Who Needs a Hug?

Dean Hacohen began his career as a copywriter at an ad agency, where he met Sherry Scharschmidt, his first art director partner. He lives in the seaside village of Rowayton, Connecticut.

Sherry Scharschmidt has worked as an art director in agencies from New York to Tokyo. She is now a full- time painter whose rebus-style works feature cats or dogs combined with salvaged sign letters. Sherry Scharschmidt lives and works in Sequim, Washington.