About Us
Natalie Chodniewicz
Natalie is a wife and a mother to three boys. Spending many years managing large scale advertising campaigns in Times Square, she has always been interested in creative endeavors that inspire and transform. Popcorn Thanks is Natalie’s first children’s book and game, a passion project, inspired by biblical teachings and a simple family tradition.
In addition to her work as an author and entrepreneur, you will find Natalie and her family in Austin, Texas, pursuing God, dreaming big dreams, and striving to be better today than yesterday.
Melanie Bermudez
Melanie has a Masters in Fine Arts from Claremont Graduate University in California. She started her career as a professional artist painting abstract paintings based on microbiology and showed her work in Los Angeles and San Diego. After starting a family, Melanie decided to start a brand of children’s watercolors and illustrations called Suzi Blue Designs, inspired by her daughter, Suzi Blue. She works and lives in Oceanside, California, with her husband, two children, and two French Bulldogs. You can follow her on instagram @suzibluedesigns.