From Edwardsburg, Mich., and is a current student at Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC) majoring in Illustration. His future plans include becoming a storyboard artist and illustrator. Don works primarily in digital art with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator programs.

Grew up in Carlton, Minn., he currently lives in Grand Junction, Mich., Justin is studying graphic design and web design at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. He plans to complete bachelor's degree and work for company in graphics and eventually start design business with Alicia Blackston. For this project, he illustrated Carpenters in the Rain and co-designed Girl in my Bed with Blackston. More of his work can be found at www. senshi-usagi.deviantart.com

Resides in Lame Deer, Montana. He retired from the St. Labre Mission in Ashland, Mont., his 1971 Christmas card design is featured in this book

Born in Grand Junction, Mich., and she attends Kalamazoo Valley Community College majoring in graphic design with a minor in illustration. She plans on completing a bachelor's degree in illustration.

Alicia enjoys conveying messages and emotions through visual communication. Since childhood, she has designed clothes, written songs and built things out of nothing. Her talents lie in surrealism, constructivist and dark art styles. She loves doing work that makes people think, tells them a story and leaves them with a question. She enjoys traditional and digital media and a mixture of the two.

Graduated from Kalamazoo College where he was awarded the Leila Chen Art Award senior year. He is a studio artist based in Salt Lake City, Utah where the close proximity to mountains and desert inspire his work. In addition to creative endeavors in the studio, Andy also works to inspire young artists in his role as art teacher at Timpanogos Academy.

Proof reader and editor, and is a graduate of Kalamazoo College. Erin works as a freelance writer and editor for a variety of clients including Ford Motor Company, Junior League International, Marriott Hotels and NASCAR. Her work has appeared in magazines, brochures and press releases including Time magazine and USA Today.

Grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and he graduated from Central Michigan University. He received his graduate degree from Western Michigan University. Doug taught commercial art for 30 years, has won several awards for his art work and is a well-known local artist. His favorite media are oil paints and acrylics.

John's formal training came from the School of Art Institute of Chicago where he earned an MFA in painting, but he hasn't touched a real paintbrush since 1999. John paints digitally, meticulously crafting his compositions on his computer using powerful programs and a "digital" paintbrush. The finished paintings become printing plates from which he prints archival- quality limited edition prints on paper or canvas.

From Kalamazoo, Mich. and is an art student at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, he is interested in character design and illustration. He enjoys creating dynamic characters. His favorite mediums are colored pencil and watercolor.

From Lawton, Mich. Ronnie is a former commercial art student Van Buren Technology Center Lawrence, Mich. He Contributed World of Work illustration from the cover of an old career guidance workbook.