Misty Mawnwas a studio art major at Moravian Collage, in Bethlehem, PA. She became a full time potter and eventually began painting, drawing, and using collage again in her work. Her mixed-media work has been published in Cloth, Paper, Scissors, Somerest Studios, Art Doll, on the cover of Skirt Magazine, and in other publications. She teaches many workshops throughout the United States, has taught in Australia, and will be teaching in Italy this fall. She lives just outside of Charlottesville, VA with her husband and children and writes a thoughtful, beautiful blog. Check it out here: http://www.mistymawn.typepad.comSteven DuPuisis president of DuPuis, a strategic design firm he began over… 20 years ago in Los Angeles. Today, DuPuis is an international strategic brand-design firm with offices in the U.S. and Europe (Braue-DuPuis). Steven is a frequent contributor to design and business periodicals and also speaks at a variety of professional forums including the Kellogg School of Management. Stevenrsquo;s personal design work is part of the permanent collection in the U.S. Library of Congress. John Silvais vice president and creative director of DuPuis and has been with the firm for over 15 years. Complementing his design experience, John also has extensive knowledge in package print production and is particularly well versed in digital pre-press, photo illustration, and 3-D imaging. John is currently serving as creative director for clients including Nestleacute;, Kelloggrsquo;s, Mars Petcare, Farmer John, Dole, and Baxter Pharmaceuticals