Draw Yourself Calm: Draw slow to stress less - Softcover

Maricle, Amy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1800920806 ISBN 13: 9781800920804

Publisher: Search Press, 2022

Synopsis

Draw Yourself Calm welcomes readers into the mindful practice of slow drawing with 25 beautiful patterns inspired by nature. A practical and effective book for increasing creativity while reducing stress.

With all the stimulation and stress of daily life, we each need to find ways of slowing down. Drawing simple, repetitive shapes relaxes the brain: attention flows away from sources of stress and centres on the act of putting pen to paper.

The book is organized into three sections. The introduction covers slow drawing and mindfulness, and how to weave slow drawing into everyday life. Chapter 1 dives into slow drawing warm-ups and exercises aimed at helping readers notice what they see, feel, and hear while they draw. Chapter 2 takes the reader through 25 elegant and inspiring patterns of all kinds. These patterns can be approached in any order, and readers can choose how best to fit slow drawing into their lives, whether through daily or weekly drawing.

Amy Maricle offers a playful, no-right-or-wrong approach that empowers readers to slow draw in a way that is creative, but not pressure-filled. This book offers a space for readers to nurture themselves creatively and spiritually by providing all the tools and inspiration needed to develop a slow drawing practice.

About this title

About the Author

Based in southeastern Massachusetts in the US, Amy Maricle, LMHC, ATR-BC is an artist, art therapist and licensed mental health counsellor who teaches people the art of slowing down to create playful, meaningful art. She blogs and teaches classes online at mindfulartstudio.com, and her writing and art have been featured in the New York Times, The Washington Post, Psych Central, Art Journaling magazine, Brush magazine and Spirituality & Health Online.

From the Back Cover

Tune in, chill out and draw yourself calm with this vital guide to the practice of slow drawing. These elegant patterns and simple exercises will teach you how to draw, not only as an artist but as a form of creative meditation. It's just you, a pen and the gentle rhythm of lines on the page.

-Get started straight away: all you need is a pen and paper.

-Nurture yourself creatively and spiritually with 25 beautiful, nature-inspired patterns.

-Art therapist Amy Maricle offers a playful no-right-or-wrong approach.

Edition details

• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1800920806
• ISBN 13: 9781800920804
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144