Art at the Speed of Life: motivation + inspiration for making mixed-media art every day

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Need high-energy inspiration when your life gets crazy and your art keeps getting pushed to the back burner? Offering terrific mixed-media art projects, as well as tips for getting organized and inspired, Art at the Speed of Life is a treasure chest of ideas for the artist whose creative goals sometimes get stymied by the frantic pace of modern life. Author and mixed-media artist Pam Carriker proves that art and life can coexist peacefully, productively, and happily. Making things every day can be a joyful reality instead of just wishful thinking. Each chapter in Art at the Speed of Life inclu.;Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction: Living the Artful Life; 1. I Want to Be an Artist When I Grow Up!; The Multiple-Projects Rule; Staying Young at Art; Inspiration at Every Turn; Artist Spotlight Project: Redefining the Blank Canvas; Becoming an Artist as a Second Career; A Change of Art; Speed of Life Project: Creating Multiple Backgrounds; Journal Project: Ten-Minute Journal; Seven-Day Journal, Day 1: Getting Started; 2. So Many Supplies, So Little Time; Pyramid Scheming; Keeping Art Affordable; Artist Attention Diversion Disorder; Living Artfully. Acknowledgments Contents Introduction: Living the Artful Life 1. I Want to Be an Artist When I Grow Up! The Multiple-Projects Rule Staying Young at Art Inspiration at Every Turn Artist Spotlight Project: Redefining the Blank Canvas Becoming an Artist as a Second Career A Change of Art Speed of Life Project: Creating Multiple Backgrounds Journal Project: Ten-Minute Journal Seven-Day Journal, Day 1: Getting Started 2. So Many Supplies, So Little Time Pyramid Scheming Keeping Art Affordable Artist Attention Diversion Disorder Living Artfully.