Jan is an artist, writer, and ordained minister in the United Methodist Church. She serves as director of The Wellspring Studio, LLC, and has traveled widely as a retreat leader and conference speaker. With work described by the Chicago Tribune as “breathtaking,” she has attracted an international audience drawn to the spaces of welcome, imagination, and solace that she creates with her words and her art. Jan’s books include The Cure for Sorrow, Night Visions, In the Sanctuary of Women, and her latest release, Sparrow: A Book of Life and Death and Life. She makes her home in Florida.

You can find Jan's distinctive artwork, writing, and more at her blogs and websites:

• Jan Richardson Images

• The Painted Prayerbook

• The Advent Door

• Sanctuary of Women