2006 An Orange

This project is a children’s book designed to enhance the child’s natural gift of awareness. It is inspired by the classic story of the Buddha teaching mindfulness to village children using tangerines. The book may be read to the child using the illustrations to convey the experience of the orange, or, it may read to the child as the child observes and handles an actual orange. The slow and careful sensory experience encouraged by this book may be adapted to many situations and a child can begin to build the sense of awareness and presence that can be a staple of life. I wrote the text and created twenty-four 8” X 10” illustrations.

- acrylic on paper

- the project is unpublished

gallery of 24 images

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The artwork of Mark W. McGinnis

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