Sylvia Olsen (PhD, history) is an adult educator and facilitator specializing in First Nations housing. She is the author of over twenty books for adults and children, including Working with Wool: A Coast Salish Legacy and the Cowichan Sweater (Sono Nis Press, 2010), which was awarded the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Historical Writing. She lives in North Saanich, BC.
Working in watercolor and colored pencil, Kasia Charko creates detailed, colorful paintings that bring period, place and character to life. Born and educated in England, Kasia lives in Alton, Ontario, with her family of animals.