The StoryBook Project - Prints available
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The StoryBook Art and Fable were designed to promote children's welfare. The project is available for nonprofit and educational display. Prints of the work are available to the public on canvas and paper. The content and its art describe the healthy process of learning to understand feelings. Research shows at-risk children are less likely to be able to identify and name feelings, the first step toward emotional regulation. These skills are essential to learning, building healthy relationships with others, and developing a healthy self-image. The StoryBook Project describes the simple actions that anyone can take to help a child learn emotional regulation. Teach a child feeling names and listen to the child describe those feelings. The project coordinates with funders, professionals, educators and nonprofit organizations to support the goal of emotional literacy. Selections from the work are available as originals, posters and prints. |
The Fable: Allison and the Magical Feelings Journey
Illustrations and text selections
Talking to our children about feelings isn't easy. The StoryBook Project now consists of a number of tools; art, motivational posters, prints, and a fable. I hope to combine these resources into a book. Child development experts and neuroscientific research agree: Name Them to Tame Them. Helping a child name his feelings bolsters emotional stability and healthier relationships.
The Posters - Coming Soon
Exhibitions 2016 - 2018
Mernie Buchanan Gallery exhibition benefitting The Children's Nurturing Project, Fairfield, CA,. July 2016
Benicia Artists' Holiday Open Studios Benicia, CA, Dec 2017
Benicia Art of a Community Benicia, CA Feb 2017
Fundraiser donation Heart 2 Heart Organization serving foster youth, Fairfield, CA, Feb 2017
The Little Art Shop Gallery Donations from sales, Benicia, CA, June 2017 ongoing
Umpqua Bank, Benicia, CA, March and April 2018
Benicia Open Studios Benicia, CA, 2018
Mernie Buchanan Gallery exhibition benefitting The Children's Nurturing Project, Fairfield, CA,. July 2016
Benicia Artists' Holiday Open Studios Benicia, CA, Dec 2017
Benicia Art of a Community Benicia, CA Feb 2017
Fundraiser donation Heart 2 Heart Organization serving foster youth, Fairfield, CA, Feb 2017
The Little Art Shop Gallery Donations from sales, Benicia, CA, June 2017 ongoing
Umpqua Bank, Benicia, CA, March and April 2018
Benicia Open Studios Benicia, CA, 2018
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