<p>In this inspirational volume, artist and author Pam Carriker offers uninhibited mixed-media play while encouraging you to look at your work with a newly evaluative eye and determine what works for you.</p> <p>Create your own art journal while using a variety of mixed-media techniques, and explore seven important elements of art:<ul> <li>Color</li> <li>Texture</li> <li>Shape</li> <li>Space</li> <li>Depth</li> <li>Mark making</li> <li>And shading</li></ul> An art-making workshop in a book, <i>Creating Art at the Speed of Life</i> offers a 30-day syllabus, introducing and exploring each element in a series of exercises, complete with worksheets to help you evaluate your work and make it more successful and satisfying.</p> <p>In an open studio" at the end of each chapter, well-known contributing artists share inspirational work focused on that chapter's element. With Pam's lessons and advice on how to assess your artwork, experiment and grow into a more confident artist.</p>"