The prompt for this work was to create a set of 5 illustrations that will be used within a card deck to help children express complicated emotions.
Using emotion cards with pictures that work as visual aids can help children to identify how they're feeling if they're unable to express this using words. Children can also use the images to tell others how they're feeling if they find it difficult to say it out loud. This is especially important for neurodivergent kids, such as children with autism.
The Emotions Deck will help kids foster a healthy development of their emotional vocabulary as they learn to explore their inner and outer worlds. The prompts and illustrations will help children express feelings and thoughts that they have about themselves, others, and the world around them, and empower them to better articulate some of the big, tricky feelings they experience.