Artist and author Sarah Simon, a.k.a. @themintgardener, has taught thousands of people to watercolor and with her teaching talents, has made it such an approachable and enjoyable art form, both for the experienced and novice alike. Her Watercolor Workbook series provides everything you need to know about the art of watercolor and has been the #1 best-selling watercolor book series in the world for five years now. Sarah’s teaching has received worldwide attention with her online and in-person painting courses and art retreats, where she shares the very best in quality, crafting a lifestyle of slow beauty and intentional choices, one post at a time. Visit her website to learn more.

Ashley Rodriguez is a Seattle-based award winning food writer and photographer. She is the author of four books; Date Night In, Let’s Stay In, Rooted Kitchen, and Field Notes from a Forest Guide. She is the host and co-creator of the James Beard nominated series, Kitchen Unnecessary. Ashley is a graduate of Seminary of the Wild through the Center for Wild Spirituality and a certified Nature and Forest Therapy guide. When not eating, or talking and writing about food you can find her foraging, fly fishing, feeding her sourdough starter and spending as much time outside as possible. She believes the outdoors is a place to be fed both physically and spiritually.