Meredith Gaston Masnata is an internationally acclaimed best-selling author, artist and passionate wellness advocate who continues to grow her prolific and diverse creative practice. While exhibiting her artwork locally and abroad from a young age, Meredith graduated from the University of Sydney, majoring in Art History and Theory and Gender and Cultural Studies. She has lived and studied in Italy and Germany, travelled extensively, and enjoys life in both rural and urban landscapes. Continuing her education as an Integrative Health Coach, Meredith frequently features in the media and public sphere discussing wellbeing and creativity in daily life. Her lovingly illustrated books are translated into various languages, her artworks collected worldwide.    Meredith lives with her husband in the Blue Mountains of Australia.