Books for Creatives: My Top Inspirational Picks
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2024
- Looking for inspiration as a creative or artist? Check out my top picks for books in this video! I'll show you my favorite reads and explain how they've helped me stay creative and motivated. Whether you're a writer, designer, or visual artist, these books are sure to inspire you.
Books I mention in class (The Amazon links are affiliate links. If you use my link, I get a small commission, which will go toward my art supplies! I appreciate your support!)
Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon - amzn.to/3LcoYIX
Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon - amzn.to/3LwEAbH
Keep Going by Austin Kleon - amzn.to/3HgEaUk
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert - amzn.to/41XbJ5S
Feck Perfuction by James Victore - amzn.to/3LuMMt8
Conscious Creativity by Philippa Stanton - amzn.to/3VdkJBQ
Whatever You Are, Be a Good One by Lisa Congdon - amzn.to/3Nm4YXn
Art Supplies - uppercasemagazine.com/product...
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I feel that ‘creativity comes in waves’’ Vibe. Ugh, gotta love that 3am need to create when work is at 8am. 😂 Then when creativity drains, it’s time to catch up on 😴.
Yes!! Sometimes an idea comes to me in the middle of the night and I dream about it.. get up super early to go get it done I can't stop thinking about... then I'm so tired 1/2 way through the day.. ha! 😊
Thank you so much for including Art Supplies in your recommended reading, Denise! 🥰
That is one of my very favorite books! Thank you!! 🥰
Ordered your last two suggestions!!!
Super stoked
Ty for the advice ❤ have a wonderful day! Look forward to your next video
Hope you like them!! Thank you! ☺️
I really liked the way you explained the ebb and flow of creativity. I have felt like this too and wasn't quite sure how to ride it out. I have tried a few other "creativity" guides - but I will definitely be checking out a few of these as well. Thank you for sharing.
You are so welcome! 🥰
Love your enthusiasm and knowledge sharing
Thank you! ☺️
"Best book in my library... along with all the other books that are the best book in my library." LOL. I can relate. I think I'm going to have to get that Art Supplies book. Looks juicy!!!
Haha!! did I say that? I'm a nut... That Art Supplies book really is one of my favorite 😊
@2lilowlsstudio You are so enthusiastic, and you say some wonderfully funny things! You are natural and real - just what an artist needs to be! Keep being you! 💗
@@2lilowlsstudioI DID end up ordering that Art Supplies" book from my local independent bookstore, and read it cover to cover, front to back! So inspiring! Then discovered the Uppercase Magazine online, and ordered a bunch of back issues which just arrived this week. BOY OH BOY! They are absolutely fantastic! So full of inspiration, great artists' stories and artwork - chock full of great stuff for creatives! And as a Canadian I was excited to see that they are published in Canada! So many thanks for sharing this wonderful resource that led me to this wonderful publishing company! I did write the publisher today and I told her how inspired I was by them, and told her that you had put me onto the Art Supplies book - and therefore to that publisher. I'm sure she's very grateful.
Thanks for this, Denise. I'll have to get at least a couple of these books. I had one, Steal Like an Artist and I'll have to go back to it two. Didn't know about the other 2 in the series.
That is such a good series. You’ll love the other 2 he wrote! 😊
I'm so glad I stumbled on your channel. The Austin Kleon books look really interesting and I've never heard of them before. I would also like to read Fect Perfuction. I'm definitely a person who has struggled with being ok with things not being perfect. So, it sounds like it would be great for me.
I think you'd really love those! 😊
These seem awesome! Thanks for sharing! Have a great day
Thank you! You too! 🥰
I'm in the UK and I've managed to get the Art Supplies encyclopaedia. It looks like something I need to spark inspiration and the Conscious Creativity one I've considered for a while. You have convinced me that I need that too. 😊
Those are both so good! You’ll love them! 😊
@@2lilowlsstudio they arrived yesterday. I'm so glad I bought them. Apart from them looking beautiful, they feel beautiful as well. 😁
awesome! thanks for sharing
Thank you!! 🥰
Love this video Denise! I have all of Austin Kleon’s books and they are awesome….I have the Art Supplies as well and yes it is such an inspiring book! I would like to suggest: Called to Create by Jordan Raynor - such an uplifting book encouraging us to BE the creators we are born to be and also the book The Creator In Me by Jordan Raynor - this is a children’s book that offers such amazing support to both kids & adults (I got it for my grandson but loved it so much I bought a copy for myself!). Will be checking out the other books you showed 😊
So glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for these recommendations, definitely going to check them out! 😊
Thank you for sharing. 😄♥️
Thank you!! 🥰
Thank you for the recommendations. “Conscious Creativity” looks appealing to me. I’m a “newby” to paint but also a photographer in the past with a website, studio, exhibitions, etc. mainly portrait photography. Your enthusiasm is contagious and had me smiling this morning.
That book is so inspiring. I got it for my photography too and I love it! 😊
Thanks
Welcome 🥰
Thanks for sharing. The first three books look interesting. I'm new to your channel. I just came across it the other day. I love it and am subscribed! 😊
So glad you are here! Thank you!! 🥰
Another awesome video!! Thank you!!
Thank you!! 🥰
Ironically, I just reserved two of these books at the library. Thanks for the ideas, Denise!
You will love them!! 😊
I picked up Steal Like An Artist a few months ago! It's is a great inspirational and thought provoking book!
Isn’t it awesome! I love that one 😊
Thank you Denise!
You're welcome!! 😊
Hi Denise! This was a great video! I'm such a sucker for art books, and I managed to request a few of the titles from my local library. I'm particularly interested in the last book you reviewed, Art Supplies by Uppercase Magazine. Did you order it directly from the UK or were you able to find a domestic supplier? The book itself is pretty pricey, and international shipping would make it even more so, but it looks like a stunning publication. Thanks for all of your excellent videos and your effervescent personality. 🥰
So glad you enjoyed the video! I ordered Art Supplies directly from Uppercase. I don’t think it was stocked other places when I got it after it first came out. I’m not sure where they are located. It is one of my favorite books. 😊
I found some info on where they ship things from here: uppercasemagazine.com/#:~:text=Made%20in%20Canada&text=Canadian%20orders%20from%20Toronto%20unless,back%20issue%20leaves%20the%20warehouse.
Was looking forward to creative consciousness!?
I don’t have that one 🤷🏻♀️
@@2lilowlsstudio the one you kept shuffling around but never discussed
I may not have the title exactly
It was visible in your stack it started on one side then moved to the other
@@julieo8017the one I flip through around the 8 minute 15 second mark and talk about? It is the next to last one I flip through.
@@2lilowlsstudio oh will have to check thanks for the minute mark
I need to apologize to Elizabeth Gilbert.
I rarely hate books. But Eat Pray Love put me off Elizabeth Gilbert for years. I could not get past the first section. I had a visceral reaction to her privileged feminist persona.
Then I read her novel A Signature of All Things. I picked it up at the bookstore and started reading it without realizing who the author was.
Eating crow now. She’s a brilliant writer and thinker. Not the trivial person I had thought.
Thanks for sharing your inspiration!
I don’t think Eat Pray Live was my favorite either. But I really loved and was inspired by Big magic! 🥰