Other Artists
Artists & Authors We Admire
Celebrating fellow artists and authors whose work echoes our passion for imagination and expression
Profiles in Creativity
Below are the artists and authors whose distinctive vision and craftsmanship contribute to the wider world of creative expression
John
Simmonds
John Simmonds is a writer with three published books to his name:
Scenes from a Life
The Cosmeston Kraken
The Justice League of Didcot
He specialises in dark comedy fiction. John's website gives a glimpse into the strange workings of his mind.
Kristina
Spakowskaja
Kristina Spakowskaja’s expressive paintings merge Pop Art colour with irony and social commentary. Now based in Chemnitz, she leads LeKriEr Studio — a hub for exhibitions, collaboration, and contemporary artistic dialogue.
YouTube www.youtube.com/@paintfeelings
Galerie LeKriEr:, Elisenstraße 17, 09111 Chemnitz-De
John
Charles Miller
John Charles Miller is a groundwater geologist and writer of speculative fiction, historical fiction, murder/mysteries, and collections of poetry and short stories. He has published sixteen books. He worked as a geologist for 40 years in the US and Latin America. An early US Peace Corps Volunteers, he served under President John F. Kennedy (1962 to 1964) in the Dominican Republic. He is fluent in Spanish.
Email floridamiller@verizon.net
Allison
William
Allison William, a Franco-American writer and translator based in rural France, creates stories of resilience and quiet courage. Her award-winning work includes fiction and children’s literature inspired by everyday beauty and transformation.
Email allison.william.author@gmail.com
Juan
Martinez
Juan Martinez is a visual artist and poet based in Lot-et-Garonne, France. Since 2018, he has created a distinctive body of work blending visual art and poetry inspired by emotion and introspection.
Email juanmartinez@juanmartinezstudio.com
Daniela
Lasc Herman
Romanian-born and France-based, Daniela Lasc Herman is a healthcare consultant and artist whose path from journalism to painting embodies resilience, reflection, and the healing power of creation.
Threads: @danamodernart
Facebook: @danamodernart & Daniela Lasc Herman
LinkedIn: @danamodernart & Daniela Lasc Herman
Glenys
Morgan-Curtis
Glenys Morgan-Curtis likes to write unusual stories. Her latest book published on Amazon; 'The Alternative' was one such story.
Email morganglenys@gmail.com
Guylaine
Bisson
Normandy-born author and artist Guylaine Bisson gives voice to forgotten lives through her trilogy The Price of Virtue and captures fleeting impressions in her travel journals. Her writing and exhibited artwork reflect memory, emotion, and quiet depth.
Marie
Bulsa
Marie Bulsa is a novelist, poet, and visual artist based in Haute-Garonne. Author of fantasy detective novels and poetry collections, she also paints and sculpts, pursuing a creative journey begun in her youth and shaped by years spent in the Netherlands.
Carolus
(Carol Gertsch)
Swiss-born artist Carolus is a pioneer of mural and street art, celebrated for large-scale public works and global interventions. Now living in France, he continues to paint, experiment, and exhibit widely.
Sylvie
Chatelain
A self-taught artist from Charente, she fell in love with pastel’s expressive power and now exhibits internationally, including the 2024 Saint-Aulaye Biennial.
David
Samblanet
David Samblanet is an artist-researcher using photography, video, and sound to explore identity, memory, and time, blending real and fictional traces to reclaim his past.
Chrissi
Shuff
Chrissi Shuff, an author, artist, and former nurse at Queen
Victoria Hospital, lives in southwest France and is the creator of the
self-illustrated children’s book The Dancing Tree and Other Stories.
