Oku Moe Moea: The dream which is bigger than I am

This powerful book offers vital close reading for all who believe that art is not a luxury but a human necessity. Through the eyes of a gifted boy growing up in isolation it raises the question of how to rise above the limited vision of marginalization of arts in today's societies. Victory believes that the great God of Science and the great God of Art are out of heavenly alignment and we are following the wrong God home. He understands his creativity is essential and that he can live in harmony with the environment and develop peaceful relationships. For Victory, the natural universe is friendly and art is life. In our fast moving and rapidly changing world many young people are struggling with the questions and thoughts Victory asks. As he hides his art to protect it, we glimpse the anguish of youth coping with infrastructure violence against their talents. This simple story challenges everyone concerned with our survival as the creative species on an endangered planet to reconsider the place of art in our future. It is a new parable and legend to be shared by young people, teachers and parents.

Author: Shona Hammond Boys
Publisher: Bms Books an Imprint of Business Media Servic
Published: 12/04/2014
Pages: 102
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.24lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.21d
ISBN: 9780473309060

About the Author
Shona Hammond Boys, QSM (New Zealand), PVSA (USA), is a distinguished teacher, artist, and the National Director and Founder of the New Zealand Children's Art House Foundation. She has travelled worldwide lecturing and presenting the Children's Art House concept. Her dream to see Children's Art Houses in each community of New Zealand has flourished. With 50 years of service experience with community arts and culture, Shona has a deep concern for talented children who grow up in isolation. Oku Moe Moea, "The dream which is bigger than I am," is set in Opotiki, which is New Zealand`s lowest socio-economic area, and addresses her concerns. Shona is passionate about art as the foundation tool for education, peace, the environment, for all people. She endorses the International Child Art Foundation's theme, A Creative Mind in a Healthy Body. Funds from this book support Childrens Art Houses www.arthouses.org.nz www.icaf.org

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