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Art & Fear
Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking | David Bayles, Ted Orland
A self-help book for artists of all medium.
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BookBabe
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#BookNDinner! I reread this book at least once a year. It‘s an important book for creatives. Dinner: Tabboule with cacik/tzatziki yogurt mixed in. Perfectly paired with sparkling lemon cucumber water. Yum! 😋

#HealthyEats #ArtBooks

Leftcoastzen Yummy! 6y
Texreader Voss water is awesome and so is the town. The family and I had a lovely time in Voss when we stayed there the last time we were in Norway. It is beautiful with glacier water feeding the river that runs through it. 6y
BookBabe @Texreader Wow, how cool! 😊 6y
hilded Looks good 😋 To be honest, the Voss water tastes just the same as the one we get from the sink here in Norway, but I love that it has become so popular abroad! 👍 6y
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BookBabe
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#BookNBrunch! Egg, melted cheese, & avocado sandwich on toasted peasant bread, paired with a delicious organic herbal tea.

I read this book every so often. It‘s an important one.
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This has been another production of #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats!

Sarah83 I have the same mug 😊😘 6y
BookBabe @Sarah83 😘 I love this mug so much! 🤗❤️ 6y
Sarah83 It is so beautiful 😍 6y
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quietlycuriouskate
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While there are useful (and at times challenging) ideas to be taken away from Part 1, Part 2 seemed largely academic and I found little in it applicable to my own experience of art-making: some of the observations flatly contradicted it. I only realised after I finished it that the book was originally published in 1993. Maybe that's it! Some of the observations stand the test of time: others now look dated and, in some cases, inaccurate.

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quietlycuriouskate
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This one has been on my TBR list for ages (though not as long as it reputedly took the authors to write it). So far I have mixed feelings about it.

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tournevis
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Nice quote on p. 139 of Flow Magazine issue 17.

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BookBabe
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#FunFridayPhoto: This book is very special to me and it's the one for which I'm most #thankful — it talks about how artists can get shut down down by fear and negativity, how that hampers our creativity and artistic freedom, and what we can do about it. This book makes me feel better any time I've hit an artistic roadblock. 🎨 🙌🏻 ...Oh, and tea. I'm also very thankful for tea. 😊🍵

BookBabe Pictured here is a delicious organic green jasmine pearl loose leaf tea. 💚 8y
KimM Gave it to my son recently. He's a musician. ❤️ 8y
LeahBergen Jasmine pearl is one of my faves! 8y
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Sydsavvy Awesome! I need this book! 8y
AliBG What a great recommendation! 8y
audiothing I like my Tetleys extra strength best, was thrilled when it arrived in Australia, a taste of home. I quite like some of the tisanes too 8y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @audiothing Tetley's was my mom's favorite. I had to hunt all over town to find it for her. 👍🏻👍🏻 8y
MrBook 😍😍😍 8y
LitsyGoesPostal 😎👍🏻 8y
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Sharing this quote for #internationalartistsday! This book helps motivate to get creative and keep creating 🎨

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KimM
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When your highly intelligent child follows the artistic path instead of the expected doctor, lawyer, whatever, so many people say things like "well maybe he will get this out of his system and go back to college". This is what mothers of creatives know: "Those close to you know that making the work is essential to your well being".

Laalaleighh One of the reasons I loved that book so much. 8y
KimM I'll have to check that one out! @Laalaleighh 8y
Laalaleighh @KimM yay! Hope you like it!! 8y
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TheWellReadOwl
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Been a crazy two weeks! Too much work, not enough reading for fun and not enough writing. 😐 In serious need of some inspiration so I picked this one up after @MrBook recommended it. Need to get my groove back! 🤓

AmyWrites I too am reading this now! I'm really enjoying it! 8y
MrBook Yay 😁👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻! I hope you enjoy it. This book always reinvigorates me and @BookBabe 😊. She's the one who intro'd it to me. 8y
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This book is amazing! It's a brief and quick read, but packs a wallop of an adrenalized punch! @BookBabe and I read it every New Years to remind us of our recent accomplishments and our many upcoming ones. It may say "Art" on the cover, and has a bent toward creatives, but anybody who holds hesitance, doubts, worries, fears, within yourself should pick this up. You only have one life, so let's do this already! Pair with: Jack Daniels, straight.

TheWellReadOwl Great recommendation! Will be checking this one out. 8y
Belles Awesome picture! There is a similar book out there - published about 20 years ago - called "The Way of the Artist". My sister tries to get me to read it. Apparently it has a bit of a cult following. 8y
MrBook @TheWellReadOwl I hope you enjoy it! Do let me know what you think of it. @Belles Thank you! I'll be looking into your recommendation, sounds great! 😊👍🏻 8y
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DivineDiana @Belles I read The Way of the Artist as a read along with my daughter last year. She was looking for some creative inspiration. We both are fans! 8y
Belles @DivineDiana oh cool! My sister is a devout fan. I promised her this would be the year I read it. 8y
MrBook @DivineDiana @Belles 😁👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 8y
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One of the best art books I've ever read. A must for creatives. 🎨

MrBook No more needs said. A compelling read. 8y
ValerieAndBooks I need to read this again. I've been in a creative slump for too long lately! 8y
RealLifeReading Ah I see you are also a tea lover! 8y
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BookBabe @RealLifeReading Yes indeed! Tea and books go so well together. ☺️🍵📚 8y
BookBabe @ValerieAndBooks Works every time! 👍🏻 8y
Notafraidofwords @MrBook @BookBabe hi! I know this is going to sound weird, but do you run a book club? 8y
MrBook Lol, yep! (We've been asked this before, @Notafraidofwords 😊). We run three, and we've helped with a couple others. 8y
Notafraidofwords @MrBook are you located in north jersey? 8y
MrBook Formerly. We live a further out now, but we're in NJ regularly. Are you thinking of the Montclair Book Club or NJ Happy Readers perhaps? 8y
MrBook *Bookers. Stupid autocorrect. @Notafraidofwords 8y
Notafraidofwords @MrBook I live south of Montclair but I'm there all the time. Is it still in existence ? 8y
MrBook @Notafraidofwords , yep! It's reincarnated into the New Montclair Book Club. You can search for it on Meetup. 8y
BookBabe @Notafraidofwords here's the link to the Meetup. It's a nice group. Intelligent, friendly people. Meets in a quaint cafe. http://meetu.ps/c/2xSx7/3fJB0/a 8y
Notafraidofwords @BookBabe thank u. Will look into it! 8y
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