Local barista following dream of putting brush to canvas

When she is not busy helping make and serve some of Bigfork’s best cookies, pies and drinks, Cassandra Butterfield is busy getting back to her passion — art.

A barista at Lake Baked on Mill Street, Butterfield has been finding her way back into the art world after being forced to step away with the birth of her children several years ago.

“Getting my art going again was on my to-do list for years. Now that I have finally had the time to get back into it, that has been really nice,” Butterfield said. “Art is just something that I really enjoy doing. It is one of those things I can focus on, zone out and lose track of time. It is always nice to find something you can sit down and do and have hours pass without you even knowing it. That’s how you know that you truly love something.”