Create Your Life Book: Mixed-Media Art Projects for Expanding Creativity and Encouraging Personal Growth

Create Your Life Book: Mixed-Media Art Projects for Expanding Creativity and Encouraging Personal Growth

<DIV><B>Inspired by artist Tamara Laporte’s popular online art classes (willowing.org), <I>Create Your Life Book </I>presents 18 step-by-step mixed-media drawing and painting projects that encourage self-fulfillment through the creative process. Tamara’s kind, non-judgmental voice guides your way.<BR /></B><BR /> What is holding you back? Where do you want to go? Let go of the past! Use these expressive exercises to help you <B>recognize your personal challenges and other obstacles, then work through them</B>. Let go of limiting beliefs, find courage, feel gratitude, heal pain, and develop self-love as you <B>playfully create</B>.<BR /><BR /> Each themed chapter presents four to five two-part projects. First, you will explore a common issue that hampers creativity and/or positive self-worth. The second portion is a <B>step-by-step mixed-media art project designed to help you work through that issue</B>. Just a few of the explorations:</DIV><ul><li><B>Let go of what no longer serves you</B> by taking stock of what’s holding you back, then create a zentangle butterfly to symbolize you flying away from those limiting things.</li><li><B>Embrace and love your inner quirky bird</B> by taking an inventory of your quirky traits, then create a bird that celebrates them.</li><li><B>Heal old wounds</B> by writing a letter to yourself as a child, then create a house to keep your inner child safe.</li></ul><DIV>Adding rich variety to the messages and art inspiration, some of the project outlines have been contributed by Tamara's guest teachers: Roxanne Coble, Andrea Gomoll, Alena Hennessy, Mystele Kirkeeng, Ivy Newport, and Effy Wild, each of whom are noted mixed-media artists in their own right. The final chapter presents a simple binding method for creating a keepsake book of your Life Book projects.<BR /><BR /> Steeped in <B>inspirational images and uplifting affirmations</B>, <I>Create Your Life Book</I> can help you achieve both personal and creative growth.</DIV>