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"Allison" from The StoryBook Project 18 x24" mixed media on panel
Combining the wistfulness of the Romanticists with the playfulness of Magic Realism, Marcy's style involves using animals, figures, and landscapes to tell stories rich with symbolism.
ARTIST & ACTIVIST Recent Press on House of the Broken Hearts and The StoryBook Project from Stanford University's Peninsula Press As artist and activist, Marcy uses her art to promote awareness and educate on the issues of the effects of domestic violence on children {House of the Broken Hearts, 1995-2018} and to promote Social Emotional Learning as a preventive practice for trauma. {The StoryBook Project, 2018} . She hopes by exhibiting this artwork and sharing the latest research to provoke new thinking and challenge existing social paradigms on these topics. She holds degrees in Educational Psychology and Social Work. She integrates her own childhood trauma history bringing a personal perspective to all her work. While the effects of a traumatic childhood are only now entering public consciousness, she has been active in bringing awareness to this topic for 20 years. Content and art is available on this site is available upon request. NONPROFITS SUPPORTED 
"Players" from the StoryBook Project mixed media on canvas 16x20'
Book Illustration from The StoryBook Project: Social Emotional Learning to Prevent Trauma
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Recent Exhibitions
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CURRENT SERIES
The StoryBook Project: The Social Emotional Learning Solution
In this series, a lonely child from a chaotic household cannot count on her parents to teach her about emotions. In this illustrative series, she relies on a fantastic journey to learn about her emotions. How can she take care of herself? The series is an illustrated look at the essential process of emotional and social skill development with each illustration addressing a different skill: relationship-building, self-soothing, emotional understanding, communication, decision-making and empathy. The colorful art engages. It illustrates how children become confused about these developmental tasks if no one is guiding them. It challenges adults to consider their own emotional responses and how those responses impact children. The work supports Social Emotional Learning skill-building at home and school.
Originals displayed at Umpqua Bank - April, May, 2018 11 Original pieces
The StoryBook Project, "Name Them to Tame Them." A fable and illustrative art series and related services addressing the importance of how children learn to understand and communicate their feelings. Mastery of these skills surpasses academic learning in importance to help children move toward happy, successful adulthood. Content and services evidence-based. Content available for social workers, educators and nonprofit organizations.
The StoryBook Project: The Social Emotional Learning Solution
In this series, a lonely child from a chaotic household cannot count on her parents to teach her about emotions. In this illustrative series, she relies on a fantastic journey to learn about her emotions. How can she take care of herself? The series is an illustrated look at the essential process of emotional and social skill development with each illustration addressing a different skill: relationship-building, self-soothing, emotional understanding, communication, decision-making and empathy. The colorful art engages. It illustrates how children become confused about these developmental tasks if no one is guiding them. It challenges adults to consider their own emotional responses and how those responses impact children. The work supports Social Emotional Learning skill-building at home and school.
Originals displayed at Umpqua Bank - April, May, 2018 11 Original pieces
The StoryBook Project, "Name Them to Tame Them." A fable and illustrative art series and related services addressing the importance of how children learn to understand and communicate their feelings. Mastery of these skills surpasses academic learning in importance to help children move toward happy, successful adulthood. Content and services evidence-based. Content available for social workers, educators and nonprofit organizations.
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In the Bay Area, find my art @
The Little Art Shop
The Tannery Building
129 E. 1st Benicia, CA
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