Just as an athletic coach expects to see significant physical growth from players in ten weeks, the reader of Artist Strength Training can expect impressive results in her creative stamina in just ten weeks as well. Ten chapters address such things as how to generate stamina, overcoming resistance, making distinctive and individualized work, dismantling "the Committee" (that group of inner critics), discovering grace through small acts of making, writing a new version of the traditional artist statement and determining what the reader needs to keep showing up daily to create meaningful work. In addition, each chapter also includes creative exercises and tips to encourage exploration of the exercises from several angles. Finally, for additional inspiration and encouragement, six contributing artists will be seen going through the entire process, too, sharing how each has improved and evolved (including progressive examples of their artwork).

About the Author
Jane Dunnewold is former chair of the Surface Design Studio at Southwest School of Art and the former president of the Surface Design Association. She teaches and lectures internationally, has mounted numerous one-person exhibitions, and won Best of Show in the exhibition Timeless Meditations (Tubac Art Center/2013). Dunnewold has authored numerous books, including Complex Cloth and Art Cloth. She currently has a Craftsy class online with almost 8,000 students, she teaches seven to ten workshops a year, teaches and mounts exhibitions for the International Quilt Festival in Houston, and runs online classes through her website. Jane is currently committed to a series of articles related to creativity for Quilting Arts magazine.

Reviews
"Creative Strength Training is a treasure. I was inspired from page 1 onward. I know all about discipline--but now I know how to transfer it to creative pursuits." --Christiane Northrup, M.D., ob/gyn physician and author of the New York Times bestsellers Goddesses Never Age: The Secret Prescription for Radiance, Vitality, and Wellbeing, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, and The Wisdom of Menopause



Book Information
ISBN 9781440344954
Author J Dunnewold
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint North Light Books
Publisher F&W Publications Inc