Meet the OWLS TALES® Project Team
We are professionals from very different fields, brought together by two things:
- a love for children;
- a shared desire to help them better understand themselves, the world around them, and confidently find their way in life.
The foundation of our collaboration is the educational system “OWLS TALES® – Children’s Life Orientation.” We work to ensure that our knowledge and experience help both our own children and yours navigate life with greater confidence.
Vadim Solntsev
Artist and Illustrator
Professional artist with more than 25 years of experience. Illustrator, designer, and cartoonist. Has worked in animation, media, advertising, and publishing. Has extensive experience creating illustrations for children’s books and educational materials.
- Professional Experience: collaboration with publishing houses, magazines, and newspapers;
- creating illustrations for children’s books and educational projects;
- work on public and commercial projects (including CSDD, museums, and educational materials).
- Areas of Expertise:
- children’s illustration and visual storytelling;
- character design and the visual identity of the fairy-tale world;
- scenography and work with puppet and theatre productions;
- animation and visual content development.
- Role in the Project:
- creating the visual world of OWLS TALES®;
- developing illustrations for books and educational materials;
- expanding the characters into other product formats.
Pavel Trofimik
Musician, Composer
Professional musician with an academic background. Graduated from the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music and holds a Master’s degree from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Has worked at the Operetta Theatre and the Norwegian National Opera.
- Professional Experience:
- participation in musical and theatre projects;
- collaboration with theatre companies and creative teams;
- experience in musical dramaturgy;
- 12 years of experience as a voice coach.
- Areas of Expertise:
- musical dramaturgy;
- working with audio play performers;
- coaching expressive speech and dramatic reading;
- organizing and conducting sound recording sessions;
- audio recording and post-production.
- Role in the Project:
- composing music for audio plays;
- directing performers during voice recording sessions;
- organizing and conducting sound recording sessions;
- recording, mixing, and mastering audio plays.
Janis Zviedris
Poet, Songwriter
Poet and author of several poetry collections. Has experience writing song lyrics and works with both literary and musical content.
- Areas of Expertise:
- adapting and translating texts into Latvian;
- writing song lyrics;
- working with language, rhythm, and emotional expression;
- adapting content for children.
- Role in the Project:
- translating texts into Latvian;
- writing song lyrics for audiovisual content.
Inga Cironoka
Educator, Methodologist
Experienced education professional with more than 35 years of experience in teaching, educational management, and curriculum development. Author of educational programs, organizer and instructor of professional development courses for teachers, lecturer, and developer of teaching materials. Has extensive experience in general, supplementary, and adult education.
- Professional Experience:
- development of educational programs;
- organizing and delivering professional development courses for teachers;
- delivering lectures and conducting seminars;
- developing teaching materials;
- organizing and coordinating educational processes;
- managing educational projects.
- Areas of Expertise:
- educational program development;
- teaching material development;
- teacher training;
- educational process management;
- adult education.
- Role in the Project:
- participating in the development of the OWLS TALES® educational system;
- contributing to the development of teacher training courses;
- contributing to the development of teaching materials for educators.
Andris Berzins
Attorney-at-Law
Attorney-at-Law with more than 30 years of legal experience. Holds a law degree and regularly advances his professional qualifications. Has teaching experience at the University of Latvia.
- Role in the Project:
- developing and overseeing the project’s legal structure;
- preparing contracts and cooperation models;
- protecting intellectual property;
- managing legal risks.