Dorothy Beebee

Dorothy Beebee is a scientific illustrator and mushroom dyer, who documented Miriam C. Rice’s mushroom dye research and illustrated Miriam’s books for over 40 years. Dorothy assisted Miriam in presenting mushroom dye workshops around the world. She also designed and maintained the original www.mushroomsforcolor.com website for 15 years.

Dorothy became impassioned with the rich and varied colors produced by fungi, and documented her adventures with Miriam and their decades-long friendship in both drawings of fungi and in articles. For over 40 years, Dorothy assisted Miriam in presenting mushroom dye workshops for mycological societies around the USA, at International Mushroom Dye Symposia, and designed and maintained the original website www.mushroomsforcolor.com for 15 years (now the official website for the IMDI and under the direction of Miriam’s daughter, Felicia Rice).