Holiday Signing: “Peace, Love, Action!” by Tanya Zabinski

Peace, Love, Action! Is an illustrated, illuminated A-Z of everyday actions that directly contribute to a peaceful and thriving world. With original artworks bringing each action to life; “go local,” “make friends,” “unplug” -seemingly small deeds can really add up! Illustrated by Tanya Zabinski in her characteristically earthy style, each action comes with an inspirational mini-bio of a person who exemplifies that action, from Thich Nhat Hanh (“breathe”) to Wangari Maathai (“plant”) to Pete Seeger (“sing”), and follows with a set of “What You Can Do” prompts. With a foreword by singer-songwriter and activist legend Ani DiFranco and endorsements from Jane Goodall, Sister Helen Prejean, Innosanto Nagara and many more.

TANYA ZABINSKI views life as the ultimate artwork and aspires to live an artful, heartful, and mindful life. She studied art, design, music, and philosophy at Buffalo State College, Parsons School of Design, and Kansai Gaidai University in Japan, and she is a recipient of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Tomie dePaola Award. A true community artist, Tanya and her husband, Joe DiPasquale, cofounded the Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts in Buffalo, NY. For 25 years they have run Planet Love, their own art-based business, exhibiting at more than 20 outdoor art and music festivals per year. Instantly recognizable to those who know and love her art, Zabinski’s prints reach a wide audience through printing on the accessible media of T-shirts, banners and paper. She is a life-long yoga and meditation practitioner, bicyclist, camper, hiker and because she lives in the very snowy hills south of Buffalo, NY, a cross-country skier.