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Tracie is a visual and performing artist and has been throughout the country and overseas working in the arts. She currently lives in New York City and is originally from the small town of Wintersville, Ohio near the border of the state, which she describes as Steeler Country.

She is a Congressional Arts Caucus Award recipient, and had one of her paintings displayed in the US Capitol Building as part of a one-year collection. She is a graduate of Chatham University, where she studied Arts Management with a concentration in Visual Art and Art History. She is also a veteran of the United States Navy, where she was a mechanic on the flight line based in Northern Japan.

Her professional visual art credits include murals and décor for many restaurants throughout the country including in Rainforest Cafés, Landry’s, Joes Crab Shack, and along the Keemah Boardwalk near Galveston, Texas. She has been part of the team at Spaeth Design, where she helped create and build the Christmas windows for Macy’s in New York City as well as those for Lord & Taylor and Saks Fifth Avenue. She also worked for the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission helping to restore artifacts for the museums of Pennsylvania. As a performer she has appeared on television and the silver screen as well tours entertaining the troops overseas in Korea, Kuwait and Iraq.

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This story, based on traditional Cinderella tales, takes a Ghanaian twist on the classic plot and tells a moving story while introducing kids to Ghanaian vocabulary, foods, clothing and traditions.

The story unfolds as elegantly as Kente cloth itself with elegant prose by Ghanaian writer Patricia “Norki” Nater and African-inspired artwork by Tyrelle Smith, who allows every bit of Ghanaian color, style, and glamour to fill the pages and delight your little ones.

A must for any multicultural bookshelf!

The Dance of the Antelope

$16.00

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Illustrated by Tyrelle Smith

For ages 5-10

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The Dance of the Antelope

By Patricia Nater

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