关于作者
Joanne Fink, award-winning calligrapher, author, designer and inspirational speaker, spent most of her career developing products for the gift, stationery, craft and faith-based industries. In 2009 she put pen to paper, and started Zenspirations®, a combination of creative drawing techniques coupled with scripture and/or inspirational messages based on her own spiritual philosophy. Joanne’s best-selling Zenspirations books have inspired people around the globe. Her YouTube videos have had more than 2,000,000 views, and she loves encouraging people to use their creative talents to make a difference in the world. Joanne's Complete Guide to Bible Journaling: Creative Techniques to Express Your Faith, debuted on Amazon’s list of 100 Hot New Releases for 2017. My Prayer Journal was published in 2019, and Joanne's newest book, My Spiritual Journey, was released in January of 2020. In addition to working on new books, Joanne speaks about grief, creativity and spirituality, and is develops products to help support those going through challenging times.
In 2011, Joanne’s husband of 29 years died unexpectedly of a heart attack, just two days before their son’s 12th birthday. Joanne began journaling as a way of getting through her loss, and included excerpts from her grief journals in her illustrated memoir, When You Lose Someone You Love. A gift of comfort for those who are grieving, the paperback edition was published in paperback in 2018, and the hardback gift edition was published in 2019.
Joanne has a long history of community service and professional involvement, including Founding President of the International Association for the Calligraphic Arts and Founding Board Member of the American Guild for Judaic Arts, and has served on the Board of Directors of the Greeting Card Association and the Holocaust Center of Central Florida. She runs a local Widows World group, and is on the advisory board for Simply Amazing. For more information visit Joanne's websites: www.zenspirations.com and www.WhenYouLoseSomeone.com.
