Honored by her niece as “an inspirational Southern woman,”
and my new favorite artist!
Inventor of fingerpainting
(but really it’s wrist-, forearm-, and knuckle-painting)
Inspired by a child
and later, veterans and trauma survivors
Served as a relief worker in Europe during WW I
Began an art school for children in Rome
Introduced fingerpainting to mental health therapy
Treated psychiatric patients and consulted UNC Department of Psychiatry
Learned chemistry in order to develop non-toxic paints
Patent holder, Author and TV show host
From Europe to NYC,
and, from Kenansville to Wilmington,
she was always North Carolinian!
and my new favorite artist!
Inventor of fingerpainting
(but really it’s wrist-, forearm-, and knuckle-painting)
Inspired by a child
and later, veterans and trauma survivors
Served as a relief worker in Europe during WW I
Began an art school for children in Rome
Introduced fingerpainting to mental health therapy
Treated psychiatric patients and consulted UNC Department of Psychiatry
Learned chemistry in order to develop non-toxic paints
Patent holder, Author and TV show host
From Europe to NYC,
and, from Kenansville to Wilmington,
she was always North Carolinian!
For more information and fascinating historical archives, see the UNC Special Collections Library:
https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/03835/
originals by Mama & Adele Solenne (2024)
