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Delivering exactly what it promises on its beautifully livered tin, An Apothecary of Art: To Soothe Your Soul presents a perfect pairing of eighty works of art and inspiring quotes that promote calmness and emotional wellness in edifying fashion.
Birthed by Lisa Azami’s Ravenous Butterflies online sanctuary for emotional wellbeing, this sets out to guide readers on a transformative journey, with 24 themed routes running through the book. Covering a huge range of topics, from acceptance, animals, and beauty, to loss, love, and leadership, you’re invited to pick a subject and follow a themed route through the book. Alternatively, you could follow the pages in order to pursue a path that delivers a blend of emotional advice, or simply dip into it.
Featured art includes work by famed names like Modigliani and Edvard Munch, enhanced by quotes from Sappho, Tolstoy, Pablo Neruda and Harriet Tubman. Lesser-known artists and writers are present, too, with biographical information about the artists on hand to support off-the-page exploration.
The ideal gift for your nearest and dearest who are looking to live a more mindful life, An Apothecary of Art: To Soothe Your Soul is a testament to the healing power of art.
Joanne Owen
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An Apothecary of Art: To Soothe Your Soul Synopsis
Take a transformative journey to improve your mental wellbeing with this sumptuous collection of 80 paintings and uplifting quotes.
SHORTLISTED for best Wellbeing Book in the Health & Wellbeing Awards 2023.
Ravenous Butterflies is the online brainchild of artist Lisa Azarmi and was designed to provide a safe sanctuary for emotional wellbeing. An Apothecary of Art is a soothing blend of 80 beautiful paintings and inspiring, comforting and uplifting quotes to lift the spirit, calm the mind and heal the soul.
The contents page is artfully divided into 24 emotional journeys that suggest routes in which to navigate the book to explore different feelings along the way, and to provide comfort and solace in difficult times. Within these pages you will find both the works of world-renowned masters and the paintings of lesser-known talents paired with uplifting thoughts from great poets, writers and thinkers. A biographical section on the featured artists will provide context on your new favourite finds.
This inspiring debut collection from Ravenous Butterflies features 80 exquisite works of art from the likes of Modigliani, Hasui Kawase, and Thomas Cooper Gotch with accompanying quotes from inspirational voices including Sappho, Pablo Neruda and Harriet Tubman. This illumination of the power of art as a source of wellbeing is modern yet timelessly beautiful – the perfect book to dip into to lift your spirits.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781849948142 |
| Publication date: |
14th September 2023 |
| Author: |
Ravenous Butterflies |
| Publisher: |
Batsford Ltd |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pagination: |
192 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Health & Fitness
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