Thursday, March 15, 2018

Badass Babe Workbook Review & GIVEAWAY

I've been carefully looking over the just released Badass Babe Workbook by Julie Van GrolShe's the illustrator of 100 Days of Badass Babes, a popular social media series highlighting influential women. The series is the precursor to this, her first book. The 176 page paperback features "creative exercises, drawing activities, empowering stories, and fuel for your personal evolution, inspired by over 100 trailblazing women." This energizing workbook is for girls and women. You will meet over 100 accomplished women from very diverse backgrounds. Be inspired by the obstacles they face and overcome. Explore important issues facing women today. Complete a variety of engaging creative exercises woven throughout the chapters. These include drawing, writing and collage. And the most important part - discovering your own unique story. March is Women's History Month in the US. Make your mark! Get your copy below! 


CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
What is this book for?
Who is this book for?
Hearing and telling stories
What will you find in this book?
Assembling your toolkit
How do you do your best work?

SELF-CARE, CREATIVITY AND OUR STORIES
Starting with self-care
Art changes the world
Art facilitates understanding
Art connects us through common experience

STEPS TO EMPOWERMENT
Groundbreaking women
Babes in math and science
Drawing parts of the face
The portrait spectrum
Funny babes (part 1)
Babes in sports (part 1)
Writing tips
Learning from the wisdom the the greats
Activist babes
Musical badasses
Expressive drawing

REDEFINING FEMININE
Challengers of gender constructs
Firsts & boundary-breakers
Defying conventions with fashion
Going head to head with dudes

EXPANDING WHAT WE SEE AS POSSIBLE
Funny babes (part 2)
Babes in sports (part 2)
Drawing the figure
Miscellaneous badassery
Overcoming impossible odds

MORE TALES OF BADASSERY
Advocates for education
Spreading awareness
Challenging arbitrary beauty and body standards
Lady business: babes changing the workplace
Judiciary babes
Contemporary activists

CLOSING WORDS OF WISDOM
Babe index
About the author
Acknowledgements


Kathleen Hanna by Julie Van Grol. 

The text below is from page 108.

Kathleen Hanna is best known as the front woman for Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, both feminist rock bands. She was truly a pioneer for making space for girls and women in the punk scene by making her activism an essential part of her music and performances. GIRLS TO THE FRONT!

Using punk flyers for inspiration, make a cut-and-paste flyer for an event you have coming up or one that you would like to make happen. Even if you're the only one to ever see it, let it help you get pumped. 


This is my flyer for an origami event. I've had some ideas swirling around my head for sometime but it never occurred to me to explore them on paper.

The Badass Babe Workbook is available worldwide at Quarry Books, a division of the Quarto Publishing Group USA. Check out their unique catalog at Quarry Books. Quarto has generously offered to giveaway a copy! One winner will be selected at random. Open until April 4, 2018. Canadian and USA addresses only. Good luck!

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18 comments:

  1. Another book I'd like to receive is Handmade Collage with Seiko Kato by Ms. Seiko Kato

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  2. I would love the book Modern Country by Caroline Clifton-Mogg.

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  3. Success with Succulents

    would be awesome

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  4. I like the Illumanatomy by Carnovsky and Ms. Kate Davies book
    Marlene V.

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  5. You have brought up a very wonderful points, regards for the
    post.

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  6. Love https://www.quartoknows.com/books/9780760353936/Garden-Builder.html?direct=1

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  7. Love The Art of Vintage Journaling and Collage

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  8. I would love to get The Giggly Guide of How to Behave at School for my daughter.

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  9. 500 Ketogenic Recipes by Dana Carpender
    OMGosh, yes!!!

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  10. I would love to get Color by Numbers: Happiness by Arpad Olbey.

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  11. My dad would enjoy the Pallet Book.

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  12. Id love the electric guitar book! Would be a great present for the neighbor!

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  13. Let's Cook Italian, A Family Cookbook.

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  14. I'm really interested in the book by Erin Alderson: "The Easy Vegetarian Kitchen: 50 Classic Recipes with Seasonal Variations for Hundreds of Fast, Delicious Plant-Based Meals."
    Thank you!
    --Ann (Email: L-----B@yahoo.com)

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  15. I would also like to read Worlds Best Beers. It would make a nice coffee table book!

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  16. The Escape Book looks intriguing. I'd love to read that.

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  17. I would love to have the Hungry Healthy Happy book!

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