Sarah Montgomery was born and educated in England. After graduating from the London College of Printing (BFA National Diploma in Design) she worked as a graphic designer in London for Hans Schleger and Associates, Omnific Studios (Derek Birdsall), and Minale Tattersfield for five years before moving to the United States. In New York City she worked for a number of design studios and agencies, including Siegel Gale before moving to Vermont.

Sarah has worked as a freelance graphic designer and owner of design studios and ad agencies in central Vermont and the greater Burlington area and as Creative Director at Seventh Generation and Competitive Computing.

Sarah has taught graphic design and typography at undergraduate level in London, England and Burlington, Vermont.


Ted Montgomery, designer of Architectural Art, is Principal and Owner of Groundswell Architects in Charlotte, Vermont. he has been a practicing architect in Vermont since 1976.

He designed and built the Montgomery home, featured in the book “Creating The Not So Big House” by Sarah Susanka (plans are also available). It will also be featured in "Taunton's American Home" to be published in May, 2005 by the Taunton Press. His work is also available at Healthy Home Designs.

He brings a combination of soul, ecology, and whimsy to his architectural practice. He designs in virtual space with leading edge CAD visualization tools, while also building lighting fixtures, furniture, ponds, green roofs and garden rooms.

His work is featured in House Beautiful, the New York Times, Natural Home and on the HGTV and Discovery Health channels. He is an instructor at the University of Vermont and the Yestermorrow Design/Build School.

Ted lives with his family in Ten Stones, an intentional community he designed, permitted and built, named after his senior thesis project at the University of Cincinnati. The community has sixteen homes clustered around a common green. His design for the Common House is scheduled to be built in the Spring of 2005. His mottos are “Design from the Heart” and “Keep your Home to the Sun”.