THE BOOK
Wellness for Makers
A Movement Guide for Artists
Forty-plus exercises, each demonstrated step by step, to help you sit, stand, and move in ways that ease pain and strain in the studio. Written for makers, by a maker.
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PEEK INSIDE
What you'll find inside.
Active and passive stretching, strengthening, and self-massage, with photos of me demonstrating each step, so you can follow along in your own studio.
WRITTEN FOR MAKERS
The only wellness book made for craftspeople.
Wellness for Makers is a beautifully crafted, hardcover book that deserves a place on your shelf… I do think that this book is an excellent start because it is approachable, easy to use, and everything in it can be accomplished by just about anyone.
REBECCA MEZOFF
Occupational therapist (OTR), tapestry weaver and teacher
WHERE TO BUY
Get your copy wherever you shop.
Hardcover, 128 pages. Choose the shop that feels right to you.
Prefer your local bookstore? Ask them to order it with ISBN 978-0-7643-6321-4. Reading on a screen? It's also an ebook on Kindle and other e-readers.
Libraries add books when their patrons ask for them. One request puts a copy on the shelf for every maker in your community, including the weaver, potter, or woodworker down the street who could use it. It also helps me: each library copy is a purchase, and it shows that books on artist wellness are wanted.
- Look for a “Suggest a Purchase” form on your library’s website, or ask at the front desk.
- Share the details: Wellness for Makers: A Movement Guide for Artists by Missy Graff Ballone, Schiffer Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7643-6321-4.
- Prefer reading on a screen? The ebook is already offered through Libby and hoopla, so check your library’s app first, and if it’s not there, request the ebook too.
An informational mini course on why neck and shoulder tension builds while you work, and what helps. A perfect companion to the book.
