stone in 1979 when she lived on Orcas Island in Puget Sound. Her major influences have been the work of Alaskan Inuit carvers and the sculptures of Henry Moore. Chase studied with Leonard DeLonga at Mt. Holyoke College and returned to her roots in Western Massachusetts in 1997. Her sculptures can be found in corporate and private collections throughout the United States.