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The AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR

Lubna Gem Arielle is an artist, writer and presenter. She studied art at Central Saint Martins and the Social Sculpture Research Unit at Oxford Brookes University and has exhibited in London. She has written and presented programmes, including on Open Content, Collaborative Working and Knowledge Management for Legal Network Television. Lubna is also a voice over artist and actor, having appeared on stage in London and Denver, Colorado and in British independent film (Spotlight). Her background is as an intellectual property lawyer, having obtained her law degree from University College London, spending many years as a city solicitor and providing interim legal services to arts organisations. She still acts as a consultant, lectures on arts management post-graduate courses and coaches artists. She lives and works in London, England.

ANYA AND THE PURPLE BUTTERFLY AND THE BUTTERFLY STORIES

Anya and the Purple Butterfly is the first in a series of butterfly stories which seek to inspire, uplift and to comfort and encourage wounded or fragile souls.

The Butterfly Stories project starts with the stories themselves and has various layers of interest and exploration:

  • an open content / open source ethos by sharing the story online for free. A printed version of the story was distributed for free by Litro (www.litro.co.uk), in winter 2007.
  • valuing and encouraging creativity through school visits and discussing the creative process and turning over the myth of the creative genius. The Schools’ Program includes a reading of the story, discussing how the process from idea to completion can go through many versions, mistakes and fun, making individual and collaborative artwork and a butterfly dance.
  • new business models by stepping aside from the traditional publishing model and exploring independent and online distribution models and print-on-demand.
  • using social media to engage in discussions relating to these and related areas of interest, including transformation of what needs to be changed in the world!