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Akiane: Her Life, Her Art, Her Poetry
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Item description for Akiane: Her Life, Her Art, Her Poetry by Akiane Kramarik & Foreli Kramarik...
Overview
Ten-year-old prodigy Akiane Kramarik shares her artwork, poetry, and her fascinating story in this collection of the best of her full-color paintings and poetry created from ages 4-10, along with details of her family and the amazing stories that surround each unique artwork.
Publishers Description
"Today I met God." Akiane was just four years old when she made that bold announcement to her formerly faithless family. Needless to say, their lives haven't quite been the same since.
Overwhelmed by her stories of the supernatural, yet unable to find any other explanation for her indisputable artistic ability, the atheistic Kramariks faced a dilemma: either they believe her or remain in skepticism and doubt. "Where God takes me," Akiane explains, "He teaches me to paint."
Akiane's artworks have been in many exhibitions and sell for upwards of one hundred thousand dollars. The paintings are often created in conjunction with a poem. The depth and imagery of her poetry rivals that of a laureate and their meanings at times resound with prophecy.
While most of her time is spent painting and writing about her spiritual experiences, she remains innocently unaffected by the public recognition. Instead, she chooses to focus on her life's vision: to share God's love with the world.
From Publishers Weekly
Though 12th-century mystic Hildegard of Bingen began receiving visions at the
extraordinarily young age of five, she was in her early 40s before she
revealed them to the public in her writings, artwork and music. Not so for
Idaho-born Akiane, a media star who, at the age of 10, confidently reveals her
divinely inspired artwork and poetry to the wider world. The book is divided
into three parts, the first section being the story of Akiane's life and her
visions (which first began at the age of four) as told by her mother-a kind of
hagiography of sorts. It's well meaning, but generally stilted and flat in its
prose. Most interesting are parts two and three, the second section devoted
to full color depictions of Akiane's paintings (vivid, fantasy-like portraits
in color and scene), and the third a selection of her poetry. Even more
interesting-yet unfortunately left unexplored in any real depth-is the
question of how to understand Akiane in the context of Christian
spirituality. Is she a mystic? A precociously gifted child? The product of
smart agents and advertising? All of the above? Readers will have to decide
those questions for themselves. (Apr.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business
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Item Specifications...
Studio: Thomas Nelson
Pages 136
Dimensions: Length: 0.5" Width: 9.25" Height: 10"
Weight: 1.75 lbs.
Binding Hardcover
Release Date Apr 1, 2006
Publisher NELSON BOOKS #75
ISBN 0849900441
ISBN13 9780849900440
UPC 023755026538
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