Liberty Tales

Helen Morris founded The Stencil Library in 1988, when she recognized a gap in the home decorating market for the type of stencils that her husband Michael Chippendale, a graphic designer, made and used in his work. Since its launch The Stencil Library has built an international reputation and an impressive catalog of more than 4,000 stencil designs, offering a wide range of global, historical, and contemporary decorative styles. The company continually experiments and regularly creates new collections to reflect public demand. It also produces bespoke designs and has cut stencils for royalty, politicians, and celebrity clients.
Helen and Michael run their business from their home, Stocksfield Hall in Northumberland, England. A showcase for their work, the house is frequently featured in magazines and on television, and is open to the public once a month. The Stencil Library blog was launched in 2007, to provide inspiration and information about stencil-related decoration, along with the more photogenic aspects of life at The Stencil Library.
Helen is widely recognized as an expert on the subject and is in regular demand for lectures and demonstrations in Europe and America.

DAVID MATHEWS attended the public schools of Clarke County, Alabama. After graduating from the University of Alabama, he went on to Columbia University, where he earned a PhD in American educational history. Mathews has been president of the University of Alabama and secretary of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. He is currently trustee and president of the Kettering Foundation. His other recent books are Politics for People: Finding a Responsible Public Voice and Is There a Public for Public Schools?

Jeremy Dixon has been interested in Nazi Germany for over thirty-five years and has written five books on the subject. Dixon works for the Metropolitan Police and lives in Kent.

Anna Fodorova has made TV animation films, written TV film scripts, worked as lecturer in art colleges, and is now in private practice as a psychotherapist.

Her children’s book: 'Carlo the Crocodile', was published by A.C.Black, and her novel 'The Training Patient', and a story included in 'Tales of Psychotherapy', were published by Karnac.

With Arachne Press, Anna has stories in 'Stations' and in 'Liberty Tales'.

Richard Smyth is a Yorkshire-based author and freelance writer. He has written several nonfiction books and written features, reviews, and comment pieces for publications including The Guardian, Times LiterarySupplement, New Statesman, and BirdWatching. He is also a compiler of crosswords for New Scientist, History Today, BBC Wildlife, History Revealed, and a question setter for BBC Mastermind.

Pittsburgh native David Guy is the author of five previous novels, including The Autobiography of My Body and Jake Fades. He has published articles in a variety of publications, and one non-fiction book, The Red Thread of Passion: Spirituality and the Paradox of Sex. He wrote two books with his meditation teacher Larry Rosenberg, Breath by Breath and Living in the Light of Death. He taught for years at his alma mater, Duke University, and now divides his time between his two favorite North Carolina cities, Durham and Asheville. www.davidguy.org.

Nick Rawlinson is an actor and writer based in Bristol.