THE HEART & SOUL OF THE BOOK (a peek inside the book’s intro)
“I am just like you. A girl who is always learning. A woman whose soul is vibrant with inspiration. A creative spirit that is expressive and sensitive. We are all connected, intertwining in this creative life. It’s because of this that I believe in the power of telling our stories – the stories of how we muster up our courage and leap and dance and breathe our way into our creative dreams. This is how we learn from one another. How we begin to finally see the potential and possibilities that live inside our hearts.
This book isn’t just my story. It’s my conversation with you as we travel together on this journey into our creative spirits. You’ll find musings, encouragement, ideas and thoughtful guidance on everything from facing our fears to finding the sacred in the ordinary. Along the way, thought-provoking prompts and inspiring quotes will get your heart involved in your own creative process. You’ll find the inspiring and gifted work of a few contributing artists, including interviews that will shine a light onto their creative process and thoughts. Finally, you’ll find techniques – yes, techniques! – in sections titled “Learning to Fly.” This book encompasses all aspects, the heart and soul of what it means to live the creative life, and an undeniable, concrete part of that is learning new methods you can incorporate into your own artwork – tangible inspiration your creative spirit can play with, experiment with, adapt and learn from! So, come along with me as we find our creative wings and take flight toward the sky of our bliss-filled inspiration – a place where your creative spirit will soar.”
What You’re Saying
“Kelly Rae Roberts is an amazingly talented artist and apparently equally gifted as a writer as well. This book is a journey from her soul right into yours. It’s part journal, part sitting around getting deep with your girlfriends, part interviews with other talented artists and part art instruction. So very different from other art books, even from the same publisher. It goes above and beyond and straight into your heart & head, making you think about your own creativity.
And until you find your creative spirit, the how-to make art sections are very clearly thought out and well written. I know that I will be able duplicate even the pieces that had materials I’ve never used before.This book is a treasure that I know I will refer to again and again.” — A.G.
“I expected this to be a straight forward how-to book (and that would have made it delightful enough) but was thrilled to discover a whole other layer of soulful and heartfelt storytelling that left me feeling so good about trying new things. I think this is the perfect book to give a friend who’s feeling stuck or wanting to explore art more. It’s the kind of book that you want to keep near you and that quickly becomes a long time favorite on your bookshelf.” — J.L.
“This isn’t your usual mixed media “how to ” book..It is more than that and then some. Kelly Rae has written a book filled with personal stories, inspirational quotes, interviews with other mixed media artists , and pages for you to journal. In between all of these pages are projects to do with excellent instructions and photo step by steps. And in between all of that are pages and pages of beautiful Kelly Rae paintings. The book is laid out perfectly from start to finish. Flows beautifully.. and is a must read for any creative person that enjoys reading about another artists journey through life and art..with some fun hands on projects thrown in!” — M.C.
