In the 1970s Lynn Chase traveled extensively throughout Africa sketching and photographing wildlife. A self-taught painter, she displayed her paintings in one-woman and group-exhibitions at galleries across the country and abroad throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In 1988 she launched Lynn Chase Designs. She offers over two dozen designs, including eleven complete dinnerware collections and a wide assortment of giftware and accessories. Lynn Chase remains the sole designer and guiding force behind her company.