Bookshelf: Creativity and the Creative Spirit

The following list of books on creativity and the creative spirit was recommended by Robin Pringle, Director of Imagine Northwest.

  • First and foremost is Andy Goldsworthy's book, A Collaboration With Nature.
    Goldsworthy is an artist and photographer who offers a new way to sharpen our appreciation of the world around us. This is a beautiful and inspirational book!

  • Finding Art's Place, Nicholas Paley

  • The Art Spirit, Robert Henri

  • Letters From the Country, and Growing Up Expressive, Carol Bly

  • The Spying Heart, Katherine Anne Paterson

  • The True Subject: Writers on Life and Craft ("Can Mothers Think?"), Jane Smiley

  • A Sense of Wonder, Rachel Carson

  • Blue Pastures, Mary Oliver

  • Learning By Heart: Teachings to Free the Creative Spirit, Jan Seaward and Sister Corita Kent

  • No More Second Hand Art, Peter London

For more on Creativity and the Classroom, see Arts in Education.


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