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The Artist in the Office: How to Creatively Survive and Thrive Seven Days a Week by Summer Pierre
serru's review
3.0
Cute little book with fun illustrations about how to be creative and live as an artist while holding down a day job. I don't think it offers much that is different from other books in this vein, like Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work by Austin Kleon, but I do like that this one has activities for you to do (eg. List things you can do for 10-15 min that go toward your creative life, all the ways you are already living your ideal life, things your job provides you, etc). The first part of the book also focuses on how to change your perspective/mindset about your day job, which is important for maintaining a positive attitude about and accepting your current life as it is. That helps you feel a lot better about yourself and your self, which in tuen will help you make changes toward your ideal life.
basilkumquat's review
5.0
Quick, easy read about living your life and being yourself that I'd love to read over and over again!
hereisenough's review
5.0
I love this. It's about doing your art/being creative where you are, in your job, instead of going off and quoting (which is f i n e and awesome, but so many books are like 'this is how you do this full time' and this book is like 'you can do what you love regardless'). So many fun ideas, very cool on the inside, love it!
antlersantlers's review
3.0
This is part of a review I wrote for Read @ MPL about books for creative New Year's Resolutions. The other books reviewed are [b:Steal Like an Artist|13099738|Steal Like an Artist 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative|Austin Kleon|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1388177651s/13099738.jpg|18272194] and [b:What It Is|2086132|What It Is|Lynda Barry|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327941643s/2086132.jpg|2091418].
Artists often have to work day jobs to make ends meet, and even people with no aspiration to be a professional artist might need an artistic outlet. This book provides artistic ideas about how to use your surroundings and the materials at hand to create small projects and incorporate creative thinking into your daily/weekly routine. A lot of the exercises in this book focus on helping you examine your priorities. What are the obstacles to you making art? What are the obstacles to you enjoying your job? How are you spending your time? How do you want to spend your time? This book is a supportive guide to figuring out the answers to those questions.
Artists often have to work day jobs to make ends meet, and even people with no aspiration to be a professional artist might need an artistic outlet. This book provides artistic ideas about how to use your surroundings and the materials at hand to create small projects and incorporate creative thinking into your daily/weekly routine. A lot of the exercises in this book focus on helping you examine your priorities. What are the obstacles to you making art? What are the obstacles to you enjoying your job? How are you spending your time? How do you want to spend your time? This book is a supportive guide to figuring out the answers to those questions.
library_lurker's review
4.0
this book came along at the exact right time in my life. it said pretty much everything i needed to hear, it has some great quotes, and is really cute to look at besides. i gave it four stars instead of five because the author insists that we are all welcome in every kind of environment, and that just ain't true! it's a major overlookage of some very real oppressions people face. sigh.
andrealaurion's review
5.0
Perfect book for all the angsty 22 years in your life. I wish I would have read this when I was first out of college.
ursulamonarch's review
5.0
I'm not the target audience for this book, and only picked it up because I like Summer Pierre's work. But it is so pragmatically cheerful and helpful that I couldn't help but enjoy it and do some of the suggestions. Give it a try!
kellyp's review
4.0
Funny that some reviewers pegged this as aimed at young artists entering the workforce: I’m in my late 40s (and not an artist) but got a LOT out of it. Loads of ideas for just getting through any given work week with a more positive and interesting framing. Would recommend it to anyone feeling stuck in a job, suffering from burnout, or hitting mid-career doldrums.