are mixed-media artists, authors and teachers, who enjoy pushing the envelope in a myriad of ways, using organic, recycled and found materials because they seem to have a voice that must be heard, a story that must be told, and a life that would otherwise be too soon forgotten. They consider themselves "caretakers of the mundane and the ordinary" and their unique offerings include jewelry, dolls, altered books, assemblage, collage, masks and more. They are project designers for several publishers and teach art workshops nationally, in Mexico and France, and for two museums based on many of the techniques in their own book: Metal Craft Discovery Workshop (North Light 2005). Their work has been featured in over 15 books, and in several magazines including Belle Armoire, Art Doll Quarterly, Somerset Studio, Legacy and the Craft Report as well as in art galleries, museum gift shops and both group and solo shows. Opie, an artist an musician, attended SVA in N.Y.C., while Linda is self-taught. They live in Ohio on Lake Erie with their cat Angelus and his cat Angel.