Melinda Michels is an educator and mother of four who resides in Sioux Falls, SD with her youngest, Carmen, who is the inspiration for "Is the Sky Awake?". Melinda has taught children from preschool through high school, including all academics and tae kwon do. Her greatest joy is witnessing a child be successful at something that they have worked hard at mastering. She can be reached at Fb.me/IstheSkyAwake.com and IstheSkyAwake@gmail.com. Leena Noel is known for her mystical abstract oil paintings and intricate line work. Her first digital project, "Is the Sky Awake?", ignited a spark of creating out of her usual style and led to new shapes with a discovery of how technology can aid her creations. Noel's work typically has a focus on the differences of "common sense" and the idea of perceptions within the universal collection of all. Expressing a feeling of the interconnection of all beings and a disjunction of the perceptions between us, Noel explores manners in which we all intertwine as well as our separations in minute ways. By virtue of a study delving into herself, mixed with research to back her theories, she then works to create her own stories with a merging of the senses in order to speak through her own personal language. Moving towards the future, Noel will continue to create via oil paintings, yet also place more time into photography and installation art, for it does strike her fancy. She is always interested in receiving new project ideas, commissions, and/or comments. For a more in depth look visit: leenanoel.com Leena Noel finished her degree in Art from Southern Oregon University and continues to learn through her own volition.