![]() ![]() ![]() The pages are fairly thick but are not designed to be removed from the book, and the designs disappear into the fold of each page, making it difficult to color a page in its entirety. The book's size of 5 by 7 inches makes it convenient to slip into a bag or purse and take on the go. Some don't appear to be carefully planned or thought out, as though the author ran out of ideas. The designs to be colored are fairly random and include flowers, waves, squares, animals, fruit and many abstract patterns. “The act of coloring … is particularly suited to mindful meditation,” reads the introduction to this coloring book. “THE MINDFULNESS COLORING BOOK: Anti-Stress Art Therapy for Busy People,” by Emma Farrarons, The Experiment, $9.95, 100 pages Here is a list of 13 coloring books that have crossed our desks and that may appeal to adults. And while that might be extreme adult coloring books have become more and more popular in recent months and I would like to point out I actually featured the Rx Warby Parker Coloring Book 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for your Best Friend.In a world moving in an increasingly digital direction, a return to simpler times can provide a welcome diversion, and some say spending time with a coloring book could do the trick.Īccording to a Deseret News article published last year, “Adult coloring enthusiasts believe that in today’s world of constant connectivity, coloring books take adults to a place of mindfulness and peace that’s often missing from the stress-filled, screen-obsessed focus of modern life and work.” ![]() When I lived in Brooklyn my roommates had a very, very intense Renaissance costume coloring book and each page was more intricate and complicated than the next, some with more than 1,000 segments to color. However, every once in a while one of my IRL acquaintances comes up with a great idea and one of those was to write about adult coloring books. While I am exceptionally grateful that thousands of you tune in on a daily basis I still have dozens of ideas and friends, while you are the best, I have got this one under control. I must say, I am quite flattered, especially when they are coworkers, but most people assume I must run out of ideas and thus need suggestions. The more and more real life friends know about my blog the more people suggest topics for me to write about. ![]()
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