Photo by David Gilleece

Coulter Watt - painter, muralist, and documentary filmmaker - was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

World recognized as a documentary filmmaker (his films have introduced us to everything from the work of unrecognized artists to pressing problems in the rainforests), but Mr. Watt's first love has always been painting. He has created murals (the Muppet Family for Jim Henson in New York City); realistic historical paintings (airplanes for the Smithsonian Institution); and wildly imaginative explorations into reality in his own oils and drawings (he has exhibited at the 57th St. Gallery in New York.) www.CoulterWatt.com

L. B.B. Ward, author and songwriter, here with her dog, Nunzio, was born and raised in Philadelphia. She and her husband, Palmer, live along the Delaware River in Bucks County, PA and, in summer, on the Delaware Bay in Cape May County, NJ.

Her closeness to the rhythms of nature and her view of what she sees as the big problems facing humanity (the children in particular) led her to create the Professor Angelicus series of adventure novels. She feels that the only true hope for coming generations is a deeper understanding of the interdependence of all living things.

Photo by Victoria DiNardo