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Posted by Betsi on December 31, 2008
Sometimes the universe gives you all the tools you need, you just have to slow down long enough to realize they’re there. I was browsing Amazon last night, looking through the latest batch of books recommended for me based on wishlisted items and past purchases. I was particularly looking for books related to healing through creating art, and I surfed from one of the recommended books to a similar book, Visual Chronicles. I was looking at some of the preview pages, thinking it looked like just the thing, and was about to splurge on it when… I realized I already had. Several months ago I went on a mini shopping spree when I noticed half a dozen or so mixed media books offered for various very low prices through Amazon Marketplace. Visual Chronicles was among them; and after laughing at myself and scanning my studio bookshelf for it, I noticed there also were two or three other books I’d bought that might help me on my journey towards self-art-therapy.
I curled up with my “new” book and started reading. I couldn’t have been more than a few pages in when the words I was reading reminded me… I’ve already got and altered book in the works. And the word in big, bold, gesso-stenciled letters on the first and so-far-only spread? PLAY!
Um, self? Take a hint…
dbcarey said
Have you read “The Artist’s Way” by julia cameron? fantastic book, full of positive info and really helpful on the subject of ‘fear of failure’ and ‘fear of success’! Thanks for stopping by my blog…I am a firm believer in art journaling…just for me and not as much pressure to create a ‘finished artwork’…your writing is so insightful…you have a lot of creativity…hope you will jump in and create today!
Dianne
Betsi said
Dianne- I will have to add that book to my wishlist. I looked on Amazon and it looks like she has written a lot of sort of “spin off” books… if I like the first one, I’ll have to look into those too!
Thanks so much for your kind words and encouragement.
Nic Hohn said
Yes Betsi, we all have exactly what we need and…everything we need to know is also inside us.Its all there we just have to see it. Enjoy your playing.That book is on my wishlist also!