An Absorbing Errand: How Artists and Craftsmen Make Their Way to Mastery

by Janna Malamud Smith

Book Overview

"A comprehensive, insightful, and articulate guide for everyone who has ever attempted to make art." --San Francisco Chronicle

An Absorbing Errand uses stories of artist's lives, personal anecdotes, and insights from the author's work as a psychotherapist to examine the psychological obstacles that prevent people from staying with, and relishing, the process of art-making. Each chapter is devoted to a problem intrinsic to the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1619020041
• ISBN13: 9781619020047
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.3"