Big Purple Mommy: Nurturing Our Creative Work, Our Children and Ourselves

by Coleen Hubbard

When Coleen Hubbard saw her daughter's crayon drawing of a "big purple mommy," she realized something important about herself and her life: Creativity was a driving force in her role as a mother. Even... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399526625
• ISBN13: 9780399526626
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Perigee Books
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Finally.. ..

This book is so refreshing. A must for woman who are both artists and mothers. Or woman who are not yet participating in their artistic side. Buy it for your artist friends that are pregnant so that when they give birth, they will have the perspective that you not only can, but must nurture that artistic part of yourself. This book not only affirms but provides helpful advice to the artists, writers, playwrites, acting teachers , who, now that they are a mother, should stop their 'nice creative hobbies" and be a mother. Ms Hubbard's Big Purple Mommy says in order to BE a great mother, you need to honor the whole of your artistic being.

Great!

If you liked Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music" and what it has to say about America, then you'll love "Big Purple Mommy" by Colleen Hubbard.It's a celebration of the American Spirit, as true today as it was in '69.Look out America, here comes your new book on mothering!

Must Read for Any Mom, Especially Creative Ones

An amazingly honest and helpful book about mothers trying to be true to their own creative careers while also being fully committed to raising great kids. Although most helpful to women in the arts, it should be read by (or given to) any woman trying to balance nurturing themselves and their own work with nurturing their children. Great for book clubs.