‘The Naked Artist Journey’ Explores Creative Self Expression

Maralyn Nash’s book ‘The Naked Artist Jour­ney – 7 Steps to peel back the layers & re­discover your joy through art & creative selfexpression’ is the story of her life through art, adventurous travel and art therapy.

“The inspiration to write this book originated from a long ago travel memory as a hippie in the medieval kingdom of 1970s Kathmandu and discovering a very magical book on man­dalas in a bookshop tucked away in a winding laneway off Durbar Square.”

“After art school, non-western art, spiritual­ity and a bohemian lifestyle became my art­ist’s muse with an exotic array of adventur­ous journeys throughout India, Africa, Egypt, Greece and the Pacific Islands,” said Maralyn.

Forming a creative backdrop for the rest of her book, Maralyn has written expressively on the early days of being a pioneering Art Ther­apist in Sydney, taking the reader on many twists and throughout, overcoming numerous challenges in later life.

Maralyn has further divided her book into seven sections to represent the seven chakra mandalas with a series of art therapy creativ­ity exercises to inspire the reader on their own creative, healing journey.

Check out Maralyn’s website link below for information to book her upcoming workshops at the Marramarra Maker Space, Parkes Li­brary, Introduction to Art Therapy’ on Satur­day 7 February 10am-3pm and ‘Mandala Cre­ation’ on Saturday 21 February 10am-3pm.

Join Maralyn at the Parkes Library on Wednesday 11 February 6-8pm for her up­coming Author Talk and book signing, show­casing her travel journals and selected art­works including a reading from her Indian travel experiences.

This is a free event, and bookings are es­sential to phone Parkes Library on 6861 2309 for catering purposes. Maralyns book ‘The Naked Artist Journey’ is also available at Ink­wood & Ivy Bookstore in Parkes and at The Book Dispensary in Forbes. www.maralyn­nash.com.au