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By Nicola Bayley

4Artist Kieren Dutcher at work in her studio.

By Kieren Dutcher

Remembering William R. Dutcher Greater Rockridge Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council Nancy and Bill Dutcher by Kieren Dutcher Next NCPC Meeting: Thurs. April 9, | 7 p.m. William “Bill” R. Dutcher, noted architect and longtime resi- dent of Ivanhoe Road, passed away on January 17, 2026. He went to Piedmont Avenue Elementary School, Westlake Jr High and Oakland Tec...

By Kieren Dutcher

... on Zoom: rockridgencpc.com Become a Rockridge News Distributor! Miles Avenue Long-Time Block Captain Resigns: tural awards for his work, and became a Fellow of the AIA in 1992. Bill is survived by his beloved wife Nancy Dutcher, daughters Kieren Dutcher (son-in-law Gregory Sage), and Greta Dutcher (son-in-law Pete Ryp- ins), grandchildren Sophie Worm and William Worm, and former son-in-law Daniel Worm. If you really want to celebrate Bill, take your favorite people out to a (pref-

...Kieren, who is hard at work trying to secure a publisher for a children’s counting book based on Fanny, her Welsh Corgie. She also has big plans for a calendar featuring kid-centric Bay Area sites like Tilden Park and Fairyland. K  Artist Kieren Dutcher at work in her studio.  An illustration from a children’s book by Kieren Dutcher. PHOTOS: ADRIENE DEANGELO ieren works mostly in gouache resist, a technique that was introduced to her several years ago by an illustrator in Seattle. The te...

By Nicola Bayley

Kieren grew up in Rockridge in a big old brown shingle house. She is the daughter of Bill and Nancy Dutcher, longtime mem- bers of the Rockridge community. “I got a lot of my creativity from my parents,” she says. “My Dad’s an architect, and he was alway...

By Nicola Bayley

Kieren lives with her husband, two kids, a mischievous dog, a whiny cat, and lots of art supplies. To see Kieren’s artwork, visit her website at www.kierendutcher.com.

...s off the black paint with water. The black ink saturates only the exposed paper. The technique intensifies the color and gives a print-like effect. “I really like the look of it,” she says. by Adrienne DeAngelo Lifetime Rockridge resident Kieren Dutcher has wanted to be an illustra- tor since she was thirteen years old. That’s when she first laid eyes on the book The Tyger Voyage by Richard Adams, illustrated by Nicola Bayley. “I cried when I got it because I wanted to paint like that. I ...

school art. The interlude has paid off: Kieren was the featured artist on the Northern Cali- fornia Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators’ website for the month of May. “It was a real honor to be a featured artist with an organization like SCBWI,” she says. “Being an illustrator ...