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

Penned By Joan Stanford
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The Art of Play: Ignite Your Imagination to Unlock Insight, Healing, and Joy

Penned By Joan Stanford
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At 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."

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Released June 28, 2016
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Joan Stanford writes contemporary fiction and has always been fascinated by character-driven stories. They hold a degree in English Literature and previously worked as an editor before transitioning to writing their own books. Joan Stanford lives with their spouse and a very vocal rescue cat.

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