James grew up in Springfield, Vermont, earned an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and now lives in Burlington, Vermont. He has published many books of his comic strips, two volumes of his daily illustrated journals, titled American Elf and, most recently, a children's book: Squirrelly Gray. His band, James Kochalka Superstar, has released half a dozen records. To read his daily diary strips, go to www.americanelf.com.
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Gay grew up in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. She earned a degree in graphic design and now has her own business as a designer and illustrator. She also teaches illustrated journaling with Christina Lopp. For more of her work, go to www.watercolorjournaling.com and www.wildwaysillustrated.com.
Don was born in Bountiful, Utah. He studied art and illustration at Utah State University, the Illustration Academy, and most recently as Syracuse University. He is an illustrator and educator and teaches illustration at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan. He has just illustrated his first book, You Can't Go to School Naked. For more of his work, visit www.drawger.com/donkilpatrick.
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Amanda grew up in Dobbs Ferry, New York. She majored in illustration at Syracuse University and now lives in Brooklyn, New York, where she operates her firm, ARK Design. To see more of Amanda's work, visit www.amandakavanagh.com.
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Tom grew up on Long Island, studied art at SUNY in Buffalo, New York, and has spent the last thirsty years in Manhattan working as an advertising art director. His work can be seen at www.tommykone.com.
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What happens when you have a ninja who's a jerk? Just go over to ninjerktsu.blogspot.com to find out.
James grew up in the heart of New Jersey, received a BFA from The School of Visual Arts in New York and currently lives in Los Angeles where he is an artist and illustrator. His work has been collected in two volumes called ProcessRecess, and can also be seen at www.processrecess.com, www.politewinter.com, and www.jamesjean.com.
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Noah grew up outside of Chicago and attended Syracuse University and the Pacific Northwest College of Art. He is a freelance author/illustrator/animator and works out of his house in Camden, on the coast of Maine. He has published several children's books with Candlewick Press, and his work can be seen at www.noahzjones.com and www.almostnakedanimals.com.
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Cathy Johnson is a painter, author and teacher who grew up in Independence, Missouri, and now lives in a small town near there. She took a fun evening and weekend classes at the Kansas City Art Institute as a young woman, but is otherwise completely self-taught. She has authored eight North Light books, as well as Sierra Club Guide to Sketching in Nature, Sierra Club Guide to Painting in Nature, and writes for Watercolor Artist magazine. You can see more of her work at www.cathyjohnson.info.
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