Julia Cameron has been an active artist for more than three
decades. She is the author of more than thirty books, including
bestselling works on the creative process: "The Artist s Way,"
"Walking in This World," and "Finding Water." Also a novelist,
playwright, songwriter, and poet, she has multiple credits in
theater, film, and television.
Emma Lively is a classical violist turned musical theater writer,
composer, and lyricist. She is the president of LivelyWorks, a
production company, and owner of Bunny s Bakery, a custom catering
business. She has served as Julia Cameron s business manager for a
decade, and has contributed music and lyrics to Cameron s musical
works.
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"Using checklists and personal exercises, the book focuses on
empowering parents to be creative under the premise that children
will model their behavior on that of their parents. The reminders
to look for joy and wonder may be revelatory for Cameron's readers
and their kids."
Publishers Weekly
"While Cameron's methods have plenty of applications for children,
her experience lies in the effects of childhood on creativity,
which applies to adults too. The book is as much about examining
what sort of parent you are (and how creativity was or wasn't
encouraged in your own childhood) as it is about providing ideas.
I'm not sure this book is so much for parents as for anyone who has
been a child."
Vic Groskop, The Guardian (UK)
"Use this great guide to increase creativity for your children and
for you, too."
Kristen Kemp, Parents.com
"This book spoke to me as if its author was an old friend one who
saw me through obsessive, self-neglecting new parenthood, and now
knows me as a more well-rounded person with happy children. And
that distinction is just the point. As parents, we care for our
children as best as we know how, but we must also take time (even
tiny moments) to care for ourselves and nurture our own creative
needs and desires. In doing so, we cultivate joy in our lives,
which we can then share with and model for our children. The
chapters are chock-full of practical advice, delightful activities,
and playful exercises that get your and your child's creative
juices flowing."
Redbook
"In The Artist s Way for Parents, Cameron helps parents unleash
their children s creativity and sense of wonder. he beauty of
Cameron s advice is that she offers very specific, undaunting
exercises for the, shall we say, less artistically inclined among
us. There is definitely a spiritual bent to Cameron s work readers
of her memoirs know she is a Christian. But hers is a gentle,
ecumenical approach, and she is never off-putting. Rather, her
interest is in supporting calm, loving environments where children
are free to explore and express themselves."
Book Page
Praise for THE ARTIST'S WAY.....
THE ARTIST S WAY by Julia Cameron is not exclusively about writing
it is about discovering and developing the artist within whether a
painter, poet, screenwriter or musician but it is a "lot" about
writing. If you have always wanted to pursue a creative dream, have
always wanted to play and create with words or paints, this book
will gently get you started and help you learn all kinds of
paying-attention techniques; and that, after all, is what being an
artist is all about. It s about learning to pay attention.
--Anne Lamott, Mademoiselle
The premise of the book is that creativity and spirituality are the
same thing, they come from the same place. And we were created to
use this life to express our individuality, and that over the
course of a lifetime that gets beaten out of us. [THE ARTIST S WAY]
helped me put aside my fear and not worry about whether the record
would be commercial.
--Grammy award-winning singer Kathy Mattea
Julia Cameron brings creativity and spirituality together with the
same kind of step-by-step wisdom that Edgar Cayce encouraged. The
result is spiritual creativity as a consistent and nourishing part
of daily life.
--Venture Inward
I never knew I was a visual artist until I read Julia Cameron s THE
ARTIST S WAY.
--Jannene Behl in Artist s Magazine
Julia Cameron s landmark book THE ARTIST S WAY helped me figure out
who I really was as an adult, not so much as an artist but as a
person. And award-winning journalist and poet, Cameron s genius is
that she doesn t tell readers what they should do to achieve or who
they should be instead she creates a map for readers to start
exploring these questions themselves.
--Michael F. Melcher, Law Practice magazine
This is not a self-help book in the normative sense. It is simply a
powerful book that can challenge one to move into an entirely
different state of personal expression and growth.
--Nick Maddox, Deland Beacon
THE ARTIST S WAY (with its companion volume THE ARTIST S WAY
MORNING PAGES JOURNAL) becomes a friend over time, not just a
journal. Like a journal, it provokes spontaneous insights and
solutions; beyond journaling, it establishes a process that is
interactive and dynamic.
--Theresa L. Crenshaw, M.D., San Diego Union-Tribune
If you really want to supercharge your writing, I recommend that
you get a copy of Julia Cameron s book THE ARTIST S WAY. I m not a
big fan of self-help books, but this book has changed my life for
the better and restored my previously lagging creativity.
--Jeffrey Bairstow, Laser Focus World
Working with the principle that creative expression is the natural
direction of life, Cameron developed a three month program to
recover creativity. THE ARTIST S WAY shows how to tap into the
higher power that connects human creativity and the creative
energies of the universe.
--Mike Gossie, Scottsdale Tribune
THE ARTIST S WAY is the seminal book on the subject of creativity
and an invaluable guide to living the artistic life. Still as vital
today or perhaps even more so than it was when it was first
published in 1992, it is a provocative and inspiring work. Updated
and expanded, it reframes THE ARTIST S WAY for a new century.
--Branches of Light
THE ARTIST S WAY has sold over 3 million copies since its
publication in 1992. Cameron still teaches it because there is
sustained demand for its thoughtful, spiritual approach to
unblocking and nurturing creativity. It is, dare we say,
timeless.
--Nancy Colasurdo, FOXBusiness
Praise for VEIN OF GOLD, the second volume in the ARTIST S WAY
trilogy
For those seeking the wellspring of creativity, this book, like its
predecessor, is a solid gold diving rod.
--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"
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