Color Me Calm: 100 Coloring Templates for Meditation and Relaxation (Volume 1)

by Lacy Mucklow, Angela Porter (Illustrator)

Our lives become busier with each passing day, and as technology escalates, so does our access to work, obligations, and stress. Constant stimulation and expectation have left us burnt out and distanced from the present moment. "Now" has become something that happens online, not in the space and time that we physically occupy. Color Me Calm is a guided coloring book designed for harried adults. Art therapist Lacy Mucklow and artist Angela Porter offer up 100 coloring templates all designed to help you get coloring and get relaxed. Organized into seven therapeutically-themed chapters including Mandalas, Water Scenes, Wooded Scenes, Geometric Patterns, Flora & Fauna, Natural Patterns, and Spirituality - the book examines the benefits of putting pencil to paper and offers adults an opportunity to channel their anxiety into satisfying, creative accomplishment. Part of the international bestselling Color Me series, Color Me Calm is the perfect way step back from the stress of everyday life, color, and relax! Don't forget to try Color Me Happy and Color Me Stress-Free !

Genres: Colouring Books, Art, Self Help, Health, Adult Colouring Books, Nonfiction, Crafts

208 pages, Paperback

First published October 14, 2014

About the author

Lacy is a registered, board certified, and licensed art therapist who has been practicing art therapy in the Washington, DC area since 1999. She has experience working with a variety of mental health populations and settings, including schools, home-based counseling, and hospitals with adolescents, families, and adults. Lacy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Studio Art from Oklahoma State University, and a Master of Arts degree in Art Therapy from The George Washington University.

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have a confession: I'm 40 years old and I love coloring books. This is perhaps the best one I've seen. Its mandalas, water scenes, wooded scenes, geometric patterns, flora and fauna, and other natural patterns all contain perfect level of detail. Recommendation: Enlarge them onto 8 1/2 x 11 drawing paper.

A friend gave it to me with a box of Crayola Twistable colored mechanical pencils-- they're the perfect thickness for this book.

Here's an example from the Natural Patterns chapter:

[writer... · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love colour! Finding this book has added pleasure and inspired enjoyment to many moments as I've contemplated colour and design.

It truly is a gorgeous book of introduction to art therapy, to each of the six chapter topics, colouring tips, and the fantastic 100 available colouring templates. Illustrated for relaxation and meditation, Angela Porter has provided beautiful samples to inspire creativity.

National bestseller with an entire series to enjoy from Masters in Art Therapy degree holder, certified and licensed art therapist, Lacy Mucklow.

[Bookmom · Rating 4 out of 5]

One hundred calming pictures and patterns broken up into six chapters of different themes. And with the examples given at the beginning of each chapter, you’re encouraged to go beyond filling in a piece of detail, but shading it with an additional color, giving your artwork a little more depth. Of course you can do it however you like.

I’ve been coloring, mostly patterns for less than a year. I find the activity calming as it’s difficult to let problems fill you mind when you’re concentrating on filling in detail.

The cover is stiffer than a paperback, but not quite as thick or stiff as a hardcover.

Got this as a Christmas present. Thank you!

[Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay, it's not /reading/, but it's still a book! I LOVE this!! So calming, and gives me some practice with shading and texture.

[Leia LeonGuerrero · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book! Really helps me to relax.

[Mitch · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book! It is evident that a great deal of thought and care went into creating this book (choosing the drawings, organization, and layout of the book) by the licensed art therapist and the artist who created this beautiful and effective book.

It is excellent quality, has thick strong paper, and wonderful designs.

I love the introduction and the writings before each chapter of pictures to color. Reading her writing already made me feel calm and reminded me of the importance of scheduling time to do some things simply for sheer enjoyment, creativity, and relaxation.

It is clear that the creators took their time in writing these entries and creating the book.

The book even smells good!

I bought it for a friend. Though I have a different adult meditative coloring book for myself, I really want to have this one and will buy it for myself, too.

I am struck by this particular book, as I've seen it a few times now, and keep feeling impressed by the quality. I keep feeling drawn back to this book.

There are other coloring books, designed for adults, but I think the care and design that went into creating this one, make it the best I have seen.

I bought it for a friend for her Birthday, and I know that I would really enjoy having a copy for myself, too. I look forward to giving the current copy to my friend. I know she will love it and use it, well.

[Glenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Art therapist Lacy Mucklow and artist Angela Porter have given you a truly remarkable adult colorbook which will help you to calm down after a long day of work or a fun filled weekend. I see others have posted pictures from the book so I won't do it again for you. There is 100 templates for you to color and it even gives you an example of some to get you off to a creative picture. This is one of the better colorbooks I have purchased. Buy one today you won't be sorry. I highly recommend this one for your library of colorbooks.

I was given this book from Quarto Publishing Group for a honesty review.

[Charity P. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This (plus a set of really high quality markers) is by far the best thing I've added to my classroom this year. Students LOVE it, and so do I. Beautiful and calming, a very grounding activity for the ADHD among us.

[Lea - Coloring Queen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well designed book by art therapist and artist with great coloring pages for all stylesThe full review is posted on Coloring Queen

[Frøya Kulset]

feel weird labeling this as "read"...
But great relaxation book, i draw at night to calm me down and its great. Big variation in pictures so i bet its something that suites you.

[Kathleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have really enjoyed coloring the book. I have used markers and colored pencils, and both have worked well.

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really like the designs in this book! A relaxing way to pass the time.

[Patricia Kaniasty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Coloring at its best.

[Ann Hite · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful! Will use with middle schoolers!