Have an Author/Artist Visit-
Della Burford - Artist in Residence

"Listen to the birds and you will go to Dodoland"

www.woodstreamstudios.com

Canadian award winning, best seller author/artist Della Burford can perform a storytelling program and present a show of Visionary painting from her story " Adventures in Dodo Land" (Dodoland) / "Magical Earth Secrets" or "Miracle Galaxy" or specially design an Artist/Writer in Residence program for you. Della's stories has been storytold in hundred of events and also theatrical performed for 7 years in New York City, Italy, Sweden and Gautemala, and in the spring of 2001 at the World Festival for Island Cultures on Jeju Island, Korea , 2006 in Kyeongju, the summer of 2002 at the International Children's Festival in Vancouver, 2003 at the Children Festival at South Coast Plaza and 2004 for Educare in Holland. She has been as a workshop leader internationally in the USA, Mexico, Holland, Britain and throughout Canada. Her work is now a major electronic magazine on the web - "Dodoland in Cyberspace" at www.dodoland.com that has had over fourteen million hits and been shared on the internet for fourteen years. Della has been co-designing this site with Dale Bertrand and Chris Martin.

Multi-media Storytellings can be done with slides/or images on DVD from her books "Dodo Land" (Dodoland) / "Magical Earth Secrets" or "Miracle Galaxy". The storytelling can be done with the Eagle Child puppet or images from the illustrations.

"Dodo Land"is about travelling in the Magic Bird Helmet to the Giant Flowers Island, Island of Eyes, Dragon Ship, Night Bubble and Singing Tree. Becoming your dream of "whatever you want to be" is emphasized.

"Magical Earth Secrets" is the story of the Eagle Child who lost its power because of pollution and the secrets it learns to get its power back. Children are empowered with the knowledge that they can do something to make a difference. Love, care and respect for the earth is encouraged.
"Phoenicorn Dream" can be told to encourage dreams, and belief in dreams. "Miracle Galaxy" has the angel storytellers who share what is needed to overcome crisis and heal oneself.

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