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Great Book for Artists - Emerging and Practicing!

I love this book and recommend it highly!  

Between an online course and the beginning chapters of this book, my art took a dramatic turn into explosive color emanating from a mosaic-type imagery design -- such a departure from what I was doing beforehand. The change was not a difference in quality.  Rather, it has been a shift in voice and expression of joy.

Some of the things I like about this book include:

  • The female artist profiles of women I've not heard of before
  • The exercises
  • The sisters' (who are the co-authors) art works and their differences of approach and experiences
  • The quality of the image production throughout the book 
  • The incorporation of themes of Brene Brown and other art instructors I've studied with
  • The clarify of the authors' instructions when suggesting ways of doing thingsThe book was published in England and is only available from sellers in that country, at least at this time.  
I purchased my hard-bound copy of the book from Blackwell's, and it was quick to arrive and well-packaged.  

Lastly, I'm so glad to have found this gem that is now a welcome addition to my art library!

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