Creative Awakenings: Envisioning the Life of Your Dreams Through Art [Paperback]

Sheri Gaynor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 27, 2009

Utilize your creativity to manifest your personal intention. Work in the spirit of the laws of attraction to visualize the life of your dreams. Follow the journey of twelve artists, each who will set a personal dream or intention. Witness the process that each artist takes, as they create a mixed-media piece that sows the seeds of their intention. Step-by-step techniques for a variety of mixed-media processes accompany each piece of finished art. Read about how their lives changed as a result and learn how to set intentions of your own using the bonus tear-out "dream-prompt" cards.

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About the Author

Sheri Gaynor is a licensed clinical social worker, a registered art therapist, professional coach and a mixed-media artist. She offers transformational workshops, retreats and events, combining writing, photography and mixed media.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books (February 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 160061115X
• ISBN-13: 978-1600611155
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #526,324 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Artist, author, Feisty Female(R) and facilitator of women's dreams, Sheri
Gaynor spent the first half of her life attempting--without much success--to
walk the straight and narrow cultural path. As someone with an insatiable
curiosity, she spent her early years trying on a lot of hats, trying desperately
to make them fit--photojournalist, rubber stamp artist, t-shirt designer and
psychotherapist, to name a few--attempting to figure out what she wanted to
"BE" when she grew up. Her journey through addiction, depression and
anxiety wasn't always an easy one and much was learned through the school
of hard knocks; a formidable education. Little did she know that by walking
that wide, crooked and creative road, she would find the trail to her authentic
self and living the life of her dreams.

In 1989, her mother dubbed her a Jewish American Pioneer (JAP) when
Sheri headed West to the Rocky Mountains, leaving friends and family
behind. Fortunately the city girl met her mountain man shortly after arriving,
learning how to make fires in the snow, ski with free heels and most
importantly how to be feisty and fearless-no easy task.

As native New Yorker, the events of September 2001 had a significant impact
and left her questioning everything she had come to know. The result was a
reflection of core values and a deeper understanding that life was short and
time was precious. It was at this moment her husband came up with their
next plan, a Sabbatical across America in a 24-foot trailer, living outside the
cultural box to spend time with ailing family and friends.

It was on the road with the mountain man and their black lab-that Sheri read the Terma
Collective poem for the first time, "What is calling you," and it became the
mantra of her daily life. During this amazing adventure, meeting others living
life outside the cultural box, she had her creative epiphany, finding the
answer to the question and there was no going back...so to speak. As a result
she has dedicated her life to helping other women find their authentic selves
and reach for their deepest dreams through the company she founded Feisty
Females Coaching and Consulting.

Sheri's first book, Creative Awakenings: Envisioning the life of your dreams through art, was released by North Light Books in February 2009 to wonderful reader reviews. Creative Awakenings has struck a chord with readers in these turbulent and trying
times, offering them an invitation to step boldly in the direction of their
deepest desires.

Sheri Gaynor is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. In 1981 she received her
Associate of Arts degree from the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale, with a major
in photography. She received her Masters in Clinical Social Work from Barry
University in 1989. Sheri's art has been shown internationally and she has
contributed various freelance writings and photographs to such publications
as the Miami Herald, the Sun Sentinel, the Florida Post newspapers and the
Aspen Times Weekly. Sheri has been leading women to creative success for
almost 20 years. She does this through her company Feisty Females(tm)
offering women, individual transformational coaching, on-going creative
expression workshops and retreats.

Customer Reviews

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!, April 13, 2009

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A. J. Van Hal "mixed media mom" (ND, USA) - See all my reviews
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Creative Awakenings: Envisioning the Life of Your Dreams Through Art

I love this book...as I grow older I desire to make the most of my creative abilities, and like many artists, sometimes lack the drive and focus needed or end up either burned out or discouraged...I absolutely love Sheri's approach as she begins with the difference between a goal and an intention, and was totally surprised to discover the book also contained beautiful mixed media projects and art shared by other well-known artists (Susan Tuttle, Claudine Hellmuth, Jane and Thomas Wynn and others!)...worth every penny!!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fuel for Creative Beings!, May 30, 2009

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D. Sims (Winter Park, FL) - See all my reviews
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This book is a fabulous tool for both beginning and experienced artists and all of those who "wish they were creative" but don't know how to start. Sheri Gaynor's book reminds us that there is an artist in all of us and she shows us how to let that artist out to play. The book is supported by a fabulous interactive web site that puts you in touch with other creative souls who are walking the same path. I can't say enough good things about this book. I have been an artist all my life (geez, almost 60 years!) and I still found so much inspiration here. I have read the whole book at least three times and keep going back for more as well as participating in the web site activities. Grab this book and get going on living your creative life at last!

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Ideas, February 23, 2009

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Alyice Edrich "TheDabblingMum.com" - See all my reviews
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While some of my Christian art friends may find the approach used in "Creative Awakenings" a little "new-agey" for their tastes, I have found the information contained within Sheri's book to be very enlightening and educational. As an intuitive artist, I completely get the whole idea of allowing our art to speak to us, to help us heal, to help us understand things our subconscious is trying to get out. Though I wish there was more of an introduction, process explanation, in the beginning of the book, instead of jumping right into the program, I would still recommend this to anyone who wants to take the next step in making their creative dreams a reality.