{"id":859,"date":"2020-02-16T17:53:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T17:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/susanschwake.com\/art\/?page_id=859"},"modified":"2021-04-16T23:38:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T23:38:21","slug":"be-an-artist-every-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/susanschwake.com\/art\/books\/be-an-artist-every-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Be an Artist Every Day (UK) \/ My Year of Art (US)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Packed full of&nbsp;playful prompts&nbsp;and&nbsp;imaginative step-by-steps&nbsp;this book, aimed at children&nbsp;aged eight and older, is designed to&nbsp;unleash creativity&nbsp;and nurture the artist within. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Be an Artist Every Day<\/em>&nbsp;features 365 on-the-page art activities\u2013one for each day of the year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t have to be a master painter, or be able to draw a perfect circle to make great art. 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