The Art of Play: Ignite Your Imagination to Unlock Insight, Healing, and Joy

Author: Joan StanfordPublisher: She Writes PressPaperback:ISBN 10: 9781631520303ISBN 13: 978-1631520303At forty-two, Joan Stanford―a busy mother, innkeeper―discovered, to her surprise and delight, a creative process for insight and healing that allowed even her, a self-proclaimed “non-artist,” to start making art. In The Art of Play, Stanford shares her journey through art and poetry as an example of how taking―or, more appropriately, making―time to pay attention to the imagery our daily lives presents to us can expand our awareness and joy, and she offers readers suggestions for how to do this for themselves, inviting them to embark on their own journey. Review “The Art of Play is an invitation to a surprise party celebrating your own creativity. Joan Stanford's whimsical and wise exercises will walk you through thresholds you've been waiting to cross. I recommend it wholeheartedly!”—Jan Phillips, author of Marry