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Light in the Forest
In Light in the Forest, Holly Carr uses her dramatic silk paintings to help children confront their fears and find a way through the dark into the light. In Holly’s own words …
"Years ago, when our son was young, he had many fears. At night these fears would keep him awake. Because he loved animals and nature, I was inspired to create LIGHT IN THE FOREST to help him overcome his anxieties and fears. Using his beloved animals and the forest, I wanted to remind him to always look for the light."
"Years ago, when our son was young, he had many fears. At night these fears would keep him awake. Because he loved animals and nature, I was inspired to create LIGHT IN THE FOREST to help him overcome his anxieties and fears. Using his beloved animals and the forest, I wanted to remind him to always look for the light."
48 pages, Hardcover
Published September 1, 2020
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Holly Carr
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Holly is a lifelong resident of Nova Scotia. She has gained national acclaim for her unique style of silk painting. Holly has participated in numerous group and solo shows and continues to exhibit nationally. Holly has designed for theatre productions and large-scale public installations. In 2019 Holly won a Merritt Award for outstanding set design for “Half Cracked” a Neptune/Eastern Front collaboration. Her most ambitious installation to date is a larger-than-life environment created out of painted silk, “Light in the Forest” for Acadia University Art Gallery which has been redesigned as a multimedia Theatre production, an App in development and a virtual world that is being piloted at Acadia University. The Mental Wellness project also includes her recently released” Light in the Forest” children’s book which was included in the list of top Children’s books, of 2021 by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Holly is also the Illustrator of What is Pink published in 2006. In 2003 Holly branched out into performance art, where she paints large art works live on stage. Working with numerous musicians and performers including a cross Canada tour with Stuart McLean and the Vinyl Café, as well as performances with world renowned violinist Min Lee in Singapore and the National Art Centre Orchestra in Ottawa. Holly has also had successful performances with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and her own show with Symphony Nova Scotia where she painted an 8 x 32-foot painting live with the orchestra and most recently the Toledo Symphony in Ohio. Holly was an artist in Residence at the Canadian International school of Hong Kong where she performed her live art and worked with 300 children aged 4-12 creating a largescale silk installation. She was also an artist in residence in Peru for the Challis organization where she performed live art and worked with numerous women and children in remote communities on art projects including a community mural at a central library. Holly has a teacher’s license and has worked as a fulltime art teacher in the school system. During her teaching career she conducted numerous teacher’s art in services and since becoming a fulltime artist continues to work in schools creating murals with students. Most recently in 2020 at L.E Shaw Elementary. Holly graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design with a BFA and B.A.Ed. Holly’s work can be found in numerous private and public collections. To see more of Hollys work, www.hollycarr.com
Holly is a lifelong resident of Nova Scotia. She has gained national acclaim for her unique style of silk painting. Holly has participated in numerous group and solo shows and continues to exhibit nationally. Holly has designed for theatre productions and large-scale public installations. In 2019 Holly won a Merritt Award for outstanding set design for “Half Cracked” a Neptune/Eastern Front collaboration. Her most ambitious installation to date is a larger-than-life environment created out of painted silk, “Light in the Forest” for Acadia University Art Gallery which has been redesigned as a multimedia Theatre production, an App in development and a virtual world that is being piloted at Acadia University. The Mental Wellness project also includes her recently released” Light in the Forest” children’s book which was included in the list of top Children’s books, of 2021 by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Holly is also the Illustrator of What is Pink published in 2006. In 2003 Holly branched out into performance art, where she paints large art works live on stage. Working with numerous musicians and performers including a cross Canada tour with Stuart McLean and the Vinyl Café, as well as performances with world renowned violinist Min Lee in Singapore and the National Art Centre Orchestra in Ottawa. Holly has also had successful performances with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and her own show with Symphony Nova Scotia where she painted an 8 x 32-foot painting live with the orchestra and most recently the Toledo Symphony in Ohio. Holly was an artist in Residence at the Canadian International school of Hong Kong where she performed her live art and worked with 300 children aged 4-12 creating a largescale silk installation. She was also an artist in residence in Peru for the Challis organization where she performed live art and worked with numerous women and children in remote communities on art projects including a community mural at a central library. Holly has a teacher’s license and has worked as a fulltime art teacher in the school system. During her teaching career she conducted numerous teacher’s art in services and since becoming a fulltime artist continues to work in schools creating murals with students. Most recently in 2020 at L.E Shaw Elementary. Holly graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design with a BFA and B.A.Ed. Holly’s work can be found in numerous private and public collections. To see more of Hollys work, www.hollycarr.com
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June 5, 2020
Stunning illustrations of wildlife accentuate a timely message: Do not be afraid, you are not alone.
The eyes of of the raven, hare deer etc, represent the unknown to the reader but once the full animal is revealed, the narrator declares themselves unafraid. Even if it is a bear growling or a linx lurking.
The eyes of of the raven, hare deer etc, represent the unknown to the reader but once the full animal is revealed, the narrator declares themselves unafraid. Even if it is a bear growling or a linx lurking.
June 9, 2020
I read this book to my 5 year old daughter and she loved the unique selection of animals accompanied by the visually stunning tapestry of the forest at night. By the end of the book she was able to chime in with the "I am not afraid" mantra. This book successfully addresses the important concept of fear in a very beautiful way. I highly recommend this book to anyone with young children.
June 20, 2020
The imagery in this book is amazing. There are many different animals featured here and I love the message behind the book. There is no complex storyline or thoughts, so this book is perfect for small toddlers as well. My 5-year-old loved it as much as my 1-year-old.
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