Jan Richardson is an artist, writer, and ordained minister in The United Methodist Church. She serves as director of The Wellspring Studio, LLC, and has traveled widely as a retreat leader and conference speaker. With work described by the Chicago Tribune as "breathtaking," she has attracted an international audience drawn to the spaces of welcome, imagination, and solace that she creates in both word and image. Jan's books include In the Sanctuary of Women, The Cure for Sorrow, Circle of Grace, Night Visions, and her latest book, Sparrow: A Book of Life and Death and Life. She makes her home in Florida. For more info, visit janrichardson.com.