Synopses & Reviews
In the first part of the book,
Daena Giardella takes a fascinating look at how developing a dynamic relationship with your creative process can change your life. By understanding the psychological stages of the creative process, learning to define your unique work cycles, and making peace with your inner critic, youll learn to overcome the obstacles that keep you stuck, so you can finally allow creativity to take center stage in your life with passion and confidence.
In the second part, Wren Ross invited you to experience the power of the creative process using knitting as an active form of meditation. Knitting is a profound metaphor for life,” says Ross, by observing how you begin and end a project, get out of tangles, and deal with mistakes, youll see how the act of creation can teach you a lot about yourself.” Included are two simple and beautiful projects designed to help you reflect upon your personal life patterns.
This unique book combines the wisdom and creative genius of two artistic pioneers who have helped thousands of people access and express the fullness of their own creative potential.
Synopsis
Creativity is an essential human drive that nourishes the soul. To create is to grow. In the first part of this book, creativity coach and actress Daena Giardella explores how developing a dynamic relationship to your creative process can change your life. Daena explores how creativity enables you to look at the world with awakened eyes. When we apply creative
in-sight to the world around us we see the poetry hidden in the mundane.
In the second part, designer and "fiber philosopher" Wren Ross introduces knitting as a conscious process of creativity. She observes that the ancient art of knitting has become hugely popular. Wren explores knitting as an active meditation and creative practice that's calming, comforting, and inspiring. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced knitter, you will discover how knitting adds deep meaning to your life. Included are easy-to-follow knitting instructions as well as two simple and beautiful knitting projects designed to help you reflect upon your personal life patterns.
About the Author
Daena Giardella is a professional actress, creativity coach, radio host, and motivational speaker who has been inspiring people from all walks of life to cultivate and express their creativity for more than 20 years. Daena’s talents were featured in the reality-based television series
The Life Makeover Project with Cheryl Richardson for the Oxygen television network. She has appeared on numerous other TV and radio shows, including the
PBS series
Discovering Psychology. This is Daena’s first book.
Wren Ross is a professional actor, singer, and devoted knitting designer. She has designed for Classic Elite Yarns, Artful Yarns, Skacel Knitting and Himalaya Yarns, and her work has been in Interweave Knits and Ultimate Knitting magazines. She performs a lively cabaret “Singing with Every Fiber” at many wool gatherings, including the NYC Knit-Out. Wren has taught creativity workshops for more than 20 years.