Handmade Goodness Quarterly Vol. 1, Issue 2, August 2014 | Page 2

HANDMADE GOODNESS QUARTERLY JUNE 2014 ISSUE 2 Meet the Editors Martiel Beatty Megan Ross Founder, Educator & Artist Consultant Community & Social Manager Martiel is an expert blogger, author of Blog Notes, and GIMP Wizard. I am the founder of Sewmantra and The ARTcademy. She has built, consulted, mentored companies and individuals on their blogs, businesses, and websites since 2000. She has worked with teams and individuals of all talents and skill levels . Megan is a mother of two; a four-year-old girl and a one-year-old boy. When those two aren’t keeping her busy you can often find her working on various projects for work and school (She in marketing!) Megan has been running her own website “Full Lives, Flat Broke,” which offers giveaways and reviews. She also works freelance as a marketer and PR for a few small companies. Martiel holds degrees in Anthropology, French, Drafting and Project Management. She has been working in fiber arts since 1986, Megan is excited to join The Artcademy Team graphics since 1998 and Social Media and she lives and works out of a home office in Ohio. Blogging since 2000. She currently works from a home studio just outside Washington, D.C. on the Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. We would also like to thank Linda Amerigo for her assistance with this issue. She was a huge help with connecting us with new connections in the art community so we could bring you great tutorials and articles. Thank you Linda for helping us make this issue a great one! 1