- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Jeremy P Tarcher; illustrated edition edition (Nov 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1585420859
- ISBN-13: 978-1585420858
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 17.6 x 1.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,268,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A Guide to Breaking Through Creative Blocks; For many of us it is difficult just to let go and create something. Cassou shows us that once we engage in the artistic process it is quite possible to gain access to a powerful spiritual reserve within us. In Point Zero, Cassou takes the process further by providing an original method of inquiry that can be utilised in the face of doubt, conflict and lack of inspiration. Through stories of her work with dozens of students, she shows the reader how to overcome creative difficulties of all kinds. In the creative quest, Cassou teaches us that we must slay three dragons: The Dragon of Product fights the artist's spontaneity; The Dragon of Control bars the door to the unknown and the truly mysterious; The Dragon of Meaning fights intuition and creativity by demanding interpretation and resolution with every move. Cassou arms us with a clear method for creating specific questions relevant to the situation of the moment, questions which are designed to dissolve barriers of creativity.She shows us how we can come face to face with the energy that creates our blocks and then to use this encounter to return to Point Zero, the ground from which pure creation springs. In this place of infinite possibilities, art becomes not a means to an end but a place which we may inhabit and in which we can explore our true selves and the mysteries of our lives.
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This review is from: Point Zero: Creativity Without Limits (Paperback)
This book is a informally written and repetitive at times. It is encouraging with respect the the fact the author believes most people have artistic ability, because the author believes the point of making art is for ones own development, not for someone else to judge. That art is cathartic, energetic or what ever else the individual wishes it to be. I liked this book and agree with the author. Teachers could learn a lot from this book in respect to children's ability. An open mind is useful, I use it as a metaphor for life. We can achieve whatever we want to, I wish they taught this attitude in schools.
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Point Zero changed my life,
By Lynn "litaandlynn" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Point Zero: Creativity without Limits (Paperback)
I love this book!!! It seemed exactly what was needed to help me open up myself and create. I've always wanted to paint or simply put color on paper but something always stopped me. This book carefully outlined and explained the demons that were in my way, and after some practice, I could find myself safely stepping into the unknown and expressing myself. "Point Zero" also made me feel safer to understand myself and face some challenging issues inside. Mostly, this book - with its interesting writing and short chapters that held my attention - gave me permission to go to places I have not before. I am very grateful to Michelle Cassou for sharing her teaching and experience with me.
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Point Zero:Creativity without Limits,
By Deborah Purdy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Point Zero: Creativity without Limits (Paperback)
Point Zero is a wonderfully clear and insightful explanation of the creative process and how to tap into it. Creative blocks are defined and undone with a simple questioning process which applieas to the joy of painting and living. Cassou's stories from her own experiences of paintting for process for hours on end and her spiritual unfoldment from that process are inspiring. Highly recommended for artist and non-artist alke, those who are seeking an opening in their creative process.
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Creativity Without Limits,
By Diane Hullet - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Point Zero: Creativity without Limits (Paperback)
Impassioned by her own life-long painting journey, Michele Cassou invites us to use our creativity to connect with our deepest selves. In her most recent book, Point Zero: Creativity Without Limits, she implores, inspires, provokes, and cajoles us to look directly at our creative blocks and to use the blocks themselves as catalysts to break their hold on us. As always, Cassou turns away from "end product", focusing instead on the mysterious act of creating itself. "In creativity, only the process matters - not as a trophy to add to your mantelpiece, but as an exercise of strength and clarity, as an opening to insights and revelations." The charming drawings, diverse quotations, and glorious color pages of paintings add dimension to her written voice. Ultimately, it is Cassou's enthusiasm and passion that delight me again and again. Dynamic reading for anyone who feels the call to create! (Workshops with Michele offer a direct, fascinating experience of her written words -- contact pointzeropainting.com.)
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