Connie Rand

Connie Rand

Connie Rand, a native of Lincoln, Maine, graduated in 1969 from Portland School of Fine and Applied Art, now Maine College of Art, in Portland, from which she received an honorary Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2000. Her drawings and paintings are owned by collectors...
Elisabeth Villa

Elisabeth Villa

Elisabeth Villa lives in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and works as an elementary school teacher. She graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a master’s in education. She gains inspiration every day from her students and loves exploring the writing process with...
Nicole Fazio

Nicole Fazio

Nicole lives in Maine with her husband and two children, where she works as an illustrator and graphic designer. Working primarily in pen and ink and watercolor, Nicki takes great joy in creating beautiful illustrations that will captivate the imaginations of children...
Lisa Wentzell

Lisa Wentzell

Lisa Krikorian Wentzell is a full-time mom with a full- time career caring for Scotty, her special-needs son. Together with her husband, Scott, they are dedicated to assuring Scotty enjoys all that life has to offer. Everyone’s life journey is different, and...
Stephen Costanza

Stephen Costanza

Stephen Costanza has illustrated and written several books for children, including three about music: Mozart Finds A Melody, Vivaldi and the Invisible Orchestra, and the upcoming King of Ragtime, The Story of Scott Joplin (August 2021). He studied graphic design and...