Monday, September 18, 2017

Soul Sustenance: Here's Some Happy

I recently had a chance to review Here's Some Happy, a delightful adult coloring book that mixes the relaxing nature of coloring with meditation and positive thinking.

Coloring in and of itself can be quite relaxing, whether or not you consider yourself an artist. The drawings and Scripture included are designed to enhance that sense of relaxation as well as reinforce the fact that we are loved by God. The illustrations are a sort of whimsical style, peaceful and pleasant to look at even in black and white. They are grown up instead of being cartoonish, but the drawing style is actually fairly plain in the sense that there aren't a lot of tiny little nooks and crannies that can intimidate people that aren't as into coloring the complex designs some adult coloring books have. This was a book that was a lot of fun for my tween daughter as well - it was just her style and it's something she really enjoys doing.

GINA GRAHAM is an illustrator and art teacher in Chattanooga, TN. She loves to create joyful, uplifting art to offer the hope found in God’s love. Art is restorative to Gina, helping her thrive through injury and illness. In 2005 she had an accident that instantly took the vision from her right eye. Though she was teaching art at the time, her bigger dream was to have an art career. Realizing that nothing is guaranteed, she started drawing toward that goal the day after her accident, and hasn’t stopped. Her retina was damaged but Gina regained all but a tiny blind spot in her vision. Gina is also a cancer survivor. In 2013 journaling and doodling around scripture helped her thrive through the months of complications after surgery. Many of the images in this book came from that precious time of healing.

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