Marijke Simons

Marijke Simons was born in Amsterdamn and two years later immigrated with her parents to Montreal. In 1976 she moved to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, to raise a family. In Halifax she worked mainly as a French and art teacher. In 1988, she set up a small teaching studio where she continues to teach art to children. She has illustrated a number of books and wrote and illustrated Jigs and Reels: a Cruise in the Maritime Waters.