Anne Baird is a self-taught artist who's been drawing and writing since childhood. Her chosen media for her unique line of greeting cards is watercolor, with touches of gouache, ink and colored pencil. As an adult, she spent 8 years as a teacher and school administrator while raising her family. She's the author of 11 successful published children's books (William Morrow and Simon & Schuster), and is a freelance artist and journalist who worked for three small newspapers and for private clients. She's a regular contributor of illustrated pieces to several online "ezines." Her GODDESS CARD line grew from a birthday card she created for her daughter, Amanda, who didn't like being a curvy beauty in the Land of Thin. (Los Angeles.) That seminal card declaring You're a GODDESS, not a nymph! evolved into a long line of love notes and affirmations for ALL women. At over 130 cards, the line is steadily growing. The distinguished Renfrew Center of California, that treats self-esteem issues in women, has endorsed Anne as an artist whose paintings promote healthy body images. Her work has also been praised in a review in the New Age Retailer. She loves the letters she gets from women who write her with suggestions on new cards they would like to see. "When a card idea fills a basic Goddess need, I will probably create it," says Anne. "Women and their lives inspire me."