My life had become more balanced in a number of ways with the change, but in the process, I lost touch with my creative side as I reinvented myself, even to the point of avoiding making art altogether. I wanted to create again, but the ideas I had formed about art stood in my way and I knew I was missing something important in my life. Then I read Art Completes You. The book introduced the concept of “completing” with dimensions of myself, shining light into my inner space and rooting out ideas that had paralyzed not just my ability to make art, but to be playful and creative with my approach to life.

The reintroduction to my creative energies has been like opening a window in a stuffy room. The process has been so simple, but just what I needed to connect with myself again. Art Completes You reminds me of the art classic I used when teaching drawing to my college students. Betty Edwards’ famous book, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Through theory and numerous exercises, Shraddha Nithyananda sheds new light and exciting insights into the artmaking process that can change your experience of art and yourself in surprising new ways.