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CREATIVE ABUNDANCE: Artful Possibilities by Aliza McCracken

Full Color, Hardcover, Coffee-table Book, ISBN 978-0-9667291-3-9

CREATIVE ABUNDANCE nourishes our fondest dreams through love, courage and devotion.  Aliza's artistic book relates several eternal truths.  One that our presence may significantly touch others.  Another that life is about sharing our unique gifts and talents.  And most importantly, by aspiring to loving compassion we experience the abundance of heaven on earth.

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On the surface CREATIVE ABUNDANCE is magnificent!  Its vibrant colors and simple lines convey a sense of lightness and peace.  There is a delicate, serene, and transformational quality reflected in the work--a soulful presence.  It has been called a tribute to the human spirit, an artistic treasury of vibrant images and uplifting messages, an invitation to engage the heart of humanity, an encouragement to live to our highest aspirations, and a radiation of dynamic creative power.

CREATIVE ABUNDANCE speaks personally to the community of Bakersfield.  We, the people of Bakersfield, are in every creative design and inspirational word in this artwork.  We are invited, on every page of the book, to see ourselves with new eyes, to own our magnificence and to see OURSELVES as the "masterpieces."  This creates a profound connection with the artwork.

The impact of this type of transformation, one that first beautifies us internally and then is manifested in our actions and in our external environments, is the deepest kind of transformation.  It can be measured in smiles, in kind actions, and in a gradual shift towards a more harmonious and gentle world.

I am grateful for the contributions that Aliza's artwork continues to make in the lives of the people of Bakersfield.  It sends us a message.  It allows us to see the power, the inspiration and the possibilities that art can create in our lives.  Aliza IS that message.  She communicates it daily in her work and in the relationships that she creates with the people of Bakersfield.  Our community and our world are more beautiful because of her!

Published by Grace Publishing Group, this book is available through Russo's Books at the Marketplace, Borders Books, www.barnesandnoble.com and www.alizamccracken.com.  A portion of the proceeds benefit various charitable organizations.