Art Is a Way of Knowing
Book description
An expert in art therapy offers this “wonderful” guide “for anyone, artistic or not, who is interested in using art to know more about himself or herself” (Library Journal)
Making art—giving form to the images that arise in our mind's eye, our dreams, and our everyday lives—is a form of…
Why read it?
1 author picked Art Is a Way of Knowing as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
As an anxious mother, I struggled to understand how my creative practice could help me through this trying stage of life.
This book was the first key to help me unlock how my creative practice could support my healing and help me learn more about myself. But most importantly, it gave me permission to proclaim that I could know and understand the world through my intimate creative expressions.
Part memoir, part instruction, this book provided the road map for who I am today: a woman who welcomes her suffering into the creative realm and watches it transform into insight.
From Rachel's list on helping you know through creativity.
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