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Cornelia Maude Spelman is a writer, artist, and former social worker who writes about the importance of emotions in the lives of children and families. Her “The Way I Feel” series of picture books for young children is about recognizing and managing emotions and forming healthy, happy relationships. She also helps children cope with difficult situations such as death, divorce, and sexual abuse. Her books have been called “sensitive,” “compassionate,” “gentle,” “reassuring,” and “understanding.”. She's finished a memoir, MISSING, about the impact of a long-ago event in her family and its effect on succeeding generations, an excerpt of which was in the November, 2008 issue of Chicago magazine (see What's New page for a link to this excerpt.
Cornelia is happily at work writing and illustrating Beensie Books,™ her new series of tiny softcover picture books (3 by 4 inches) for grown-ups and children of all ages. DOGS, the first of this series, is hot off the press! You can order it through this site.
Cornelia’s art is about people, animals and happy relationships and activities. Publisher David Dean of Art Buyer magazine wrote that Cornelia’s “emotions translate into her art and while we all have our favorite artists for varying reasons, I like the combination of heart and art!”
Her photographs capture moments in time of our ordinary lives.
Through My Eyes is Cornelia’s commentary on parenting, children and families, popular culture, politics, mental health, violence prevention, child abuse and neglect, grief and loss, family legacies, resources for parents and teachers, and current events.