CREATIVITY

Find the inspiration to set your creativity free. Write, draw, color, or make--the books here celebrate acts of creativity in all its forms.

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Make and Give: Simple and Modern Crafts to Brighten Every Day

With bold infographics, bright colors, and modern design, the thirty-five projects in this book are unique and inspiring. Covering a wide range of techniques, from simple prints and sewing to paper cutting and painting, both beginner and advanced crafters will find something to create. Whether it is a candy necklace for your child, a nickname handkerchief for your best friend, or a desk surprise for your coworker, these crafts are easy, fun, and meant to be shared with the people you love.

“Make & Give is fun, approachable, and upbeat. It’s chock-full of clever (and affordable!) projects that prove just how exciting and easy do-it-yourself gifts can be.”—Grace Bonney, author of Design*Sponge at Home

“I’m thrilled to have this book as a part of my library. The projects are sweet and thoughtful. They remind you that making something for someone else really is the best feeling ever.”—Joy Cho, Founder and Creative Director of Oh Joy!

“Make & Give not only offers a drool-worthy collection of amazing crafts, but it’s also beautifully designed and organized, which makes it a great gift itself. A+ to the crafty duo!”—Sarah Goldschadt, author of Craft-a-Day and Pom-Poms!

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Deep Creativity

Breathing In, Breathing Out

An Excerpt from Deep Creativity

There are two movements in breathing similar to the call and response of art. First, we breathe in. Inhalation is analogous to experiencing art. We go to a museum and breathe in the work of the masters old and new. We attend a rock concert and breathe in the raw energy of the band on the stage. We sit down with our favorite author and breathe in the delightful entanglement of words on the page. Breathing in is the movement of taking art into us, art which is breathtaking to us.

But there’s a second, necessary movement, and that’s breathing out. We breathe in the art of others, let it mix with our particular chemistry, our unique spirit, and we breathe out in response. Exhalation is an ekphrastic response. It is a form of creative homage—a mirroring, an extension, a parallel, a response to the art we have taken in.

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