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Make it mighty ugly : exercises & advice for getting creative even when it ain't pretty / Kim Piper Werker.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Seattle, WA : Sasquatch Books, [2014]Description: xvi, 219 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 157061914X (paperback)
  • 9781570619144 (paperback)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Name the demons. Heroes ; Villains ; Mighty ugly -- Make stuff. You're creative, let's make something ; Mistakes and squirming! They're so great! -- Keep on making stuff. Establish a regular practice ; Show and tell ; The continuing battle ; Sustenance -- Final thoughts.
Summary: "Fans of DIY projects and crafts will conquer their fear of failure and create their own masterpieces using this fun and inspiring handbook. Get Crafty. Make Great Stuff. Be Creative! The number one fear of all creative types--crafters, DIYers, makers, artists--is that failure lurks right around the corner. Crafty blogger and creativity guru Kim Piper Werker urges everyone to pick up their pen or paintbrush or scissors and make something mighty ugly: get that "failure" out of the way. This friendly book offers up a multi-pronged approach to overcoming creative fears through inspiring essays and anecdotes, interviews, exercises and prompts, and sage advice from all over the creative spectrum to help individuals slay their creative demons"-- Provided by publisher.
List(s) this item appears in: Self-Care September 2023
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 745.5 W488 Available 33111007670884
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 745.5 W488 Available 33111007614684
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Fans of DIY projects and crafts will conquer their fear of failure and create their own masterpieces using this fun and inspiring handbook. Get Crafty. Make Great Stuff. Be Creative! The number one fear of all creative types--crafters, DIYers, makers, artists--is that failure lurks right around the corner. Crafty blogger and creativity guru Kim Piper Werker urges everyone to pick up their pen or paintbrush or scissors and make something mighty ugly: get that "failure" out of the way. This friendly book offers up a multi-pronged approach to overcoming creative fears through inspiring essays and anecdotes, interviews, exercises and prompts, and sage advice from all over the creative spectrum to help individuals slay their creative demons.

Includes bibliographical references.

Name the demons. Heroes ; Villains ; Mighty ugly -- Make stuff. You're creative, let's make something ; Mistakes and squirming! They're so great! -- Keep on making stuff. Establish a regular practice ; Show and tell ; The continuing battle ; Sustenance -- Final thoughts.

"Fans of DIY projects and crafts will conquer their fear of failure and create their own masterpieces using this fun and inspiring handbook. Get Crafty. Make Great Stuff. Be Creative! The number one fear of all creative types--crafters, DIYers, makers, artists--is that failure lurks right around the corner. Crafty blogger and creativity guru Kim Piper Werker urges everyone to pick up their pen or paintbrush or scissors and make something mighty ugly: get that "failure" out of the way. This friendly book offers up a multi-pronged approach to overcoming creative fears through inspiring essays and anecdotes, interviews, exercises and prompts, and sage advice from all over the creative spectrum to help individuals slay their creative demons"-- Provided by publisher.

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