{"id":16326,"date":"2013-10-14T13:13:51","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T21:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=16326"},"modified":"2014-07-19T19:41:06","modified_gmt":"2014-07-20T03:41:06","slug":"creative-block-my-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/14\/creative-block-my-book\/","title":{"rendered":"CREATIVE BLOCK (my book!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t even know what to write… this has been hush-hush for so long<\/em>… but finally, I can tell you all of the ins & outs of my book that has just been released by Chronicle Books <\/a>{available in stores all over the world?!!}<\/em> Let’s start with the title. It’s called CREATIVE BLOCK, and here’s what it looks like (an instagram taken with my very old phone, but you get the idea)<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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*The cover was designed by Dinah Fried at Chronicle, and then painted by Toronto based artist Amanda Happ\u00e9<\/a>. I love it so much and am proud to have had such talented people working on this project.<\/em><\/h5>\n

SO, WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I came up with the idea for CREATIVE BLOCK for myself, just as much as for all of you. I wanted to make something beautiful \u2013 a contemporary art book filled not only with inspiring images, but also inspiring words, advice, and tips to help amateurs and professionals alike, find their way through those days when the ideas just won\u2019t come. Because everyone who dabbles in something creative feels that way at some point \u2013 right? Right. I wanted to write this book to show you that if you\u2019re feeling this way you\u2019re not alone either. I\u2019ve written hundreds and hundreds and<\/em> hundreds of posts about successful, working artists who seem to have this whole \u201ccreative thing\u201d figured out. But surely they have blocks from time to time? How do they get through them? Where do they find fresh inspiration? How do they handle negative feedback? Does it stop them in their tracks? Now, these full time artists don\u2019t have the luxury of not finishing, or giving up on a project \u2013 not when they\u2019ve got a gallery or art buyer waiting on them! So how<\/em> do they push themselves through those moments when the ideas just aren\u2019t there? Or when the ideas are there, but their hands or materials will not cooperate.<\/p>\n

THE ARTISTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Finally! I’m thrilled to reveal the list of 50 amazingly open, honest, witty, thoughtful, funny, talented artists that allowed me to interview them about their own creative blocks, insecurities, and inner-critics. Not only did they give us a candid view into their creative process, but each of them wrote a “creative unblock exercise” to help shake us out of our own blocks. Amazing? YES!<\/p>\n

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Gah! <\/em>Almost 300 pages of stunning contemporary artwork, insightful advice, and creative-unblocking tips.\u00a0It’s soooo good, all thanks to that amazing list of people who have been such a huge inspiration to me. I’ll hope, actually I know<\/em>, they’ll inspire you too!<\/p>\n

WHEN & WHERE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The book is now on shelves, all over the world, as of March 2014, and online via GREAT.LY<\/a>, Chronicle Books<\/a>, and all of the other usual suspects. Check the side bar for upcoming book signing events! See you there!<\/p>\n

ps. Thank you so much to Jerry Saltz, Bren\u00e9\u00a0Brown, and Faythe Levine for writing endorsements that will appear on the back cover<\/a> –\u00a0I love that you love it! <\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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