Art and puppets

I (Amy) identify as a process oriented therapist, teacher, author, conflict resolution facilitator, and also a dreamer :-) .  I have always loved expressing myself and my experiences artistically through music, visual art, and dance! On this page I share some of the artwork and puppets I have created over the years, both at home and in my creativity classes.  (Click on the images to enlarge them.) **If you want to use any of these images in some way, please just get in touch with me at moreinfo@aamindell.net. Thanks! 

(On this website, you can also listen to some of my MUSIC and/or see some my music and educational videos. You can also visit my YouTube Channel and Instagram Channel where you can see many of my nature-art-figures)

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CREATING WITH NATURE

I have recently become possessed by making art creations entirely with flower petals, leaves, and other plants.  

In June 2017, I published a book of some of these creations called, "The Life of Flowers: 80 art creations with flowers and plants." See how nature created new worlds (through me). To purchase, click here.  You can see some of my creations below and many more in the book. Hope you enjoy them!

I then published a 2nd book of my flower creations in 2019 called “Nature Fashions: 100 spontaneous art creations from flowers and plants” which you can purchase here.

In May 2021, Giuseppe Conoci and AnimaMundi Edizioni publishers, published a lovely version of my first flower book in Italian and English called “LA VITA SEGRETA DEI FIORI (The Secret Life Of Flowers)“. It includes 52 of my flower and plant images as well as an interview with me.

Description from the publisher:

Italian: Un volume illustrato composto da fiori e piante che si reincarnano in visi e corpi, leggiadri e liberi. Immagini in volo, pronte a rivelarsi in tutta la loro esistenza materica. 52 tavole accompagnate da una poesia, una canzone e un’intervista a cura di Sara Manuela Cacioppo in cui Amy Mindell parla di arte, natura, mito, psicologia, spiritualità e risoluzione dei conflitti.

English: An illustrated volume composed of flowers and plants that are reincarnated in faces and bodies, graceful and free. Images in flight, ready to reveal themselves in all their material existence. 52 plates accompanied by a poem, a song and an interview by Sara Manuela Cacioppo in which Amy Mindell talks about art, nature, myth, psychology, spirituality and conflict resolution.

Available in hardback: Click here to see the book on the publisher’s website and to order. It is also available through amazon.it. (The book will soon also be available through amazon.com)

And in 2023 I published my 3rd flower book! It is called Nature Dreams where I share 125 of my newest flower and plant creations. You can find it here.

Instagram: You can also follow my flower creations on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amymindell/

Below are just a few images of my “flower beings”!

Amy’s MUSICAL PUPPET SHOW called "WHAT I WANT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP”

Many years ago I created my first puppet show starring "Silly Milly and the Vitamins!" I asked my puppets what they wanted to be when they grow up...and to my delight, they all answered with songs! It’s fun, playful, and asks you to ponder this deep question too! The show is for kids of all ages… which means all of us. Soooo, please meet the puppets and hear/see their 15 songs in a 32 minute video! Just click here! ENJOY! To see a booklet with the words of the songs and pictures, click here. (Here are pictures of some of the puppets)

More Puppets, some Masks, and a few other things!

I just have to make puppets and speak with them! For me, they bring the dreaming world to life in the most amazing and tangible way. Here are some of the many puppets that came to life over the last years. They are very demonstrative! And they occupy so many chairs in our house that there is nowhere for Arny or I to sit anymore! :-) Ha!!