Vibrantly illustrated by artist and author Lisa Congdon-and co-written by Congdon and her friend, brand strategist Andreea Niculescu-this deck will help you live in accordance to what matters most to you. Living your values increases your compassion, reduces your stress, enhances your confidence, and allows you to experience more intimacy in your relationships. These 78 cards offer you a practical set of tools for determining your core values and practicing them in your daily life. Start off with a simple sorting exercise, then dive deeper into your highest values with the prompts and activities listed on each card. The accompanying booklet helps you use the deck to enrich your life and improve your well-being. HANDS-ON EXERCISE: More engaging than a self-help book and less daunting than trying to list your values on a blank page, this deck offers a fun, hands-on way to identify your core principles and integrate them into your life. GREAT GUIDANCE: Along with helping you identify your values, these cards offer advice, suggestions for short-term and long-term goals, and prompts that will help you reflect and take action in meaningful ways. LONG-TERM USE: As life inevitably changes and new milestones are reached, it's good to re-center and reconnect with your values. This deck can be used to see how your values have changed and what new ones have emerged over time. Perfect for: * Anyone contemplating a big life change (moving, switching jobs, etc.) * People looking for personal growth or self-reflection tools * Individuals who want to make meaningful New Year's resolutions * Fans of Lisa Congdon's previous publishing, especially You Will Leave A Trail Of Stars

A fun and inspiring daily drawing journal from beloved artist and author Lisa Congdon! With 365 creative prompts and enough space for a whole year's worth of drawings, this is the perfect tool for starting or switching up your daily drawing practice. Who better than Lisa Condon, bestselling author and inspiring illustrator, to guide you on a yearlong journey to find and refine your own artistic voice. Practice every day, experiment with different styles and approaches, and make new discoveries on every page! Congdon's encouraging and meaningful drawing prompts give you a springboard to draw from each day, all wrapped up in a beautiful package featuring her gorgeous cover art and a ribbon bookmark for keeping your place. By the end of the year, you'll have a lovely keepsake that shows all your progress, how much you've learned about your own artistic voice, and all the fun along the way.

A gorgeous nonfiction book for kids from bestselling artist and author Lisa Congdon! The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements leads young readers in an exploration of all 118 known elements. From their discoveries to their uses to their special properties, this vibrant book explores all things elements. * A visually stunning tour of the periodic table * Complete with profiles of notable scientists, amazing infographics, and more * Features an illustrated history of the periodic table's origins This artful survey of the elements combines science, history, trivia, humor, and endless fascination for science enthusiasts of every age. Middle grade readers will delight in this interesting take on the periodic table of elements. * Great for science lovers and Lisa Congdon fans alike * Resonates year-round as a go-to gift for birthdays and holidays for the science-loving kid * Perfect for children ages 10 and up * Equal parts educational and entertaining, this makes a great pick for parents and grandparents, as well as librarians, science teachers, and STEM educators. * Add it to the shelf with books like The Elements Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Periodic Table by DK, The Periodic Table by Sean Callery and Miranda Smith, and Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe by Theodore Gray.

This book provides all the advice you need for taking the world by storm, from the inimitable Lisa Congdon.

In this illustrated guide to life―perfect for graduates and other seekers―acclaimed artist and educator Lisa Congdon offers up wisdom and insights for living. Each inspirational quote, lesson, and piece of advice is brought to life by Congdon's signature illustration style, making the book a beautiful gift or keepsake. Whether you're starting a new chapter of your own story, or simply searching for ways to live with more intention, curiosity, and joy, this book will inspire you to connect with yourself and prepare for any adventure life might have in store.

• GREAT FOR GRADS: Everyone needs some extra guidance post-graduation, and this book―packed with colorfully illustrated, down-to-earth advice―makes a thoughtful gift for someone embarking on a new phase in life.
• BELOVED AUTHOR: Lisa Congdon's bestselling books, online classes, and Instagram feed (beloved by 375,000 fans) have inspired so many people to follow their creative passions. In this book Condon does what she does best―bring bold and colorful flair to smart, creative, down-to-earth advice and inspiration.

• Grads and grad-gift givers
• Inspiration seekers
• Fans of Lisa Congdon's art and writing

Featuring colorful, eye-catching patterns by artist Lisa Congdon on the barrels, these pencils are sure to help you accomplish your best work yet-whether you are writing, drawing, drafting, or doodling.

This gift-worthy set of three encouraging ballpoint pens with messages from artist Lisa Congdon is perfect for dreaming big dreams and making things happen―whether at home, on the go, or in the office!

• BEST-SELLING ARTIST: Lisa Congdon’s work is beloved by countless fans. She is known for her signature lettering and colorful art style. She hand-lettered the phrases on these pens, and they will inspire artists, journalers, and writers to get their ideas down on paper.
• A PEN SET WITH REAL PERSONALITY: The positive messages on the pen barrels (“Okay, Let’s Do This!,” “Today Is Going to Be Awesome,” and “Eyes Forward, Heart Open”) are a helpful reminder that you’ve got everything under control. Or the pen set makes a great gift for a friend who needs a boost of motivation or creativity.
• A DISTINCTIVE ADDITION TO YOUR DESK OR OFFICE: These stylish pens will stand out among other more basic office supplies. And they come in a colorful triangular box that can double as a pen stand, bringing personality and cheekiness to any desk or workspace.
• INCLUDES: Three vintage-style ballpoint pens, medium point (1.0 mm), black ink, hand-lettered barrels

You don't have to starve to be an artist. Build a career doing what you love. In this practical guide, professional artist Lisa Congdon reveals the many ways you can earn a living by making art--through illustration, licensing, fine art sales, print sales, teaching, and beyond. Including industry advice from such successful art-world pros as Nikki McClure, Mark Hearld, Paula Scher, and more, Art, Inc. will equip you with the tools--and the confidence--to turn your passion into a profitable business.
LEARN HOW TO: - Set actionable goals - Diversify your income - Manage your bookkeeping - Copyright your work - Promote with social media - Build a standout website - Exhibit with galleries - Sell and price your work - License your art - Acquire an agent - And much more

Eyes In The Garden 500 Piece Puzzle from Galison features the colorful artwork of Lisa Congdron who is best known for her colorful drawings and hand lettering. The author of 8 books, she has worked with many brands and companies, such as Commes des Garcons, MoMA, Harvard University, Crate and Barrel, and more. Galison puzzles are packaged in matte-finish sturdy boxes, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage. An insert of the full puzzle image is also included. - 500 pieces - Box Size: 8" x 8" x 2", 203 x 203 x 51 mm - Puzzle Size: 20" x 20", 508 x508 mm - Includes Insert

An artist's unique voice is their calling card. It's what makes each of their works vital and particular. But developing such singular artistry requires effort and persistence. Bestselling author, artist, and illustrator Lisa Congdon brings her expertise to this guide to the process of artistic self-discovery. Featuring advice from Congdon herself and interviews with a roster of established artists, illustrators, and creatives, this one-of-a-kind book will show readers how to identify and nurture their own visual identity, navigate the influence of artists they admire, push through fear and insecurity, and appreciate the value of their personal journey.

The glory of growing older is the freedom to be more truly ourselves-with age we gain the liberty to pursue bold new endeavors and worry less about what other people think. In this richly illustrated volume, bestselling author and artist Lisa Congdon explores the power of women over the age of forty who are thriving and living life on their own terms. Profiles, interviews, and essays from women-including Vera Wang, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Julia Child, Cheryl Strayed, and many more-who've found creative fulfillment and accomplished great things in the second half of their lives are lavishly illustrated and hand-lettered in Congdon's signature style. The perfect gift for women of all ages, A Glorious Freedom celebrates extraordinary lives and redefines what it means to gain wisdom and maturity.

Be inspired by this fun compilation sketchbook of four favorite volumes from Quarry Books' 20 Ways series! Designed to offer artists, designers, and doodlers a fun and sophisticated collection of illustration fun, each spread features 20 inspiring illustrated examples of 135 themes, over 3600 drawings total! From trees and flowers to animals and sea creatures and everything in between. Don't worry, there's tons of room for you to draw your own versions of these amazing doodles right on the pages. This is not a step-by-step technique book - within the pages you'll find drawings simplified, modernized, and reduced to the most basic elements, showing you how simple abstract shapes and forms create the building blocks of any item that you want to draw. Each of the 20 interpretations provides a different, interesting approach to drawing a single item, providing loads of inspiration for your own drawing. These four artists each have a uniquely creative style, resulting in an engaging and motivational practice book that provides a new take on the world of sketching, doodling, and designing.

Bring an extra dose of positivity to your workspace with this empowering desk sign featuring three rallying cries hand-lettered by artist and creative expert Lisa Congdon.

• BEST-SELLING ARTIST: Lisa Congdon’s work is beloved by countless fans. She is known for her signature lettering and colorful art style. She hand-lettered the phrases on this desk sign, and they will inspire office workers, students, artists, journalers, and writers to get their work done.
• A DESK SIGN WITH REAL PERSONALITY: The three positive, universally appealing messages on the desk sign (“Okay, Let’s Do This!,” “Today Is Going to Be Awesome,” and “Eyes Forward, Heart Open”) are a helpful reminder that you’ve got everything under control.
• A DISTINCTIVE ADDITION TO YOUR DESK OR OFFICE: This stylish placard will stand out among other more basic office supplies.
• GREAT FOR GIFTING: Buy this office accessory for colleagues, cubicle mates, friends, or anyone who needs a little work motivation or positivity―it works equally well for men and women. You’ll need one for yourself too, of course.
• MATCH YOUR MESSAGE TO YOUR MOOD: This wooden desk sign has three different phrase options―choose the one that offers just the motivation you need on any particular day.
• INCLUDES: triangular birch wood desk sign with 1-color silkscreen

The best way to learn to draw is to DRAW! And this exciting little sketchbook is going to help you do just that. From cover to cover, this book is filled with 900 inspiring, modern drawings of tulips, roses, dahlias, snap dragons, zinnias, and much, much more-plus plenty of room for sketching your own versions of all these delightful flowers. 20 Ways to Draw is an exciting new illustration series from Quarry Books, designed to offer artists, designers, and doodlers fun and sophisticated exercise books that help foster a creative spirit and provide learning tools and inspiration. This latest addition to the series focuses specifically on drawing and sketching many types of flowers. Each spread features 20 inspiring illustrations of a single item with blank space for you to draw your take on 20 Ways to Draw a Tulip. The stylized items are simplified, modernized, and reduced to the most basic elements, showing how simple abstract shapes and forms meld to create the building blocks of any item that you want to draw. Each of the 20 interpretations gives you a different interesting approach to drawing a single item. Get out your favorite drawing tool, and remember, there are not just 20 Ways to Draw a Tulip!

A collection of 100 quotes beautifully hand-lettered with accompanying artwork Delightful reminder to get out there and make the most of life: A quote book like no other, Whatever You Are, Be a Good One is a thought-provoking collection that compiles the timeless wisdom of great original minds- from Marie Curie to Stephen King, Joan of Arc to Jack Kerouac, Oscar Wilde to Harriet Tubman-brilliantly hand-lettered by beloved indie artist Lisa Congdon. Readers will find enlightening insights ("Wisdom begins in wonder"- Socrates), stirring calls to action ("Leap and the net will appear"-John Burroughs), and stimulating encouragements ("Be curious, not judgmental"-Walt Whitman) beautifully illuminated on every page. * Hand-lettered words and graphics perfectly complement the inspirational quote on each page * Artist and illustrator Lisa Congdon is best known for her hand-lettering, paintings, drawings, and pattern designs Fans of She Believed She Could, So She Did, and Seuss-isms will love the words to live by within the pages of Whatever You Are, Be a Good One. Eclectic anthology of 100 quotes (and some poems) will inspire your days for years to come * Perfect gift for recent graduates, creative thinkers, and anyone looking for a little inspiration * Great coffee table book to spark conversation and reflection

From Lisa Congdon, bestselling author of Whatever You Are, Be a Good One , this lovely new book invites readers to dip into the many joys of swimming. Congdon brings her personal passion as a lifelong swimmer to this beautiful and thoughtful celebration of getting in the water. Hand-lettered inspirational quotes, watercolour portraits paired with real people's personal stories, illustrated collections of vintage objects-colorful swim caps, bathing suits through the ages, traditional pool signs-and much more evoke the beauty and inspiration of the subject. An emphasis on swimming as a way of life-taking the leap, going with the flow-makes this delightful volume one that will speak to serious swimmers, paddlers, and anyone pondering their next high dive.

The Lisa Congdon Rabbit Quilt 144 Piece Wood Puzzle features the colorful artwork of Lisa Congdon who is best known for her colorful drawings and hand lettering. The author of 8 books, she has worked with many brands and companies, such as Commes des Garcons, MoMA, Harvard University, Crate and Barrel, and more. Galison puzzles are packaged in matte-finish sturdy boxes, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage. An insert of the full puzzle image is also included. * Box Size: 7 x 7 x 1.75 ", 178 x 178 x 44 mm * Puzzle Size: 8.75 x 8.75 ", 222 x 222 mm * 144 Wood Pieces * Foil Stamped Box * Includes Puzzle Insert with Puzzle Image

A new fun format for Quarry's best-selling "20 Ways to Draw a Tulip and 44 Fabulous Flowers," this cute chunky volume features 500 inspirational illustrations in a perfect small size for drawing on the go

From tulips, orchids, and pansies to roses, daffodils, and honeysuckle, "Draw 500 Fabulous Flowers" is perfect for illustrators, cartoonists, doodlers, and anyone who loves to sketch. This is not a step-by-step technique book--rather, the flowers in this volume are simplified, modernized and reduced to the most basic elements, offering simple abstract shapes and forms that meld to create the building blocks of any item (man-made or organic) that you want to draw. This all-in-one pocket-sized sketchbook lets you draw right on the pages making it easy to keep all of your most inspired creations at hand.

Are you a Libra or do you know one? Lisa Congdon brings her celebratory illustration to the zodiac with this greeting card, a slam dunk to commemorate birthdays from September 23 to October 22 and a sure bet for year-round that's-my-sign pride. Design also available as our Libra Zodiac Magnet. - With traits like diplomatic, charming, and fair-minded, Libras will appreciate this card's beautiful justice! - Also perfect for framing-maybe even a rad gallery of all 12 astrological signs, or a pair to honor that starry-eyed couple! - Blank inside - A2 size (4.25" x 5.5") - Offset printed in Los Angeles onto heavyweight matte stock, using environmentally friendly soy inks - Comes with a matching kraft envelope

There are times when no words can make everything better. But maybe these words, and this picture, can help someone feel embraced, wrapped in love, and less alone during a time like that. Blank inside A2 size (4.25 x 5.5-inches) Offset printed in California with eco-friendly vegetable inks on heavyweight matte stock Comes with a matching kraft envelope By the great Lisa Congdon for Em & Friends.

Are you a Pisces or do you know one? Lisa Congdon brings her celebratory illustration to the zodiac with this greeting card, a slam dunk to commemorate birthdays from February 19 to March 20 and a sure bet for year-round that's-my-sign pride. Design also available as our Pisces Zodiac Magnet. - With traits like empathetic, artistic, and wise, Pisces folks will appreciate this card's fishy beauty! - Also perfect for framing-maybe even a rad gallery of all 12 astrological signs, or a pair to honor that starry-eyed couple! - Blank inside - A2 size (4.25" x 5.5") - Offset printed in Los Angeles onto heavyweight matte stock, using environmentally friendly soy inks - Comes with a matching kraft envelope

And my toast. And my butter. In other words, I really, really like you. A lot. This jam comes all fresh and made from scratch in the kitchen (aka, studio) of artist/author Lisa Congdon! Created by Lisa Congdon for Em & Friends. - Blank inside - A2 size (4.25" x 5.5") - Offset printed in Los Angeles onto heavyweight matte stock, using environmentally friendly soy inks - Comes with a matching kraft envelope Em & Friends uses eco-friendly vegetable-based inks. Our cards are FSC-certified, and our envelopes are 100% recycled. In addition, our plastic card sleeves and MOQ inner bags are made from 10% recycled material, and are recyclable.

You know what's great about birthdays? It's a brand-new year, without the pressure of New Year's resolutions*. Also, cake and wishes - and the chance to deliver a ray of birthday sunshine designed by Lisa Congdon to someone you love. Oh, and did we mention cake? *Unless you were born on January 1 - in which case, sorry? - Blank inside - A2 size (4.25" x 5.5") - Offset printed in Los Angeles onto heavyweight matte stock, using environmentally friendly soy inks - Comes with a matching kraft envelope Em & Friends uses eco-friendly vegetable-based inks. Our cards are FSC-certified, and our envelopes are 100% recycled. In addition, our plastic card sleeves and MOQ inner bags are made from 10% recycled material, and are recyclable.

Hell yeah. Birthdays, graduations, weddings, anniversaries, the day your partner finally quit their terrible job - this card is here for it. Sort-of side note: How adorable is that black-and-white tall-ship with its perfectly puffed sails, navigating the sea like a champ, headed in what's clearly the right direction? Designed by artist/author/captain o' creativity Lisa Congdon! Created by Lisa Congdon for Em & Friends. - Blank inside - A2 size (4.25" x 5.5") - Offset printed in Los Angeles onto heavyweight matte stock, using environmentally friendly soy inks - Comes with a matching kraft envelope Em & Friends uses eco-friendly vegetable-based inks. Our cards are FSC-certified, and our envelopes are 100% recycled. In addition, our plastic card sleeves and MOQ inner bags are made from 10% recycled material, and are recyclable.