Chance to Change: A Midlife Resurrection (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781503129894)

Amy Thornton writes, paints and designs for a better world. In the same way she creates artwork that explodes with color and movement, Ms. Thornton paints with words to shape illuminated stories packed with meaning. She believes the power of words can change worlds. Committed to reinventing all that is old and turning it to gold, she has invented JOLLIs, Thornisms and typoknackabilities that deliver refreshing insights with simplicity and candor. Chance to Change, her first foray into creative nonfiction, expands upon themes found in her popular Stalk Your Talk and Dollishop transformational experiences. Ms. Thornton's passion for artistic innovation began early under the influence of both her creative parents. At age twelve, she learned from her artist father how to hand set type on the family's antique letterpress, and her zeal for creating graphics and publications took flight. Through the past thirty years of professional artistry both as an internationally-collected fine artist and award-winning creative director, Amy has lived and worked in London, Manhattan and Denver. With an impressive list of clientele and collectors that include Fortune 500 companies and pro athletes, she has also had artwork installed at Trump International Hotel & Tower New York in Manhattan. Amy is passionate about her contributions, whether they are made via a paintbrush or a computer keyboard. Her many accolades include: The Gold Award, Book Design, Independent Publishers Association; First place, Annual Report Design, Silver Peak Awards; Pride Award, Selected for National Tour, Appleton Papers; Outstanding Guidebooks, American Association of Museums; Finalist, Children's Books of Distinction, Hungry Mind Review; Pick of the List, American Booksellers Association. Ms. Thornton lives with her verbal heroine, the V, and her harem of Macs in Denver, Colorado. There, she practices her daily destiny of BEING in a DOING world.