The Creative Seed

Creativity is open to us all. Each one of us can discover and nurture a new, exciting dimension in our life! Whether you are already involved in some form of creative expression, a raw beginner or well established, this book provides a host of strategies to keep you inspired and on track in living your creative dream. Through a combination of case histories, questions and exercises, The Creative SEED will: help your identify the creative interest you would like to explore; enable you to discover your creative strengths; guide you through the creative process using the SEED approach of Skills, Experimentation, Evaluation and Discovery; and, help you to overcome common obstacles such as anxiety, stress, low self-confidence and procrastination. Whatever your creative pursuit, whether you write, sing, play music, knit, paint or sculpt, turn wood or make pots The Creative SEED will guide you through the common ups and downs of the creative process so that you can achieve your goals and more. Lilian Wissink has over twenty years experience in counselling and creating personal development programs. Assisting people to discover and realise their potential by helping them to develop compassionate self-awareness and new skills is fundamental to her philosophy — an approach that is further supported by her own experience as a developing artist. Over many years she has enjoyed creative expression in several different areas, including writing, acting, drawing, painting, photography, singing and dancing.