Christina L. Allen lives in southern Maryland on a small farm with her husband, cat Kiba, flock of sheep, rare Jersey Buff heritage turkeys, and heritage chickens. The rural life and the beautiful Chesapeake Bay find their way into many of her paintings. Both Christina and her husband are avid gardeners so plants, trees and flowers are also an important part of her life and work. They also practice sustainable farming. She has been a professional artist for over thirty-eight years. She also is an avid handweaver and spinner. A lot of paintings of sheep naturally abound. She paints the world around her. And she tries to make the world around her a more beautiful place to paint. She may be reached at www.corncribstudio.com Annabelle is a native to Southern Maryland, alumna of Salisbury University and former staff member at the Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust. Now living in Baltimore and working for the Chesapeake Research Consortium, she will continue to work in protecting the land, water and creatures (like Izzy!) that she loves Michael S. Glaser is a Professor Emeritus at St. Mary's College of Maryland and served as Poet Laureate of Maryland from 2004 - 2009. The recipient of several awards for his teaching and his service to poetry, he served as a Maryland State Arts Council Poet-in-the-Schools for over 20 years. (more at http: //www.michaelsglaser.com )