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020    9780984456802 
020    0984456805 
035    (OCoLC)793519888 
035    (OCoLC)793519888 
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090    N7430.5|b.B46 2011 
100 1  Benton, Bridget. 
245 14 The creative conversation :|bartmaking as playful prayer /
       |cBridget Benton. 
264  1 Portland, OR :|bEyes Aflame Pub.,|c[2011] 
264  4 |c©2011 
300    170 pages :|billustrations (chiefly color) ;|c28 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-66) and 
       index. 
505 0  1. Introduction -- Where this book came from: my story -- 
       Making this book your own -- A note to members of 
       organized faith traditions -- A note to professional 
       creatives and caregivers -- Artful explorations: explore -
       - Cardboard camera -- Discard collage -- 2. What is 
       artmaking as playful prayer? A note to those who say they 
       can't draw -- A note to the trained artist -- A note to 
       everyone on process vs. product -- Artful explorations: 
       focus process, not product -- Blind drawing -- Visual 
       definitions -- 3. Studio: making sacred space for 
       artmaking -- Artful explorations: defer judgment -- Clue 
       doodle -- Layer it up -- A conversation with judgment and 
       process -- 4. Materials: what do I really need? -- A note 
       about copyrighted materials -- A note to the packrat -- 
       Artful explorations: be like a novice -- Materials play 
       date -- Make your own coloring book -- 5. Flow factors: 
       creativity and the process of artmaking -- A note about 
       following processes you read about in books -- Artful 
       explorations: be in conversation -- Talk with the book -- 
       Talk with your space -- 6. Getting clear: intention -- A 
       conversation with your intentions -- Artful explorations: 
       be mindful -- Deep observation drawing -- Dancing with 
       Matisse: color cuts -- 7. Getting inspired: energy -- A 
       conversation with avoidance and your inner goof-off -- A 
       conversation with an overload of ideas -- Artful 
       explorations: follow the energy -- Just paint, just draw -
       - Get to work and get inspired -- 8. Getting engaged: 
       action -- A conversation with decision-making in art -- A 
       conversation with letting go of the story -- A note about 
       curiosity and what we risk -- Artful explorations: let go 
       of the outcome -- The what's next? Art jar -- Internal 
       journey map -- 9. Resistance, judgment, and completion -- 
       A conversation with your critic -- A conversation with 
       resistance -- A conversation with completion -- Artful 
       explorations: be curious -- Allies and adversaries -- 
       Critic collage -- 10. Staying in touch: intuition -- A 
       conversation with your values -- A conversation with your 
       intuition -- Artful explorations: tune up your inner ears 
       -- Value collage -- Matchbox assemblage -- 11. Giving back
       : community -- A conversation with appreciation -- Artful 
       explorations: cultivate appreciation and gratitude -- 
       Thank you notes -- Paper prayer beads -- 12. Maintaining 
       artmaking as a spiritual practice -- A conversation with a
       commitment to action -- Artful explorations: hold clear 
       intentions -- Mandala -- Prayer candle. 
520    "Approaching creativity as a form of spiritual practice, 
       artist and creativity guide Bridget Benton breaks the 
       creative process down into its most basic components and 
       offers a fresh perspective on developing your creative 
       skills. Whether you are creatively blocked, burned out, or
       just want to further explore the world of making, you can 
       make art and have fun doing it." -- Back cover. 
650  0 Art. 
650  0 Creative ability. 
650  0 Creative thinking. 
650  0 Spirituality. 
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