Many of the masters, such as Paul Gaugin, Gustave Klimt, Edvard Munch and Canada’s Emily Carr, expressed a spirituality, or mysticism, in their works. The upcoming “Mystical Landscapes: Masterpieces from Monet to Van Gogh” exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario will explore this topic, which Imago director John Franklin had a hand in developing.

Chris Cuthill (http://www.chriscuthill.com/) is an artist, art historian and chair of the Art department at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ontario. Chris  is also a practicing artist and will show works at an upcoming exhibit, titled “Doublecross” at Hamilton’s Flagship Gallery.

Tonight’s guest has written three devotional books for teenaged girls, was part of a team that created a biblezine for girls and has been published online and in a number of print publications. Now Ann-Margret Hovsepian (http://www.annhovsepian.com) is adding illustrator to her resume with the publication this spring of Restore my Soul: a coloring book Devotional Journey.

Lisa Hall-Wilson (http://lisahallwilson.com/) has written award-winning news stories on topics as diverse as healthy eating, modesty and the recovery of Haiti after the 2010 earthquake and features on people as diverse as a photographer whose work was born out of tragedy and a desire to find God in the heartache.

Glynis Belec (http://www.glynisbelec.com) has been writing professionally for 30 years, primarily writing children’s books including the latest: Hopeful Homer. And along the journey, Glynis began Angel Hope Publishing whose latest project is an anthology of short stories written by six authors who have experience grief in many ways.

The last time we talked to tonight’s guest it was about her new Christmas-themed children’s book Beneath That Star. But being an author isn’t Sally Meadows (http://sallymeadows.com/home) only skill: she’s also a talented musician with two full-length CDs and now, a new single to her credit.

Poet and editor D. S. Martin (http://dsmartin.ca/) is currently working on not one, but two poetry anthologies. The first is an anthology of contemporary Christian poetry that will make clear the significant contributions Christians continue to make in the world culture in the form of poetry.

Susan Doherty (http://susandohertyhannaford.com/) has combined her interests in music and de-stigmatizing mental health issues to create the award-winning novel A Secret Music.

Theatre of the Beat has been known to tackle challenging social justice topic such as draft dodging, marriage, justice and homosexuality in its plays. The company’s latest production Yellow Bellies, was performed earlier this month at the Global Mennonite Peacebuilding Conference and Festival in Waterloo and looked at the stories of Conscientious Objectors during World War Two.

Tonight’s guest has a string of award-winning books and stories to her credit. Her most recent endeavour is a series of mystery novellas, the first of which, “The Case of the Homeless Pup” was launched via social media recently. J.A.