Author Jickie Torres‎,‎ of Southern California‎,‎ has been a writer and editor for Romantic Homes‎,‎ Victorian Homes‎,‎ and Cottages & Bungalows magazines‎.‎ She writes extensively in the areas of art‎,‎ design‎,‎ and popular culture‎.‎ Jickie graduated from California State University Fullerton with a degree in communications‎.‎ An llustrator for more than 30 years‎,‎ Tom La Padula has illustrated for national and international magazines‎,‎ advertising agencies‎,‎ and publishing houses‎.‎ He has exhibited in numerous group shows throughout the country‎,‎ and his paintings are included in many private collections‎.‎ Tom holds a BFA from Parsons School of Design and earned his MFA from Syracuse University‎.‎