Naming the Animals: An Invitation to Creativity

Stephen Roach, founder of The Breath & the Clay creative arts movement, an international community of artists and creatives. Stephen travels as a keynote speaker and creative coach, conducting workshops and live events centered on the exploration of creativity and the spiritual life. He is the author of four volumes of poetry, an illustrated children's book titled Satchel Willoughby & The Realm of Lost Things, and Five Creativity Killers and How To Avoid Them. In addition to speaking and writing, Stephen is a multi-instrumentalist with a background in ethnomusicology and composing for film and television. His band, Songs of Water, has toured internationally and contributed music to the works of many other recording artists. Stephen lives in North Carolina with his wife, Sarah, and children Evangelyn Belle and Isaac Brighton. nNed Bustard is a graphic designer, illustrator, and author. A few of the books he has written, illustrated, or edited include: It Was Good: Making Art to the Glory of God, History of Art: Creation to Contemporary, A Book for Hearts & Minds: What You Should Read and Why, Bible History ABCs, Every Moment Holy, and Revealed: A Storybook Bible for Grown-Ups. He is a founding member of Wheatland Presbyterian Church, creative director for Square Halo Books, and curator of the Square Halo Gallery. He and his wife, Leslie, have three daughters, one dog, and an unreasonable amount of books.n