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Illustrators
Miriam Sagasti
Miriam is a Pervuian-born artist. She grew up in Lima, the youngest
of five brothers and sisters. In Lima, she studied interior design and
landscape architecture. In 1978, Miriam moved to the US with her husband
and three children. She has won numerous awards for her graphic design,
photography, and illustrations. A member of the Society of Children's
Books Writers and Illustrators, she has illustrated more than a dozen
published books, as well as many puzzles and magazines. She lives in Chapel
Hill with her husband of thirty years and her two dogs. Miriam has illustrated
Thank You, Solomon, Thank You, Ruth and Naomi and Thank You,
God.
Heather Claremont-Sullivan
Heather is from Somers, Connecticut. She received her Bachelor
of Fine Arts Degree concentrating in Illustration and Graphic Design at
the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Heather illustrates primarily
in pen & ink, watercolor, colored pencil and mixed media. She also
works with black & white photography and electronic media. Aside from
her artwork, Heather enjoys spoiling her cats, Miles and Ivan, working
in the maternity unit of a local hospital, and visiting historical places.
The illustrations for Thank You, Noah, Thank You, Jesus and
Gracias, Noé were done in watercolor pencil and acrylic.
Margaret Ray James
Margaret grew up in Condord, North Carolina where imagination
and creativity were a vital part of small town life. She received an Associates
Degree in Commercial Art from Central Piedmont Community College and a
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of North Carolina. Her
fine art works have been exhibited in solo exhibitions, regional juried
exhibitions and are in the collections of corporate and private collectors.
Margaret has been an art history and design instructor as well as a fashion
illustrator, but now devotes her energy towards children's book illustration
and writing, design projects and 3-D works of art. She lives in Charlotte,
North Carolina with her husband, two children and one crazy dog named
Jake. Margaret illustrated Thank You, Moses, Thank You, Paul and
Thank You, Esther.
Mary Beth Blackley
Mary Beth is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina. She graduated
from Furman University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art. She
freelances in calligraphy, invitation and card design, and illustration.
She and her husband, David, own and operate Renfrow Hardware in Matthews,
North Carolina, where she is bookkeeper and office manager. They have
three daughters, Pressly, Charlotte, and Martha. Aside from art, bookkeeping,
and raising three girls, Mary Beth is active in the PTA, the Presbyterian
Church, a scrapbooking group, and enjoys reading fiction in every spare
moment. Look for "Rocky" the rooster on each two page spread
of Thank You, Peter!
Evelyn Diane Overcash
Evelyn grew up in Rowan County, North Carolina. After graduating
from Appalachian State University with a Bachelors degree in art, she
took off for Europe and spent two years working and traveling. Upon returning
to the US, she moved to California where she discovered backpacking, camping,
and the breath-taking wilderness of southern California and Mexico. Evelyn
illustrated Thank You, Mary.
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