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Creative Wanderlust

Unlock Your Artistic Potential Through Mixed-Media Art Journaling Techniques - With 8 sheets of printed papers for journaling and collage
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Creative Wanderlust by Kasia Avery invites you to awaken your inner artist through art journaling and intuitive mixed media. This book guides you step-by-step to establish and enjoy an art journaling practice while overcoming challenges like perfectionism and self-criticism. With practical advice on materials, techniques, and creative prompts, it features inspirational artworks and expert insights from noted mixed-media artists, making it an essential companion for discovering your unique artistic voice.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is ideal for aspiring and intermediate mixed-media artists eager to develop their personal artistic style through art journaling. It will especially appeal to those seeking creative guidance to overcome obstacles like self-criticism and perfectionism, as well as art educators and creative well-being enthusiasts.

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Creative Wanderlust gives readers the opportunity to explore and grow creatively through art journaling practices designed to overcome common creative obstacles.

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Bring your inner artist to life through art journaling and intuitive mixed media. In Creative Wanderlust, mixed-media artist and author Kasia Avery shows you how to set up and begin an art journaling practice, and then how to fully enjoy and benefit from it with ideas and tools for moving beyond obstacles such as perfectionism, self-criticism, and finding space and time to create.

The founder of the Everything Art mixed-media online learning platform and the lead teacher of its yearlong mixed-media course Wanderlust, Kasia knows what artists need, having coached thousands of students over the years and listened to their struggles while helping them break through and find joy in art.

This stunning and informative book includes:

  • Comprehensive information on supplies and the fundamentals for getting started in an art journaling practice.
  • Sections focusing on overcoming common creative and personal issues, supported by related prompts, lessons, and projects that incorporate a diverse range of mixed-media techniques.
  • Insights and inspirational artworks offering a variety of styles and ideas from well-known Wanderlust artist-teachers, including Helen Colebrook, Finnabair, Amy Maricle, and Dyan Reaveley.

Your creative journey starts here! Let Creative Wanderlust be your guide to discovering your unique artistic voice.

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Publishers Weekly praises the book’s affirming tone and inventive projects that help budding artists stretch their creativity. Library Journal awarded a starred review, calling it an exuberant introduction to art journaling for self-expression and well-being. Craft Gossip recommends it as the perfect guide to unleash your inner artist, while Midwest Book Review hails it as an ideal DIY instructional on mixed media and personal style development.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780760381434

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 August 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Quarry Books

Illustration: 250 color photos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 544g

Pages: 144

About the Author

Kasia Avery is the co-founder of Everything Art, an online art education platform that offers classes in all aspects of mixed-media art and features well-known guest artists. She started Wanderlust, an online yearlong course in mixed-media art journaling, in 2016, which has attracted more than 25,000 students. Kasia has also designed stencils for The Crafter's Workshop and stamps for The Scrapbook Diaries, and has worked with Prima Marketing Inc. as a design team member and educator. She lives in England.Β 
To learn more, visit everything-art.com, @everthingart on YouTube, @everythingartuk and @kasiaavery on Instagram, and @EverythingArtLtd on Facebook.

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