The Creative Journey

Learn to heed the call to creative adventure, set goals, and embark on a journey from creative dream to artistic reality. The Creative Journey tells the story of an amazing adventure-and the hero is you, the reader! Embark on a journey that will take you from dreamer to doer and help you make your creative dreams a reality. Renowned author and artist Noah Scalin offers guidance on what to do when your life seems to be at an impasse-he provides inspiring advice on how to turn that point of uncertainty into an opportunity, set goals, and merge your creative passions with your profession. In twelve stages, each of which includes a creative project and a series of quick, inspiring exercises, Scalin guides you through the obstacles you will face (so many of which are self-imposed, including the temptation to call it quits midway) and celebrates your achievements once you have reached your artistic goal. Throughout, Scalin interviews artists who have taken their own creative journeys from dream to reality, including designer Laurie Rosen, choreographer Elizabeth Streb, and sword swallower Ilise "Lady Aye" Carter.
This book is for anyone who has ever had a creative calling, no matter the type, and who has willfully ignored that calling, whether out of fear, doubt, or the ever-ready excuse of being "just too busy." The Creative Journey will teach you how to take that first step-a leap!-and reach the finish line with grace, joy, and incredible art to show for it.