Jackson Creek Press

Sacred Places is a collection of quotations that share wisdom to inspire and soothe, to provoke thoughtful awareness of the world in which we live, and how we want to inhabit the planet. Each quote is paired with a photograph that resonates with the sagacity of the words. The ultimate purpose of the book is to provide solace and a deep sense of connection with nature. As one reader noted, "Sacred Places is a beautiful treasure shared with me at a time I needed a spark of the sublime to warm and brighten my path.... I felt uplifted immediately."

This book brings together more than a thousand quotations from artists on fifty-seven subjects ranging from creativity to solitude, technique to talent.

The line has in itself neither matter nor substance and may rather be called an imaginary idea than a real object. Leonardo da Vinci wrote this brief statement in one of his notebooks. It provided the impetus for writing this book, along with another observation from the artist Rico LeBrun:

True lines do not exist in nature; we invent them. They are poetic fiction.

Of all the tools in an artist’s toolbox, the line is the most elementary. It is also the most contrived because lines, as LeBrun noted, do not exist in nature. We use lines in drawing to define shapes, but in fact there are no outlines at the edges of objects. I began to notice how often we use lines to represent an idea. I had a growing feeling there was something profound about a line as an imaginary idea. This, I felt, had a much broader significance far beyond its use in art.

This is primarily a picture book, with images of work created over a lifetime. There is still work to be created, but this represents a large part of work done up to this point. These are both three-dimensional and two-dimensional works of art as well as some that blend 3D and 2D elements.

The images are presented more or less chronologically, following the sequence in which they were created. The choice of media, the occasional switch back and forth between two and three dimensions, or a shift in emphasis sometimes came about in response to other artists’ works or current events.

This book complements the artist’s previous collection, Clint Brown: Drawings (Jackson Creek Press, 2015).

A wisdom memoir from a woman moving in the direction of the light, this book takes a child from the scary darkness of trauma to the heights of fearlessness and joy. It is a story of courage in the face of challenge. With the aid of wise mentors, she found the flow of the Universe and resides there as much as she possibly can. Photos from her life’s journey—beginning in Rochester, Minnesota, and on to Harvard, Nepal, and the Pacific Northwest—accompany well-chosen quotations from favorite writers. Despite the personal elements, both photos and quotes speak to universal themes, relatable to everyone.

The poems in this varied collection present a sensitive narrative of a poet’s reckoning with life. Her intimate observations on horses, nature, friendship, love, death, and loss span continents and time and are woven with a resonant, heart-centered awareness.

Every parent wishes that newborns came with an instruction manual. This award-winning book guides parents through one aspect of raising their kids: creating wonderful, lasting relationships through power of conversation—at any age.

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This award-winning book will revolutionize your meetings—moving them from dreaded obligations to the most powerful way to get things done in your organization—with wide-ranging suggestions for being more effective everywhere in life.

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This small but power-packed collection of action items—gleaned from more than 30 years of training people toward greater personal effectiveness—keeps these ideas fresh in your mind, developing the awareness that is the beginning of true and lasting change.

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Designed to guide HR professionals, supervisors, and managers in leading development discussions, this manual provides background notes on each of the bullet points in the booklet as well as more than 50 reproducible handouts—everything you need to make teaching this series a rich and rewarding experience for all.

Designed to be used individually or as part of a self-guided study group, this book provides all the background notes and handouts in the Facilitation Guide, plus space for recording insights, additional quotes, and tips for what to try in each section.

This small but power-packed collection of action items—gleaned from more than 30 years of training people toward greater personal effectiveness—keeps these ideas fresh in your mind, developing the awareness that is the beginning of true and lasting change.

Designed to be used individually or as part of a self-guided study group, this book provides all the background notes and handouts in the Facilitation Guide, plus space for recording insights, additional quotes, and tips for what to try in each section.