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STORM OF THE I EXPLORES HOW ART IMITATES LIFE. IT IS A MEMOIR BY A REAL PERSON WHO ISN'T FAMOUS. THIS BOOK INCLUDES MATURE SUBJECT MATTER AND IMAGERY (content about life, death, nudity, childbirth, fine art, and erotic art). If you are offended or disturbed by life drawings, unclothed figures, or fine art in general, this is not the book for you. If you like memoirs that explore complex parent-child relationships, this is the book for you. 
 
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Behind creativity there is often a struggle trying to work its way out, and this is the story of that struggle. Unlike artists who feed their pain, in Storm of the i, Tina Collen uses her talent to understand and ameliorate it. Along the way, she creates a genre that is overflowing with quirky inventiveness—foldout paintings and photographs, diecuts, an omniscient pop-up, and even a mildly scandalous lift-up flap. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.” - Lena Torslow Hansen, Museum Art Books “
 
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An emotional tour de force—hard to believe this is her first book. It's a 10 in creativity, art, and revelation. Now that the inner storm has been channeled, I see artobiography workshops on the horizon.” - Dr. Judith Briles, award-winning, best-selling author of 26 books “
 
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An exuberant and engaging exploration, a collection of touching and humorous personal stories that are woven seamlessly together. Though the author obviously delights in tweaking the nose of propriety, her message is authentic. Using little psychological or spiritual jargon, it has instead the power of an ordinary voice speaking truth.” - Evi Bassoff, psychologist, author of Mothers and Daughters, Cherishing Our Daughters and Mothering Ourselves “
 
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I cried a lot.” - Neil Galland, a grown man
 
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This book is a fabulous hybrid, a memoir that's alive with foldouts, paintings, drawings and a surprising lift-up flap. Beneath the playfulness, however, lies the story of an artist trying to understand her father's lifelong anger towards her. At the pinnacle of her career, an exhibition of her work in Paris, Tina Collen finds herself inexplicably weeping. It takes courage to probe a father's lifelong rejection, but Collen has wonderful tools: her humor, memories and the trail of art she created . . . in Storm of the i, the author takes a heartbreaking story and transforms it into something witty, beautiful and unforgettable. - Sara Davidson, New York Times best-selling author of Loose Change, and Leap!
 
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This is one of the most original and heartfelt books I've read in a long time. Tina Collen tells her story from the heart but in such an original and beautiful way. The book itself is a work of art . . . so beautifully put together . . .  Tina takes you back and while trying to make sense of her life, helps you relate, and makes you wish you had the talent and inspiration to have written it yourself. I have recommended this to all my friends and will be buying it as special gifts for family members. - Amazon Review