Suzanne McNeill is often known as a Trendsetter for arts and crafts. Dedicated to hands-on creativity, she constantly tests, experiments and invents something new and exciting. Suzanne is the woman behind Design Originals, a publishing company dedicated to all things fun and creative. She is a designer, artist, columnist, TV personality, publisher, art instructor, author and lover of everything hands-on. She was the 2011 winner of the Craft and Hobby Association's Industry Achievement Award.
Cindy Shepard is a contributing author of The Beauty of Zentangle, author of Stash and Smash and Bottle Art, and a contributor to Zentangle 5, Zentangle 6, Zentangle 8, and Joy of Zentangle. She is an experimental artist with a focus on recycled and mixed media art. Since she attended a Certified Zentangle Teacher training seminar with Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, her whimsical, colorful style has grown and developed in amazing ways. Energetic Zentangle-inspired patterns have found their way into most of her work. Cindy recently produced her own line of rubber stamps called Moustachio, featuring quirky Zentangle-inspired houses.
