About Treasures of Wonderment
Treasures of Wonderment is a positive magazine sharing stories about all paths of life because we are all concerned. It is a completely independent magazine and is not affiliated, supported and/or governed by any organization, whether religious or non-religious. Our purpose is to bring you interesting and sometimes provocative news and stories of interest from our contributors and artists which may or may not reflect the views of TW.
ANNICK ELZIERE
Founder-Publisher of Treaasures of Wonderment
Born in Villefranche sur-Saône, France - Annick is working for the unity of mankind through her service to others using her creative talents. Annick has lived in France, New Jersey, Costa Rica and Arizona. For many years she promoted artists world-wide through her website "CafeAnnick." She is pleased to offer her online magazine promoting positive change through creative living. She says: "My goal is to support the Arts. The Arts are very important in our lives and play a great role for World Peace!" She created the NJ Independent Music Festival and plans on producing the 'One World Music Festival' which should take place in 2015 in the beautiful city of Tucson surrounded by mystical mountains lost in the desert. The OWMF official website is: OneWorldMusicFestival.com Her personal website: AnnickElziere.com She welcomes all financial support and suggestions to produce only the best. Annick is presently living in Tucson, Arizona.
RUIE MULLINS
Story Editor
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota - "I was a showbiz kid having a ballerina mother and a musician / bandleader father and I remember traveling throughout the United States in the 40’s and 50’s. with my parents. I was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and began my gypsy--life at the very early age of just six weeks on a train headed south with my parents." And, like a gypsy she calls the world her home. Today, ruie lives in California but that could change and she says "I dream of going to Ireland to learn more about my Irish heritage." She has also traveled extensively throughout Europe with the Voices of Bahá; briefly offered her services in China and home front pioneered in Southern California. She served as the Year of Service Volunteer Coordinator for the Maxwell International School in Shawnigan Lake, B.C. ruie is a fiber artist, a writer and published poet. Professionally, she brings over 25 years of experience as an event manager and director having worked with entities such as the L.A. Marathon and Taste of Orange County, and as a Public Information Officer for the 1984 Summer Olympics. Now, ruie describes herself as a mother, grandmother, great grandmother, poet, artist and musician, and a friend... still here after all these years. Visit ruie’s blog: LivingBackStreet.blogspot.com and learn more about her life and her artistic pursuits. ruie served on the Program Team at Desert Rose Institute in Eloy, Arizona from 2008 thru 2010. ruie is presently residing in Mission Viejo, California.
JEANETTE ROBERTS
Story Editor
Born in Los Angeles, California - One of her early employment opportunities came when she went to work for the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) where she developed her public relations skills. By the 1990's she was a free-lance public relations agent and became involved with the Africa Peace Tour. She set up venues in universities, churches and Labor Unions for a group of speakers, writers, poets, and clergy from South Africa who came here to promote their interest in working with the people of the United States following the end of Apartheid. She spent some time assisting with Spanish language teaching and the development of programs at Desert Rose Institute in Eloy, Arizona from 2008 thru 2010, while also writing a book of vignettes about her early years and life as a young Bahá’í. Jeanette is presently residing in Costa Rica.
We would like to extend special thanks to our friends...
LISA JANTI
Born in Warsaw, Poland - Lisa whispered the name of "Treasures of Wonderment" to Annick while working together at Desert Rose Institute in Eloy, Arizona from 2008 thru 2010. Lisa's acting career included Westerns, Polynesian adventures and Hollywood romances. She was also seen in TV series as Maverick, Cheyenne, Sugarfoot and many others. Her Western films include Tomahawk Trail, The Wild Dakotas, The Long Rope and the Firebrand. In 1992, Lisa was commissioned by the Cultural Affairs Dept. to develop the "Youth Arts Advocacy Program" for the City of Los Angeles as part of its Master Plan among other activities. Lisa's recent projects include collaborating with Bob Alcivar on a new CD, a second edition and audio version of her book Bahá’í: The New Vision. Annick has been helping Lisa on different projects including her book and her website LisaJanti.com. For an in depth interview with Lisa Montell go to our special TW Interview. Lisa was the Program Director at Desert Rose Institute in Eloy, Arizona from 2006 thru 2010. Lisa is presently living in the suburbs of Los Angeles, California.
HONG TATT FOO
Born in Penang, Malaysia, - Hong gave Annick the permission to use one of his beautiful paintings to create the background of TW banner. Foo Hong Tatt is an internationally known artist. His paintings are in many public and private collections around the world including Malaysia, Singapore, Europe, Japan, Korea, Tanzania, The Contemporary Museum of Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, the National Art Gallery of Malaysia, the National Museum and Art Gallery of Singapore. Hong's website is FooGallery.com - Read our special TW Interview. Hong and his wife, Sally are presently living in the beautiful hills of Pennsylvania.
ERIC DE GROOT
Professional Program Developer
Born in Somerset, New Jersey - Eric programmed the site including all multimedia and technical aspects. His website is: EricdeGroot.com. Eric is presently studying and living in Tucson, Arizona.
