Book description
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 creatives Crafters, creative hobbyists, and aspiring makers of all kinds People experiencing creative blocks or struggling with imposter syndrome Oracle card and tarot deck enthusiasts Gift shoppers seeking a meaningful gift for creative and artistic family and friends Arts consultants, creativity and life coaches, and their clients Fans of Beth Pickens and Make Your Art No Matter What
About the Author
Beth Pickens is a Los Angeles-based arts consultant who has provided career consultation, grant writing, fundraising advice, and financial, project, and strategic planning services for artists and arts organizations since 2010. She earned her master's degree in counseling psychology from the University of Missouri. She co-teaches an entrepreneurship course at the CalArts School of Theater and numerous other workshops. She is also the author of Your Art Will Save Your Life and Make Your Art No Matter What.
Back Bett
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Lord Nikon
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Lumberyard
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Airport Hobo
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Raggedy Ann
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Sick Saurus
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Shamrock
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StorySculptor
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CuriousCoder
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Undergrad Split
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Plum Moon
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Plegasus
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience