It's not always easy to be creative--to give our minds space to roam
while ignoring our inner critic, to stare down a blank page and make the
leap from nothing to anything. It takes courage.
Finding the courage to create is something the editors of Flow know a
lot about. Creativity is a central value of the Flow mission, evident
in every issue that bursts with the wild imaginations of its artists,
writers, and editors. In Creativity Takes Courage, Flow brings
together inspiration, hands-on projects, boundary-pushing activities,
and special paper goodies to show readers how to unleash their inner
artists.
Organized around a series of twelve "dares"--including Dare to Fail,
Dare to Be a Kid, Dare to Be Bored, Dare to Go Offline, Dare to
Collaborate--Creativity Takes Courage encourages the reader to be
fully present . . . and spend idle time staring out the window. To leave
your comfort zone and start a project, without hesitation . . . and
nourish yourself with museum visits and reading time. Each dare includes
fill-in pages and prompts to go deeper into what motivates us or hinders
us, like mindful questions to identify fears of failure, or a Dare to
Commit notebook for recording both daily and weekly projects.
It's the illustrated and fully interactive gift of how to live more
creatively and enjoy every minute of the process, no matter what the
result.
