"There has never been a time in my life when I haven’t been a beachcomber, daydreamer and seeker of visual inspiration."

For decades Lucas's  art work was of the 2 dimensional variety; oil on canvas, sometimes collage, wax or mixed media. But it was always abstract, cerebral, minimal and tasteful. Her day job was biological illustration for the University of British Columbia, mostly insects. Longing to have something she could wrap her hands around several years ago she started working with old lobster buoys and other found objects to form beautiful, carefully scarred pieces that become whales, owls, and most recently cows. Often held and worked on for a year or more each assemblage takes on a power and personality beyond their cast off parts. Inspired by folk art and the ethos of reusing materials for her art, Vancouver resident Lucas spends scavenging time in the Skagit Valley and on Whidbey Island.