Art Saves

By Jenny Doh

North Light Books
Publication date: July 2011

ISBN: 9781440319105

Digital Book format: PDF (Adobe DRM)

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Discover it for yourself.Inside Art Saves, experience the stories of 20 artists who found that artistic expression and the artistic process is worth living for. Whether you are a calligraphy/graffiti artist like Lisa Engelbrecht, a metal artist like Michael DeMeng, or digital collage artist like Susan Tuttle, art has a way of giving you beauty, meaning, spiritual richness, community...even salvation.INSIDE ART SAVES, YOU'LL ALSO FIND:- Mixed media techniques and projects. Throughout the book you'll find practical ideas to put you on the art-making path. Karen Michel shares instructions on creating prayer flags, Lynn Whipple shows you how to construct a permission plaque, Susannah Conway gives advice on revealing the soul of a place though inspired photography.- Inspired Lessons. Each artist lists the lessons they have learned about living life artfully.- "When the Going Gets Tough..." sidebars suggest ways you can remain strong, even when things get challenging. Hear how different artists deal with difficulty head-on.- "In the artist's own words..." Advice and wisdom shared directly from each artist to you. The act of art-making is an act of life. So thread a needle, lift a paintbrush, put pencil to paper, focus the camera-find salvation.