It has been touted by New York Times bestselling author Jay Shetty, giving Rukmini Poddar’s new creative journal a mindfulness stamp of approval.
Emotions add color and depth to our lives and create meaning. Taking the time to sift through our personal emotions can teach us about ourselves and help us process big feelings when they arise. Artist, designer, and educator Rukmini Poddar understands this well, and through her artwork she began to realize that “what is most personal is most universal.”
And now, readers can dig deep into their emotions in a creative way with DRAW YOUR FEELINGS (October 10 2023 from TarcherPerigee), a mind-opening and beautifully illustrated guide filled with watercolor art and meticulous detail. It is both a beautiful and practical tool for a journey of self-discovery.
“With her warm encouragement and captivating illustrations, Rukmini gently guides us to notice and accept ALL of our emotions. Each exercise and creative prompt she supplies is an opportunity for you to pause and experience your emotions from a new perspective,” writes Jay Shetty, about DRAW YOUR FEELINGS.
From her work as an artist depicting a wide range of emotions, Rukmini has amassed a following of others seeking the same journey. Her growing platform has touched the lives of nearly 100k followers, all seeking her online content and also the courses she teaches on drawing emotions, which are extremely successful.
Rukmini’s creative passion lies at the intersection of emotional wellness and creative storytelling, which this journal embodies. It gently encourages readers to reflect on themselves and the world around them through lines, shapes, colors, and more. With exercises tailored to beginners and experts alike (no drawing skills required!), readers will learn basic drawing skills and take them all the way to mapping their emotional landscape and empower them to give visual language to their feelings that were otherwise indescribable with words.
DRAW YOUR FEELINGS will stretch creative muscles you didn’t know you had. At the end of the journey, you will transform the way you interact with yourself and the world.
We are so in love with the beautiful illustrations and journal prompts in Rukmini’s book! We were lucky enough to feature an excerpt from the book below. If you like what you see, be sure to pre-order the book now!
Excerpted from Draw Your Feelings: A Creative Journal to Help Connect with Your Emotions through Art by Rukmini Poddar with permission of TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. Copyright © Rukmini Poddar, 2023.
