Merida Belice BassMerida taught mathematics at the college level before pursuing her artistic dreams. When she isn't working on illustrated children's books, she co-authors The Tapestry Tales young adult science fiction series with her mother, and creates massive pencl and ink artwork measured in feet, not inches. Her YouTube channel features videos of her actively drawing, and her blog follows her training for and participation in extreme endurance events. Merida, her husband, and three children, love international travel, camping and hiking through America's National Parks, and dressing in homemade costumes for cosplay at anime and science fiction conventions. Merida can be found at www.merida-creates.com, and on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook with @meridacreates. Read More Read Less