SANDRA FAULKNER

Amelia Trueheart

A seasoned writer/​biographer and jury consultant, Sandra has recently ventured into the world of illustrating.

Faulkner spent three years as Artist-in -Residence at the University of California's Shakespeare festival--- King Lear, Tempest and Macbeth were among the plays she translated into American Sign Language. The challenge was to convey the meaning and grace of Shakespeare’s work into a language that was neither spoken nor written. Once the interpretation was completed, Sandra performed the script, on stage, with actors from Royal Shakespeare Company. The project was supported by faculty research grants.

Sandra earned a BA in Fine Arts before entering a Ph.D. program at Stanford University, where she spent four years as a student of Law and Sociology. For over a decade Sandra has worked as a jury consultant for high profile celebrity and complex corporate legal cases.

Her first book, a national best seller, was based on a celebrity trial she worked on in Texas.

This is Faulkner's first work in the field of children's book illustration and writing. She explains, "I am not sure how I found the courage to to give it a go. I suspect my work as a choreographer, and my background in stage design and lighting, gave me confidence to sit down and try. Each art form relies on shared structures, so once you've climbed the steep learning curve in one field, the journey is a little easier when you start the journey of the next."

THE ADVENTURES OF AMELIA TRUEHEART: Traveling Through Forest Anew will be completed very soon.
Work on a second Amelia adventure, entitled, WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD, is underway.

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