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Whether in painting, poetry, performance, music, dance, or life, there is an intelligence working in every situation. This force is the primary carrier of creation.
If we trust it and follow its natural movement, it will astound us with its ability to find a way through problems—and even make creative use of our mistakes and failures.
There is a magic to this process that cannot be controlled by the ego. Somehow it always finds the way to the place where you need to be, and a destination you never could have known in advance.
When everything seems as if it is hopeless and going nowhere . . . trust the process.
If we trust it and follow its natural movement, it will astound us with its ability to find a way through problems—and even make creative use of our mistakes and failures.
There is a magic to this process that cannot be controlled by the ego. Somehow it always finds the way to the place where you need to be, and a destination you never could have known in advance.
When everything seems as if it is hopeless and going nowhere . . . trust the process.
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76 of 77 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Earlier in the year, I came across Mcniff's book ART AS MEDICINE. Whilst I did find it overlong and rambling in places, I was impressed by the breadth and width of this man's experience as an artist and an art therapist. So when I came across TRUST THE PROCESS, I was keen to give it a go. And I'm very glad I did. In fact, I'm about to re-read it. McNiff doesn't use jargon so this is a great book whether or not you are "in the field" (I'm not). He doesn't lecture, get on his high horse, or give hopelessly fluffy-bunny advice(unlike some creativity books I could mention !) He acknowledges that the creative process can be frustrating, lonely, difficult. . .whilst also deeply believing in its joyous or simply fun aspects. I particularly enjoyed his references to his six-year-old daughter and the work she is engaged in, also how she feels about it.She sees things clearly without grown-up hang-ups and inhibitions. Lovely.
And he has these interesting little tasks for the reader to do as s/he sees fit . I'm particularly keen on his advice to break things up into small portions-do a whole series of quick little drawings, for example, rather than getting paralyzed at the thought of THE MAJOR WORK that one "must" produce. I am a poet not an artist, by the way, so I've been taking this advice to heart and writing quite a few little matchbox-sized poems! But I'm also going to try out the notepad of little drawings exercise-I haven't done any art since I was about 10 because I was given the distinct impression-as are so many people-that I had no "talent". But McNiff makes it sound like fun.
Thank you, Shaun McNiff-and daughter.
62 of 63 people found the following review helpful
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This book helps and inspires me (a visual artist) in a way that Julia Cameron's popular (and wonderful) work has not. For those of us who have a kneejerk negative reaction to following rules and doing "exercises", preferring instead to create our own structure, this is a refreshing alternative to her more structured approach. McNiff emphasizes that the sense of despair we feel when the "flow" isn't flowing is itself an integral part of the process of making art, which I found particularly encouraging and true to my experience. He also encourages the reader to get going by creating multiple small, "disposable" works, which can contain the roots of larger pieces... Read this book!
44 of 45 people found the following review helpful
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This is simply one of the best books on the subject of personal creativity & art. Author McNiff doesn't get preachy and didactic, and always gets to the point. He also doesn't engage the reader with "new age" solutions and descriptions. Clear and balanced.
If you have a curiosity about your creativity, or bringing about artistic expression in your life, or you're an artist on the "path", this book is a gift.
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Inspiring
What a wonderful book. Beautifully and simply written, I had to take my pen to it and underline certain sentences on nearly every page. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ms. H. Dyer
Mumbo-jumbo
Having read and really enjoyed Art And Fear I wanted to read something in a similar vein, but this was very disappointing. Read more
Published 13 months ago by richard harris
PSYCHOBABBLE
I like reading about how artists go about inspiring their creative muse, or simply improving their mental approach to work, and have several such volumes. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Jeff Walmsley
Interesting but not inspiring
I hate to write a bad review on anything, but I feel obliged to now as the only reason I bought this book was by basing my decision on the existing reviews. Read more
Published on 27 May 2010 by Solas
great book!
This book is so inspiring and puts you on the right track when it is so easy to get off. It reminds you that the process is what is important... Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2008 by AMK
it does what it says in the title..truely
I've just read this book, and I reckon I'll dip into it for many years to come. I agree with all that's said in the other reviews. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2006 by "lauren2663"
Most inspiring...full of gentle magic.
This is a "must read"...reminds us of the magic of our artist selves...in art...in life...as therapists.
Published on 8 Sep 1998
fantastic, inspirational
This is must reading for anyone interested in making art-- even the non-artist will find encouragement and inspiration in McNiff's poetic observations and wonderful infusions of... Read more
Published on 17 Jun 1998
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