Creativity Sucks

Creativity Sucks
Author: Phil Hansen
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2020-10-20
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0143131524

An essential guide for artists of all levels, on how to live and work as a creative, from a popular artist and TED speaker. When we're kids, our parents tell us that being creative is fun, fun, fun. But when you decide to turn art into your career, whether that's painting, writing, drawing, or sculpting Edgar Allan Poe out of earthworms, that's when things get tough. Let's be honest. Creativity isn't always fun. It's also hard work. In this insightful and heartfelt guide, artist and speaker Phil Hansen shares his hard-won wisdom from the frontlines of life as a professional creative. Paired with his edgy art, Hansen provides advice for the difficult moments--the slumps, the creative blocks, the times when something you love doesn't resonate with the world--and gives you the pep talk you need to get through the tough times. He also shares helpful tips on how to put yourself in the prime creative mindset, how to build a support system, and how to create art that sells.

Brian Kesinger's Penned Dragons

Brian Kesinger's Penned Dragons
Author: Brian Kesinger
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-04
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781614040217

Brian Kesinger's charming collection of pen-and-ink dragon portraits obliterates winged-serpent stereotypes with its fun and fantastic portrayal of these magnificent creatures at their informal best. There are no cookie-cutter fantasy cliches to be found here... just candid studies of dozens of the world's most wonderful dragons with their individual personalities on display. An authentic and insightful glimpse into the little-known realities of being a dragon. The toned-paper sketchbook format of this handsome volume presents expertly drafted monochromatic drawings of the dragons along with their names and descriptions of their unique qualities. Characters like Fynlar the Daring, Gorüng the Skittish, and So'kee the Vegetarian will delight readers of all ages. The cover of Penned Dragons features head-turning lenticular art that brings Brian Kesinger's sketch of Koga the flightless kite-flying dragon to life, and serves as a nod to his two decades as a contributing artist on some of the world's most famous animated motion pictures.

Now You See It

Now You See It
Author: Cathy N. Davidson
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2012-07-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 014312126X

"As scholarly as [it] is . . . this book about education happens to double as an optimistic, even thrilling, summer read." —The New York Times A brilliant combination of science and its real-world application, Now You See It sheds light on one of the greatest problems of our historical moment: our schools and businesses are designed for the last century, not for a world in which technology has reshaped the way we think and learn. In this informed and optimistic work, Cathy N. Davidson takes us on a tour of the future of work and education, introducing us to visionaries whose groundbreaking ideas will soon affect every arena of our lives, from schools with curriculums built around video games to workplaces that use virtual environments to train employees.

The Lifegiving Home

The Lifegiving Home
Author: Sally Clarkson
Publisher: NavPress
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2016-02-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1496412133

How to make home your family’s favorite place to be . . . all year long. Does your home sometimes feel like just a place to eat, sleep, and change clothes on the way to the next activity? Do you long for “home” to mean more than a place where you stash your stuff? Wouldn’t you love it to become a haven of warmth, rest, and joy . . . the one place where you and your family can’t wait to be? There is good news waiting for you in the pages of The Lifegiving Home. Every day of your family’s life can be as special and important to you as it already is to God. In this unique book designed to help your family enjoy and celebrate every month of the year together, you’ll discover the secrets of a life-giving home from a mother who created one and her daughter who was raised in it: popular authors Sally and Sarah Clarkson. Together they offer a rich treasure of wise advice, spiritual principles, and practical suggestions. You’ll embark on a new path to creating special memories for your children; establishing home-building and God-centered traditions; and cultivating an environment in which your family will flourish. (Don’t miss the companion piece, The Lifegiving Home Experience.)

Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves

Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves
Author: Louise Derman-Sparks
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781938113574

Anti-bias education begins with you! Become a skilled anti-bias teacher with this practical guidance to confronting and eliminating barriers.

Magnetic Fields

Magnetic Fields
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: African American art
ISBN: 9780996272834

Magnetic fields, an introduction / Erin Dziedzic and Melissa Messina -- Black, woman, abstract artist / Lowery Stokes Sims -- Conversations. Lauren Haynes on Mavis Pusey -- Sandra Jackson-Dumont on Maren Hassinger -- Melissa Messina on Chakaia Booker -- Kathryn Wat on Lilian Thomas Burwell -- Alice Thorson on Sylvia Snowden -- Kindred : materializing representation in the abstract / Valerie Cassel Oliver -- Conversations. Erin Dziedzic on Nannette Carter -- Nanette Carter on Evangeline "EJ" Montgomery -- Allison Glenn on Candida Alvarez -- Michelle Perron on Gilda Snowden -- Gia M. Hamilton on Deborah Dancy -- For women of color who have considered art in which abstraction is enough / Lilly Wei