Carolyn Lesser
www.carolynlesser.com
Carolyn Lesser is a well rounded artist. As an author she has published eight natural science books for children. "I write natural science for children, for it feeds my curiosity and makes continuing observation and fascinating study essential," says Carolyn. Her research has taken her from the Arctic to the Antarctic, in the desert and wetlands.
Besides being a non-fiction writer, Ms. Lesser is also an artist and designer. She has done liturgical and secular fiber art commissions for churches, schools, office buildings and hospitals in the United States and South America. She also creates hand-formed and wheel-thrown ceramic sculptures. .
Another love for Carolyn is photography. Her work includes color-saturated nature and abstracts; landscapes, portraits, nautical scenes, and fine art travel photographs. .
When not writing books, Carolyn is often teaching, leading workshops, or traveling. "I continue to travel to speak to children all over the world, and to research my books wherever my curiosity points me. My five senses are my guides; my camera, sketchbook, binoculars, and journal are my tools. Every day brings new things to investigate, learn, read, write, and see; things that make me grin with the joy of being alive on this planet." .
Session 1: Keynote Presentation: When are You Going to Get a Real Job With a Dental Plan? Living Our Passions, Becoming Ourselves"
Through stories and photographs of the expeditions along the journey of hoping and dreaming, battling and risking, and trying one more time, enjoy and be inspired by one creative woman's travels from renaissance child to everybody's anything to Carolyn Lesser, living fully, passionately alive on the Planet.
Session 2: Writing and Talking; Tools to Market Who You Are and What You Do
Carolyn will teach some of the techniques she has used to market herself into fascinating experiences which have created a creative life. Come to share your best ideas and practices and learn how to create opportunities for your work and life.