Faith Balsama has many passions and talents. She takes great creative pleasure in expressing some of them in her paintings, photography, music and writing.
Communing with nature and animals in the open air cathedral stirs her soul to create. Her pet portraits, wildlife and farm animal paintings are enjoyed by many.
Faith also does book readings and original song performances for children* under nine years of age (vocal with guitar). She has performed for Philadelphia Reads, Media Library, J. Lewis Crozer Library, Wolff's Apple House, and Neumann Child Development Center.
Faith shares her life with her beloved husband, Peter, and three Siamese cats at their home, Chipmunk Run, in the western suburbs of Philadelphia.
*She has her Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance Certificate.
Here are the characters in the book: Big Purple Fuji Mama, Sako, and Suki.
"The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection." Michelangelo