She also teaches and conducts workshops based on her techniques throughout North America.

Her books demonstrate a 'learn by doing' approach, and are being used in school curriculums all over the world as a way of fostering non-traditional methods of creative exploration. But what if we could shape our lives into our own vision, informed with our own desires and passions? What if we had the power to create our own realities whenever we wished - just by changing the way we perform simple tasks? Keri Smith is a bestselling author, illustrator, and thinker. From the toothpaste we use and the clothing we wear, to the way we talk and what we do in our free time, we follow the same habits, most likely because someone told us to, or we never really gave it much thought to begin with. No matter how hard we try, everyday life al Through the ingenious use of the common postcard, Keri Smith encourages us to embark on a quest to reanimate everyday life. It's a series of experiments designed to shake us out of our ruts. A great family activity.' - Family First Praise for Keri Smith 'Keri Smith may well be the self-help guru this DIY generation deserves.' - The Believer 'A conceptual artist and author luring kids into questioning the world and appreciating every smell, texture and mystery in it.Keri Smith's Everything is Connected is not just a book of postcards. And enjoy your complete disregard for the outcome. Praise for Mess ' Mess is incredible and offers a fun and safe form of stress relief through destruction. It's damn liberating.' - Wanders in Whim 'Keri Smith's books encourage freehand art exploration and teach artists that accidents and experimentation can yield amazing and unexpected results.' -The Carle Museum 'Two things I love about Keri and her approach: 1) Keri is permission: to break away from my usual linear self and send it on vacation. 2) Keri is encouragement: to create what she calls a 'habit of experimentation' which can be so beneficial in living a full, creative life (and in learning new ways to tell our stories with words and photos).' -Ali Edwards, author of Life Artist 'Once you get going, the book really becomes a source of liberation it frees you to make a mess, stop thinking about the outcome and just enjoy the process.

Mess by keri smith