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When I was a child both art and writing beckoned to me. I have been able to combine the two by creating sketches\/ideas for my books and working with an international team of designers to execute them. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Junko Hayashi:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Graphic artist, calligrapher, and good friend, based in Kanazawa, Japan. She composed the beautiful calligraphy for A Thousand Years of Love<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Junichi Ichimura:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Created Rorschach art image for Temple of the Dueling Heart<\/em>. Graphic designer\/artist from Kanazawa, Japan. His cover art for Academy Award winning director Miyazaki Hayao reached number on I tunes Apple Japan. His artwork has also been used as a national stamp for the Japan Postal Service. His work has also been displayed in art museums in Malta and New York.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.illustrators-jp.net\/JP_NET\/gallery\/ichimura2.html<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lerentia Basson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Did the front and back cover for A Thousand Years of Love<\/em>, and the interior black and white image for Temple<\/em>of the Dueling Heart.<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Lerentia Bassoon is based in Capetown, South Africa<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n