Greetings and welcome to aws Studios. I am a multi-passionate writer, artist, and mental health educator. As an educator, I help teachers and parents boost young peoples’ social-emotional skills with my classroom + home tested resources. As an artist, I create collage landscapes and illustrations using recycled paper and vintage fabric. My latest picture book, "Phoebe and phearnik! Fight BIG Fears," is a fun combination of both my mental health education experience + my collage art. In it, a fearful protagonist sets out on a colorfully collage-illustrated journey to find a way to fear less so they can join in and have fun with other kids. Check out awsstudios.art where I blog about all of my passions. I hope to see you there!
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Fall newsletter
Published 12 months ago • 2 min read
where Art + Mental Health = No Brainer A newsletter from Alis Wintle Sefick Fall 2025 New at the Studios... The Many Lives of phearnik! the "Courage Buddy" The phearnik!® plush came to life four years ago. Since then, the “Courage Buddy” has gone through numerous transformations. Now, it’s changing again. Read about “The Four Phases of phearnik!.” “I found this blog post fascinating!” Carol Song, Child and Family Psychotherapist and beta reader A special someone with her "Courage Buddy" A...
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