| Mental health experts have long known the
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| | rock is like finding a shortcut to
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| value of developing creative outlets to
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| | satisfying results. I've gotten tons of
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| relieve stress. This particularly applies
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| | letters over the years from people who
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| to people who work in 'burn-out' prone
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| | wanted to tell me how exciting it was to
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| professions like teaching, nursing and
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| | discover a way of making art that they
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| social work, but these days nearly
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| | were actually good at."Another group who
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| everyone is liable to feel some degree of
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| | have embraced rock painting are people
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| work-related stress. But what if you hate
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| | suffering from chronic pain. Engaging in
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| knitting, don't have the resources to
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| | a creative activity allows you to 'zone
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| take up scrapbooking and are convinced
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| | out' for a time, providing relief and
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| you don't possess a drop of creativity?
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| | respite. People dealing with loss or
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| It might just be time for you get
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| | grief also report finding immense solace
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| rocking!Painting on rocks is probably the
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| | from concentrating on their painting
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| oldest art form known to man, but
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| | projects.Creative pastimes are an
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| according to Lin Wellford, who has been
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| | important component of living a balanced
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| painting rocks for almost thirty years,
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| | and satisfying life, so if you have not
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| rock painting is an ideal way to connect
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| | yet discovered your hidden talents, it
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| with hidden artistic talent.But why paint
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| | may just be time to take a closer look at
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| rocks? Not only are they free for the
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| | the art material lying right there at
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| taking in many places all over the world,
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| | your feet!Lin Wellford is widely
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| but they have shape and dimension so that
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| | considered to be the 'mother of modern
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| even people with very little artistic
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| | rock painting' for her efforts to promote
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| experience can visualize what the rock
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| | this low cost, assessible form of
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| could become with just a little
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| | self-expression. The author of eight
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| effort."Rocks are not intimidating the
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| | books on the art of painting rocks,
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| way so many more formal art materials
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| | including her newest book, Rock Painting
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| are," Wellford explains. "They are
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| | Fun for Everyone!, Wellford appears
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| natural and rather humble, and it is
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| | regularly on The Carol Duvall Show on
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| simply impossible to ruin a rock."People
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| | HGTV. Articles about her unique art form
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| seem to have an affinity for rocks and
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| | have been published in such diverse
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| stones that they don't have for other
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| | magazines as Birds & Blooms, National
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| materials. They are solid and real, and
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| | Geographic's World, The Artist, Country
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| they also represent a piece of the place
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| | Decorating Ideas, Michael's Arts & Crafts
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| they came from. Add to that the fact that
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| | magazine and Family Circle's Weekend
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| they are both fun and easy to paint."I
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| | Homecrafts. Her new book is available at
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| think there are many people who've longed
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| | her website, at or at Hobby Lobby stores
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| to find successful ways to express
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| | throughout the U.S. Along with her books,
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| themselves creatively," Wellford
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| | she has a video on rock painting and also
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| explains. "They may have tried drawing or
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| | teaches and hosts workshops to introduce
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| painting before and perhaps were
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| | new painters to the basics and encourage
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| embarrassed by their efforts. Painting a
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| | them to uncover their own hidden talents.
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