The 2012 Book List
Fri, January 6, 2012 at 07:31AM 
The 2012 List of Possibilities, no particular order.
Stats: My reading goal for 2012 is 25 books. In 2011 I read 18 books. In 2010 I read 31 books. There are 147 books on my TO READ shelf at Goodreads. This time last year, there were 130. Disclaimer: Books will be added + deleted. Past lists: 2009 List + 2010 List + 2011 List
Art + Creativity
The Journal Junkies Workshop,
Rethinking Acrylic
Painting Abstracts: Ideas, Projects + Techniques
And the Story Is Happening
The True and the Questions
Brave on the Rocks
Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden
Collage, Assemblage, and Altered Art
Personal Geographies: Explorations in Mixed-Media Mapmaking
Artist's Journal Workshop
Color: A Natural History of the Palette
You Are Here: Personal Geographies and Other Maps of the Imagination, Harmon
Living the Creative Life: Ideas and Inspiration from Working Artists
Fiction
Case Histories
Behind the Scenes at the Museum, Atkinson
Not the End of the World
Started Early, Took My Dog
The Great Gatsby
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Red Square, Smith
Havana Bay
Amsterdam
The Art of Travel
Gift from the Sea
A Wrinkle in Time, L'Engle
The Eyre Affair: A Thursday Next Novel
A Short List of Creative Books I Recommend
Art + Creativity
The Creative License AND An Illustrated Life by Danny Gregory
Spilling Open: The Art of Becoming Yourself
1,000 Artist Journal Pages by Dawn DeVries Sokol
Kaleidoscope: Ideas & Projects to Spark Your Creativity
Creative Illustration Workshop for Mixed-Media Artists, Dunn
Journal Spilling
An Illustrated Life (Artist Journals + Sketchbooks), Gregory
Good Mail Day
The Art Journal Workshop
Color Mixing Bible
Drawing Lab for Mixed-Media Artists, Sonheim
Writing + Prompts
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, Lamott
4 A.M. Breakthrough: Unconventional Writing Exercises, Kiteley
The Right to Write
Reader Comments (2)
LOVE Kate Atkinson, and the adventures of Kavalier & Clay is one of my favorite all time books. There are so many books on your recommended list that I've been dying to read. I've found some through inter-library loan, but others I'm just going to have to break down and buy! I was reviewing my 2011 book list and noticed I had read 14 books in the first 2 months of the year, but then in March I created my art space and all but stopped reading! (only 6 books read during the next 10 months).
{Tammy}: iamrushmore, I just finished Case Histories and LOVED it! I've been hearing about Kavalier & Clay for years... I like Chabon's quirky style. Our library also has a super limited selection of art and creative books, which is unfortunate. In fact I went to "the largest indie bookstore" in Dallas-Ft Worth last week and there was one one shelf width sized section for crafty/sewing/mixed media type stuff (mostly knitting). And to your point about art time and reading time - I totally get that! No question that I read fewer books a) since having kids and b) since I started to do art.
i just found your blog and couldn't be happier. i love your style, your creative experiments and the bright energy of your posts. your art book list is so much like mine that I had to leave a comment today! i just started blogging about art journaling about a week ago and wanted to tell you that you're someone i'll be looking to for inspiration. thanks for the beautiful art!
{Tammy}: Caroline, Welcome! We do have a lot of fun at Daisy Yellow and I am happy that you stopped in to say hello. I hope you find creative blogging and sharing your artwork fun! So many books, such little time...