- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Broadway Books (14 Mar 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0767903943
- ISBN-13: 978-0767903943
- Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 1.7 x 22.9 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,741,251 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A fresh new approach to tapping into our own creativity, using the images and artifacts of our dreams.
Getting inspired is one of the toughest parts of being an artist, whether we're a beginner or a seasoned professional. But as Tom Crockett shows us in this new book, finding ideas for our artwork is easier than we think. By simply exploring the images of our sleeping and waking dream states, we can discover a wealth of ideas and inspiration that are more authentic and powerful because they reveal our underlying spiritual self.
Recognizing the importance of allowing our spiritual side to infuse our art and the fulfillment this can bring, Tom Crockett has created a program to teach us all, no matter what level of artistic experience we have, how to bring art and spirit into one. The four different types of creative expression Crockett has identified--Finding, Arranging, Altering, and Making--open up artistic options for everyone, even for those of us who cannot yet imagine that we have the ability to create art. Filled with personal anecdotes from the author's creativity workshops and practical, easy-to-implement advice for tapping into our hidden creativity, The Artist Inside teaches us:
how to access the dreaming world to heighten creativity
that we can create in each piece of artwork a temporary home for the spirit
how creating a spiritual path can energize us and increase our intuitive capacity
When the process of making art is guided by the inner vision of our sleeping and waking dream states, we connect with something larger than ourselves and rediscover that creativity can be both a spiritual path and an important life tool.
Getting inspired is one of the toughest parts of being an artist, whether we're a beginner or a seasoned professional. But as Tom Crockett shows us in this new book, finding ideas for our artwork is easier than we think. By simply exploring the images of our sleeping and waking dream states, we can discover a wealth of ideas and inspiration that are more authentic and powerful because they reveal our underlying spiritual self.
Recognizing the importance of allowing our spiritual side to infuse our art and the fulfillment this can bring, Tom Crockett has created a program to teach us all, no matter what level of artistic experience we have, how to bring art and spirit into one. The four different types of creative expression Crockett has identified--Finding, Arranging, Altering, and Making--open up artistic options for everyone, even for those of us who cannot yet imagine that we have the ability to create art. Filled with personal anecdotes from the author's creativity workshops and practical, easy-to-implement advice for tapping into our hidden creativity, The Artist Inside teaches us:
how to access the dreaming world to heighten creativity
that we can create in each piece of artwork a temporary home for the spirit
how creating a spiritual path can energize us and increase our intuitive capacity
When the process of making art is guided by the inner vision of our sleeping and waking dream states, we connect with something larger than ourselves and rediscover that creativity can be both a spiritual path and an important life tool.
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stiff rendition, 7 Dec 2000
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This review is from: The Artist Inside: A Spiritual Guide to Cultivating Your Creative Self (Paperback)
Topic intrigues me, but I was disappointed in this volume. The author has grabbed a lot of different theories from art therapy, spirituality, and shamanic practices, but the synthesis doesn't ring true. The exercises seem stiff and lifeless and it seemed that the author was stretching ideas to make them fit the points he wanted to make. The book itself was not aesthetically pleasing, is rather *pop* in its presentation which also deters from its message. I felt like I was being sold a future workshop series by the author. Many of the topics discussed in this book are better expressed in other books such as Trust the Process by McNiff, the Mission of Art by Grey, Art Therapy Sourcebook by Malchiodi, and Art is a Way of Knowing by Allen. I recommend these books as paths to the *artist inside* for those who want to explore the idea of art as healing.
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This is a beauty!, 26 May 2000
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This review is from: The Artist Inside: A Spiritual Guide to Cultivating Your Creative Self (Paperback)
Whether we recognize ourselves as artists or not, our inner dream artist is inviting us on a path of self-exploration, spiritual deepening, creative expression, and self-healing. Tom Crockett offers sacred perspectives and practical tools which link the creativity, inspiration, and ceremony of journeying, making art, and perceiving our inner and outer experiences. The process invites us into the sacred realm that dwells within each of us and all around us, as well. In his own words, Tom says, "... there is no way I can convince you logically and rationally that objects can have spirit or energetic consciousness. What I can do, on the road to helping you develop a spiritual practice around art, is to help you shift to an energetic way of perceiving the world. It is through the technique of vision-shifting that I believe you will come to agree with me that objects can, indeed, have spirit." This book holds invaluable keys for everyone -- especially for those in touch with, and those wishing to be in touch with, the inner artist, dreamer, therapist, and spiritual guide.
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