Changing Patterns: Discovering the Fabric of Your Creativity

In the first part of the book, Daena Giardella takes a fascinating look at how developing a dynamic relationship with your creative process can change your life. By understanding the psychological stages of the creative process, learning to define your unique work cycles, and making peace with your inner critic, you’ll learn to overcome the obstacles that keep you stuck, so you can finally allow creativity to take center stage in your life with passion and confidence.
In the second part, Wren Ross invited you to experience the power of the creative process using knitting as an active form of meditation. “Knitting is a profound metaphor for life,” says Ross, “by observing how you begin and end a project, get out of tangles, and deal with mistakes, you’ll see how the act of creation can teach you a lot about yourself.” Included are two simple and beautiful projects designed to help you reflect upon your personal life patterns.
This unique book combines the wisdom and creative genius of two artistic pioneers who have helped thousands of people access and express the fullness of their own creative potential.

Daena Giardella is an actor, creativity coach, and motivational speaker. She was featured in The Life Makeover Project with Cheryl Richardson for the Oxygen television network; and she has appeared on numerous other TV and radio programs, including the PBS series Discovering Psychology. She has received kudos for her many original one-woman theater performances. Website: www.daenagiardella.com

Wren Ross is an actor, singer, knitting designer, and fiber philosopher. Her writings about knitting have been published in two editions of Knit Lit as well as Interweave Knits magazine. She has created many cabaret performances, and is also an accomplished voice-over actor. Website: www.wrenross.com