The Artist's Deck: Practical Cards for Everyday Creative Challenges

Synopsis

A healing tool that empowers creatives of all types to confront their shadows and embrace their art. Whether you are grappling with jealousy, rejection, imposter syndrome, or over-commitment, this 52-card deck can help you face your fears and transmute them into opportunities for expansion, creativity, and growth.Creative roadblocks are a fact of life for every artist, and every artist needs tools to help them clear the path. Enter The Artist's Deck, created by arts counselor and author Beth Pickens, to help you return to your art, no matter what obstacles you encounter.In this handy, interactive card deck, Pickens identifies common traps, feelings, myths, and blocks that artists encounter and offers insight into working through each one. Each card describes an obstacle and poses reflection questions and exercises to transform that obstacle into a source of inspiration and generative energy. Whether you seek guidance on a specific topic or use the deck as an oracle tool to inspire growth, The Artist's Deck will support you as you work through the creative challenges that come your way.CREATIVITY + SELF-CARE: Mindfulness Cards meet The Artist’s Way in this self-help tool crafted specifically for artists. Select a card and develop a practice of reflection and action to acknowledge your anxieties, consider new perspectives and approaches, and overcome creative hurdles with self-awareness and self-compassion.EXPERT AUTHOR: Beth Pickens holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology and has a long history of experience advising and supporting artists and arts organizations. She is perfectly positioned to offer advice on navigating the many challenges—structural and internal, practical and metaphysical—that artists face. A VERSATILE TOOL: The Artist's Deck is portable, adaptable, succinct, and flexible—it's a hands-on, tactile tool for disrupting the patterns that keep you from making your art. Keep it in your bag and reach for it whenever you need it, whether you're at home, in the studio, on a train, in an office, or going off the grid at an immersive retreat.Perfect for:Artists, illustrators, designers, and other visual creativesCrafters, creative hobbyists, and aspiring makers of all kindsPeople experiencing creative blocks or struggling with imposter syndromeOracle card and tarot deck enthusiastsGift shoppers seeking a meaningful gift for creative and artistic family and friendsArts consultants, creativity and life coaches, and their clientsFans of Beth Pickens and Make Your Art No Matter What

Copyright:

2025

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

52 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781797239125

Related ISBNs:

9781797230757

Publisher:

Chronicle Books LLC

Date of Addition:

05/01/25

Copyrighted By:

Beth Pickens.

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Self-Help, Art and Architecture

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.