Mixed Media; Ink, Pencil, Watercolor

About the Artist

Mary Amato is a multidisciplinary teaching artist and the co-founder of Firefly Shadow Theater, a company that explores storytelling with cut paper, light, and the human body. She teaches art at the Montclair Art Museum and specializes in working with adults who have cognitive disabilities or a fear of creative expression. Her work has appeared in many publications, including Lumina, Consilience, Quarter Press, Pulse, Peatsmoke Journal, 100 Word Story, New Note Poetry, SoFloPoJo, Viewless Wings, Sheepshead Review, HeartWood Literary Magazine, Unsung Hero, and others. She has also published twenty-eight books for children and young adults.