Richard Calver was born in Oxfordshire, England in 1946. At the age of nineteen, Calver immigrated to Canada, settling in Quadra, B.C. The turning point in his life came in his thirties when he met the well known print maker, Sybil Andrews. Inspired and encouraged by Sybil, Richard became more serious about his art and soon purchased his own lino tools. Under her guidance, Calver's style blossomed and matured. Natural forms are the foundation of many of his most striking prints. As a part-time gardener, botanical images such as