Micaela Burnham is a children’s book author and the founder of The Quiet Bloom Press. She holds a degree in child development and has over a decade of experience working with children in both classroom and caregiving settings.

Her work focuses on early childhood, emotional development, and imaginative storytelling, shaped by both her professional background and her experience as a mother of two. She is particularly interested in creating stories that support connection, curiosity, and a child’s developing inner world.

Micaela is also the host of the podcast Drafting Motherhood, where she explores the realities of modern motherhood, identity, and creativity.

Cassie Oglesby is a stay-at-home Mom of two with a passion for art and creativity. Through motherhood, grief, and growth, she has found expression through her art. Her illustrative goal is to instill the same comfort and positivity she finds within her own creative works.

Her art has been displayed in local businesses, and she has sold several paintings around Middle Tennessee. While Cassie specializes in gouache painting and graphite sketching, she is also skilled in other media including sculpting and digital illustration.

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Cassie believes that creativity is an innate trait that all children can tap into, with the proper inspiration. She believes art is an integral part of the human experience; an anchor that provides stability in the ebbs and flows of life. 

“Art is to console those who are broken by life.” -Vincent Van Gogh

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