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A southern sensory art studio creating therapeutic art, stories, and sensory space designs that empower and support storytellers, immerse readers, and encourage self-discovery along the way.
Welcome to our blog, where we explore “What the chrysanthemum Knows.” Just as the chrysanthemum absorbs light and transforms it into growth, we absorb sensory knowledge and awareness to enrich our lives. Through the power of explorative sensory storytelling, we turn this information into practical environmental design solutions for living more fulfilling, less stressful, and more enjoyable lives. Chrysanthemum Stories, and the spaces they create, teach us how to use, focus, and understand our sometimes overloaded senses, guiding us to a deeper sense of well-being and harmony in our daily lives.
Narrative design is about creating spaces that tell a story through their elements. By using storytelling techniques, we can transform everyday spaces into immersive experiences. We use lighting, color, textures, and spatial arrangements to evoke emotions and convey themes. This sensory approach helps people connect deeply with their surroundings, making spaces more engaging and meaningful. In our blog, we explore how these design principles can turn educational, residential, and other livable spaces into captivating environments that inspire and delight.
We choose to explore what a chrysanthemum knows because it symbolizes resilience, beauty, and transformation. Chrysanthemums thrive in various conditions, absorbing light and energy to bloom magnificently, much like how we can absorb sensory knowledge to enhance our lives. Their ability to transform sunlight into vibrant growth mirrors our journey of using sensory storytelling to understand and manage our senses. By focusing on what the chrysanthemum knows, we emphasize the power of sensory exploration and storytelling.
Hello,
My name is Ms. Autumn Rennie and I am the Creative Designer and Founder of Chrysanthemum Stories! I’m an architectural designer who researches and designs sensory spaces, tells social stories, and crafts sensory art here in my studio. This blog is my investigation into what it takes to fuse the sensory storytelling experience into environmental design.
“What the Chrysanthemum Knows” embodies a concept of cultivating wisdom, growing insight, and hidden truths that can bloom through sensory experiences, therapeutic art, and immersive storytelling:
- Inner Wisdom Development with Inclusive Sensory Experiences: Our chrysanthemum symbolizes knowledge and enlightenment. Chrysanthemum Stories aims to tap into this wisdom through sensory exploration, helping story learners discover and trust their own inner insights in kinetic investigation.
- Guided Sensory Path Exploration with Story-based Designs: Our chrysanthemum represents exploration in a guided journey along a path of sensory discovery. It knows the power of sensory experience in fostering self-awareness, creativity, and emotional well-being.
- Therapeutic Healing with Soothing Coloring Pages: Our chrysanthemum’s wisdom is reflected in therapeutic art practices and offers tools to tap into it with process art and coloring pages, enabling emotional healing and soothing self-expression.
- Storytelling Secrets of Dimensional Knowledge & Earned Reward: Our chrysanthemum knows the magic of storytelling. It’s about uncovering the hidden dimensions of experience, opening the petals to peek into other times and worlds. Story participants connect knowledge gained through the trial of the story journey to parts of themselves and gain a reward earned through the process of traveling through the story path they can take with them.
- Empowerment & Self-Discovery by Environmental Synthesis: Our chrysanthemum signifies growth and transformation. It understands that, when combined, therapeutic art, sensory storytelling, and immersive design empowers participants to discover their own strengths, passions, and potential that reaches far beyond the word glossary.
- Creating Enriching Environments to Embrace All Learning Styles: Our chrysanthemum’s wisdom lies in creating spaces that ultimately promote well-being and encourage learning, creativity, and personal growth using the framework of familiar classic stories and some original new stories to design and build immersive learning experiences in an effort to capture the imaginations of explorers with all learning styles: visual, kinaesthetic, aural, social, solitary, verbal, and logical.
In essence, “What the Chrysanthemum Knows” encapsulates the idea that through sensory experiences, therapeutic art, and storytelling, individuals can tap into their own wisdom, uncover hidden truths, and embark on a journey of self-discovery, healing, and empowerment.
Explore soothing sensory art, vivid social stories, original fables, and guided sensory journals enjoyed by storyphiles with an extraordinary operating system. Read more about how our world turned into a sensory one HERE.
Thank you for reading along,
Classroom Guardian, Sensory Learning Environment Designer, & Story Experience Enthusiast
About the Author: Meet Ms. Autumn Rennie, a passionate storyteller, environmental design specialist, and creator of immersive sensory spaces. With a Master’s Degree in architecture and a deep understanding of sensory processing needs, she has dedicated herself to crafting transformative environments that engage the senses, encourage self-regulation, and promote well-being. As a mom of twins twice, including a child with autism, she brings a personal touch to her work and infuses stories with empathy, creativity, and Southern Gothic-inspired elements from her studio in Buford, Georgia. Join her on a remarkable journey, where the realms of storytelling, environmental design, and psychology converge to create magical sensory experiences.
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