Creatively Unblocking Creative Blocks [Paperback]

Alexandria Levin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2004

In 204 pages, artists and others seeking to expand their creative abilities will find valuable information, new ideas to use, different ways of seeing things and step-by-step processes. This book includes over 300 ideas designed for the purposes of seeing, thinking, doing and/or awakening creative potential, giving the reader years worth of innovative exercises to follow and a lifetime of understanidng for developing one's own creative ability. Although written primarily for artists of any medium including crafts, and at any level from serious professional to curious beginner, Creatively Unblocking Creative Blocks is a useful and entertaining book for anybody.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"She finds fresh ideas in everything. Levin's writing style is breezy, and many of her ideas are innovative." -- Bill Sievert, Sunshine Artists Magazine, June 2004

"This chock-full book of ideas offers a wide variety of methods to think outside the box. Great for artists." -- Raymond J. Steiner, Art TImes Journal, June 2004

About the Author

Alexandria Levin has been painting since 1975, and exhibiting since 1981. Over the years, she has been deeply involved with most phases of both the creative and business ends of being an artist. Hopelessly organized, outrageously creative, naturally perceptive and always ethical, her main goal in writing this book is to change and improve things in general for all artists.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Painted Jay Publishing (January 2004)
• ISBN-10: 0974326712
• ISBN-13: 978-0974326719
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,165,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars More than 300 ways for the "blocked" artist to get unblocked, October 30, 2004

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This review is from: Creatively Unblocking Creative Blocks (Paperback)

For authors it's called "writer's block". What's not so widely known is that this condition also afflicts other creative artists whether their medium is painting, sculpture, photography, dance, or music. In Creatively Unblocking Creative Blocks, artist Alexandria Levin shares more than 300 ways for the "blocked" artist to get unblocked and begin to find inspiration and motivation once again. Methodologies include brainstorming, translating between mediums, finding inspiration in the most ordinary of household items, day-to-day language, life events, dreams, and more, or simply drawing abstraction from realism, Creatively Unblocking Creative Blocks is a superb and straightforward quick-start gugide to get one's mental juices going and find dramatic, emotionally moving ideas in the most humble surroundings. Highly recommended.