I presented the FGA to 500 kids in the Clear Creek school district thanks to my new best librarian friends in the area. It was a 50/50 mix of boys and girls. This was especially interesting as it gave me insight into what boys would like about the books. Since I was prepared with our two handmade Kalis sticks it was easy to see they wanted to see that Martial Art form come to life. But all the kids- boys and girls- wanted to talk about their dreams, animal spirits, and how they might be a part of the movie making of the Fairy Godmother Academy.
One of the schools had a signer interpreting my presentation. Afterward a little boy named Fernando came to me wanting to buy Birdie’s Book. He was with his sign language coach, the same woman who had signed my speech. She helped him communicate with me with a mixture of signing and speech. It made me think of ways that this magical world could be expanded to deaf and blind children. The sensual world of Aventurine- the dream world belongs to everyone. I am working on making the Kalis dance video for the deaf.
The project continues to grow and morph with consciousness. Thank you Fernando- a young fairy prince no doubt.
