Emily Lisker is a painter, writer, and freelance illustrator. Her artwork has appeared in
magazines, newspapers, books and book covers, theater sets and programs, posters,
calendars, T shirts, and even milk bottles. Her writing is featured on her blog The Urban
Mermaid (theurbanmermaid.blogspot.com). Emily received a degree in painting from the
Rhode Island School of Design, and has made Woonsocket, Rhode Island her home.