{"product_id":"the-artists-deck-practical-cards-for-everyday-creative-challenges-9781797230757","title":"The Artist's Deck: Practical Cards for Everyday Creative Challenges","description":"\u003cb\u003eA healing tool that empowers creatives of all types to confront their shadows and embrace their art. Whether you are grappling with jealousy, rejection, imposter syndrome, or over-commitment, this 52-card deck can help you face your fears and transmute them into opportunities for expansion, creativity, and growth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCreative roadblocks are a fact of life for every artist, and every artist needs tools to help them clear the path. Enter \u003ci\u003eThe Artist's Deck\u003c\/i\u003e, created by arts counselor and author Beth Pickens, to help you return to your art, no matter what obstacles you encounter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this handy, interactive card deck, Pickens identifies common traps, feelings, myths, and blocks that artists encounter and offers insight into working through each one. Each card describes an obstacle and poses reflection questions and exercises to transform that obstacle into a source of inspiration and generative energy. Whether you seek guidance on a specific topic or use the deck as an oracle tool to inspire growth, \u003ci\u003eThe Artist's Deck \u003c\/i\u003ewill support you as you work through the creative challenges that come your way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCREATIVITY + SELF-CARE: \u003ci\u003eMindfulness Cards\u003c\/i\u003e meet \u003ci\u003eThe Artist's Way\u003c\/i\u003e in this self-help tool crafted specifically for artists. Select a card and develop a practice of reflection and action to acknowledge your anxieties, consider new perspectives and approaches, and overcome creative hurdles with self-awareness and self-compassion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e EXPERT AUTHOR: Beth Pickens holds a master's degree in counseling psychology and has a long history of experience advising and supporting artists and arts organizations. She is perfectly positioned to offer advice on navigating the many challenges--structural and internal, practical and metaphysical--that artists face. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A VERSATILE TOOL: \u003ci\u003eThe Artist's Deck\u003c\/i\u003e is portable, adaptable, succinct, and flexible--it's a hands-on, tactile tool for disrupting the patterns that keep you from making your art. Keep it in your bag and reach for it whenever you need it, whether you're at home, in the studio, on a train, in an office, or going off the grid at an immersive retreat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Artists, illustrators, designers, and other visual creatives \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Crafters, creative hobbyists, and aspiring makers of all kinds \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e People experiencing creative blocks or struggling with imposter syndrome \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Oracle card and tarot deck enthusiasts \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Gift shoppers seeking a meaningful gift for creative and artistic family and friends \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Arts consultants, creativity and life coaches, and their clients \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fans of Beth Pickens and \u003ci\u003eMake Your Art No Matter What\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeth Pickens is a Los Angeles-based arts consultant who has provided career consultation, grant writing, fundraising advice, and financial, project, and strategic planning services for artists and arts organizations since 2010. She earned her master's degree in counseling psychology from the University of Missouri. She co-teaches an entrepreneurship course at the CalArts School of Theater and numerous other workshops. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eYour Art Will Save Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMake Your Art No Matter What\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Chronicle Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51186231738642,"sku":"9781797230757","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f7818279-fd66-412f-bdb4-82d44d3a7316.jpg?v=1744617260","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-artists-deck-practical-cards-for-everyday-creative-challenges-9781797230757","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}