The Portrait Project: Inspirational Trauma Survivor Paintings, Poems, and Stories streets PollyÕs school teacher Mrs Star

PollyÕs school teacher Mrs Star is Horrible and mean and Polly has a special ability but how will she use it

Formative years spent in a divided country separated by race

First published in Boulogne

and working with underprivileged communities to educate about effective communication skills and effective parenting

captions by Curtis Husting

The Portrait Project: Inspirational Trauma Survivor Paintings, Poems, and Stories streets PollyÕs school teacher Mrs StarMore than a collection of art and poetry, "The Portrait Project" highlights the inspiring resilience and courage of trauma survivors in the form of contemporary oil paintings, accompanying stories and powerful poetry. In the words of the artist, Danielle Festa: "In 2020 my cousin Sue came to me with the truth of her childhood sexual assault. What came as a tsunami of painful information was a release of stored trauma for her. She finally allowed