The Creative Connection

Botanical Dyes features recipes and top tips on everything you need to know to make your own natural dyes. The process of turning plants into print can help you reconnect with nature, find a creative outlet and develop a mindful sense of presence. It also promotes an awareness of sustainable practices and how to reduce our impact on the planet. Extracting from and updating her book Botanical Inks, Babs talks the home crafter through everything from foraging for dyes, making mordants, creating an array of colors and then putting your new knowledge to the test through some simple projects. With more than 10 dye recipes, clear step-by-step instructions, troubleshooting tips and explanations of what works and why, Botanical Dyes is the accessible handbook that modern makers everywhere have been waiting for. By Hand is a new, how-to slow craft series that celebrates craft techniques Explores an on-trend craft that's part of the 'slow-living' movement Will appeal to people interested in fora

Spark your kids' creativity every month with doodles and giggles galore!--LET YOUR IMAGINATION OUT TO PLAY! – Grab and pen and pencil for a year of interactive prompts that get kids dreaming: creative coloring prompts, puzzles and mazes, silly doodles, jokes, comics, and more.--FAMILY ORGANIZATION MADE FUN – This 12" x 12" wall calendar has plenty of room for recording appointments and important dates for the whole family. And kids love keeping track of the calendar - no more "how many days until..." questions!--STICKERS GALORE – Includes more than 300 stickers for decorating the calendar pages, including occasions like PARTY, FIELD TRIP, MOVIE, and NO SCHOOL!--FOR AGES 8--PERFECT GIFT – Screen-free fun for busy families--GREAT QUALITY – Printed in full-color on uncoated paper (for easy writing) that's responsibly sourced.

The top-of-the-class, extra special 20th book from multi-million copy selling author and illustrator Liz Pichon. A feel-good, laugh-out-loud, packed-with-pictures Tom Gates story! It's TIDY UP Saturday, but Tom is VERY busy relaxing and not helping out much. Until he spots the art box of his dreams in a shop window and everything changes.He's suddenly focused on earning extra pocket money and helping with EVERYTHING. But nothing quite goes to plan. Washing and shrinking Delia's clothes isn't a good start.And the hours spent carefully cleaning cars with Derek are ruined overnight when a storm hits Oakfield Town, causing even MORE chaos. At this rate it's going to take a MILLION years for Tom to get the art box of his dreams... or will it? ABOUT THE SERIES: Written in diary form Every page STUFFED full of laughs, stories, doodles and creative FUN The Brilliant World of Tom Gates was the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize! Perfect gifts for boys & girls who love to laugh

The second installment in Stutz and Fox's adorable early graphic novel series about a pair of sibling ghosts who are experts at raising spirits, perfect for fans of the Narwhal and Jelly series and Peter & Ernesto.Happy-go-lucky Cleo and science buff Fitz are back again and they are feeling . . . inspired (much to their cat, Mister Boo's, dismay).Follow the most adorable siblings this way of the afterlife through ten gut-busting creative farces, including flexing their storytelling muscles with ghost stories and writing, casting, and producing their first film.Jonathan Stutzman and Heather Fox, the dynamo team responsible for our favorite doomsday-prone Llama, conjure up another collection of silly and heartwarming stories in the Fitz and Cleo universe that are perfect for newly independent readers and comics enthusiasts alike.

The Cat Kid Comic Club learns to collaborate in this creative, funny, and insightful graphic novel by Dav Pilkey, the author and illustrator of Dog Man.Excitement and imagination run wild as Naomi, Melvin, Poppy, Gilbert, Curly, and their siblings get back to making comics with originality and laughter. But wait -- have they cleaned their rooms yet?!After their chores, the rambunctious group presents even more amazing mini-comics: a thrilling ride in "Chubbs McSpiderbutt," an action-packed romp in "Frogzilla," reflective haikus in "In the Autumn Pond," a candy-coated mystery in "Mallo Cop," and much, much, more. By working together, the baby frogs discover that small things can have a huge impact.In this innovative graphic novel series, award-winning author and illustrator Dav Pilkey employs a variety of techniques -- including origami, acrylic paints, colored pencils, photography, collage, gouache, watercolors, and more -- to capture the creative and joyful spirit of collaboration. Th

一個不會任何樂器，也不懂得使用錄音控台的人， 卻能贏得八座葛萊美獎，被歐美音樂界的巨星視為「傳奇」。 如今，他公開分享自己的創造心法 引導大家探索與生俱來的創造力 無論貧富貴賤、身在何方，只要你願意，就可以掌握它 紐約時報暢銷書排行榜 第一名 亞馬遜暢銷書排行榜 創意類 第一名 亞馬遜暢銷書排行榜 大眾心理學類 第一名 亞馬遜暢銷書排行榜 全分類 第四名 蟬聯十六週 |天神級音樂製作人，公開自己窮極一生累積的心法| 我的初衷，是要寫一本如何創造偉大藝術的書。 然而它揭露了自己， 變成了一本關於如何「活著」的書。 其中有些想法可能引起共鳴， 也有一些可能不會。 有些可能喚醒你內心原本已遭遺忘的 某種認識。 有益的，加以利用。 至於其他，就放手。 如果世界上的萬事萬物，都是創作的「材料」，我們可以怎麼妥善地運用它們？ 在橫跨四十年的音樂製作生涯裡，里克?魯賓不但是葛萊美獎的常勝軍，也是許多知名音樂人心中一等一的大師（guru）。然而，他之所以受到人們的推崇，並不單單因為他能製作風格千變萬化的專輯，而是他有辦法引領與之合作的音樂人，突破自己的界限，感受創作的「本質」。 透過觀察過各種創作者的工作方式與困境，以及他們感知世界的方式之後，里克?魯賓歸納出一種找回原始、純真創作狀態的「修行」──他以輕巧、睿智的筆觸，談論一個人的聽覺、耐性、感知、潛意識、觀察力??是如何與一個人的創造力息息相關，而那樣的創造力，又會如何形塑一個人的人生。 《創造力的修行：打開一切可能》是一本關乎創造力的書，卻也不止於此；里克?魯賓是在利用「創造力」這把鑰匙，開啟生命的可能性。 聯名推薦 小湛──Azure Mulo 《靈界運作》作者 小樹──Streetvoice音樂頻道總監 王昱辰──音樂製作人 血肉果汁機──樂團 吳柏蒼──回聲樂團主唱 美秀集團──樂團 陳君豪──音樂製作人 黃少雍──音樂製作人 雷擎──鼓手／創作歌手 韓立康──吉他手／音樂製作人 鐘穎──心理學作家／愛智者書窩主持人 （按照姓名筆畫排序） 各界盛讚 里克美妙地捕捉到了創造力的神聖但又普世的實踐。當有人將我們所知但可能不理解的東西賦予聲音或形狀時，我覺得非常有力量。來自任何領域的設計師都會發現里克的話深深鼓舞和激勵人心。 ────蘋果公司首席設計長 強尼?艾夫 對我來說，這本書真的像是一本稀有的長銷

「本書是最親切的寫作指南，令人感受到寫作的幸福副作用。｣──英國作家艾拉．柏素德（Ella Berthoud）與蘇珊．艾爾德金（Susan Elderkin），合著有《故事藥方》、《小說藥方》「用創造力與世界互動，就能撫慰人心、照亮他人心靈，並為人們帶來生活的品味。」英國評論家約翰─保羅．弗林托夫（John-Paul Flintoff），著有《如何改變世界》「透過寫作，你能學會擁抱愛與自己的脆弱，也更能理解過往，以及世上令你動容的一切。」──伊莉絲．華莫比達★★美國Amazon讀者4.6顆星盛讚★★國外書評網站goodreads讀者4.2分推薦自學生時代的作文課後，你多久沒有寫完一篇文章？想要寫部落格或是滿足內心的創作欲，卻總是詞不達意？英國創意寫作教師華莫比達透過一百道創作線索，帶你即看即寫，寫出內心的天馬行空、寫出快樂的人生。累積了十多年的教學經驗後，本書作者發現，許多學員來上課的第一句話總是「不知道要寫什麼」、「那些題材別人都寫過了」。但如果珍．奧斯丁也這樣想，這世上就沒有《傲慢與偏見》了。所以作者一開始就強調，盡量寫、大膽刪，只要動筆，靈感自然就會來。在這個解放、療癒的精神下，本書以三大部分介紹創意寫作的特色：第一，點燃對寫作的熱情。生活無所不能寫，新聞、歷史故事或現有的作品都可以拿來改編。偶然觀察到的事物與偷聽到的談話都是素材。寫作是極簡、花費最少的創作活動，更能讓你培養犯錯精神、化解拖延症的毛病。第二，運用各種感官增進寫作技巧，不要只依靠視覺。味道能喚起回憶、聲音能呈現臨場感、觸覺能感受溫度，所以寫作也能提升你的覺察力。此外，作者也特別推崇用拍電影的手法來鋪陳故事，比如構思場景與強調人物的動作、透過衝突推動劇情的發展、在場景轉換時埋下伏筆或留白。第三，寫作有益身心健康。為了描寫場景與體會角色的心情，你可以安排一段旅程。你也可以跟朋友聊聊自己的寫作計畫，以提升人際交流和表達力。此外，為了揣摩不同人物的想法與心情，你的同理心也會提升。寫作甚至於能療傷、讓你有個安全的情緒出口。本書沒有任何制式的作文規則，而是透過作者的經歷和風趣的文筆來啟發讀者的創作熱情，而且這份情懷不只侷限於寫作，也會延伸到對人生的態度。正如美國作家喬治．桑德斯說：「創作牽涉到技巧、世界觀與自我意識，這也就是培養品格的過程。」總之，放手寫吧！本書將成為你創作與人生路上幽默又有智慧的嚮導。誠摯