Ulysses Press is a GREAT site to get all your reading, coloring, cookbook and more books from. Some of my newest, favorite books are the adult coloring books. Ulysses Press has some wonderful sets to choose from.
These would make excellent Easter Basket, Mother's Day and Father's Day gift ideas.....
Ulysses Press
Named for five out of the last eight years as one of Publishers Weekly’s ten “fastest-growing small publishers,” Ulysses Press is reinventing the relationship between reader, author and publisher.
Beyond market-driven, Ulysses Press focuses on highly targeted niche groups that aren’t being offered the books they want by the big corporate-owned New York houses.
As pop culture changes at the speed of the Internet, books have a powerful role to play in the interconnected world. But no new media has ever eliminated an existing media form. They force change, and with change comes opportunity. That is why our printed books work hand in hand with e-book and online versions of their content.
Named for five out of the last eight years as one of Publishers Weekly’s ten “fastest-growing small publishers,” Ulysses Press is reinventing the relationship between reader, author and publisher.
Beyond market-driven, Ulysses Press focuses on highly targeted niche groups that aren’t being offered the books they want by the big corporate-owned New York houses.
As pop culture changes at the speed of the Internet, books have a powerful role to play in the interconnected world. But no new media has ever eliminated an existing media form. They force change, and with change comes opportunity. That is why our printed books work hand in hand with e-book and online versions of their content.
Ulysses Press has 8 wonderful Adult Coloring Books to choose from.
$10 for 96 pages of Calming Dot to Dot Patterns
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Calming Dot to Dot
Intricate, Stunning, Stress-Relieving Patterns for Adults By Emily Wallis Attain focus, clarity, and peace by carefully proceeding from dot to dot through these intricate patterns In this increasingly stressful world, it is ever harder to unwind. But surprisingly, there is a simple solution for achieving a state of mindful relaxation——the fun-for-all-ages activity of connecting dots. As you progress from one numbered dot to the next, you clear your mind of other thoughts much as in a meditation exercise. Calming Dot to Dotoffers an enjoyable way to achieve a state of mindfulness. It fosters concentration, reduces stress, and allows you to embrace your inner child by doing the simple but engaging task of completing the detailed designs. Packed with artistic, hand-drawn patterns, Calming Dot to Dot features a wide variety of designs from a bear, butterfly and iguana to a country house, Thai temple and Gothic cathedral. The finished drawings are so enchanting that they can also be colored to add an extra creative element to the fun. |
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Coloring Animal Mandalas
By Wendy Piersall Attain focus, clarity and peace while adding bright and inspiring colors to these unique patterns |
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The above Animal Mandalas is the coloring book I received.
I think coloring is very relaxing (as long as I have good lightening) I can sit for hours coloring these beautiful prints. When done I hang them on my fridge like a child would. =) It makes me feel good to see them hanging up. My boyfriend thinks they are so pretty. Some prints have very small area's this can be time consuming but the end results is amazing.
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Coloring Bird Mandalas
30 Hand-drawn Designs for Mindful Relaxation By Wendy Piersall Your favorite new hobby—coloring for fun and relaxation—gets an avian twist with this collection of whimsical mandalas |
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Coloring Dream Mandalas
30 Hand-Drawn Designs for Mindful Relaxation By Wendy PiersallColoring mandalas is an ancient way to attain focus, clarity, and peace. Now, Coloring Dream Mandalasadds the beauty of the dream world—including dreamcatchers, sacred geometry, angels and fantastical creatures—to these intricate designs for page after page of coloring book bliss. With roots in Hinduism and Buddhism, mandalas are spiritual symbols that represent the universe. Coloring these hypnotically beautiful, mystical shapes is a meditative and enjoyable way to relax. A fun way to achieve a state of mindfulness, this book fosters creativity, reduces stress, and allows readers to embrace their inner child by focusing on the simple but engaging task of coloring in the detailed designs. |
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$10 for 20 pages of Postcards
Coloring Flower Mandala Postcards
20 Hand-Drawn Designs for Mindful Relaxation By Wendy Piersall Attain focus, clarity, and peace while creating colorful mail-ready postcards perfect for sharing with friends and family |
Coloring intricate patterns to relieve stress has become wildly popular with adults all across America. But when it comes to choosing a design to color, nothing beats the original concept of a mandala. From the Sanskrit word for “circle,” these repetitive and hypnotic patterns have been used for meditation and healing for thousands of years. Now, this handy collection of floral designed mandalas makes it easy to share your personal coloring creations by offering the unfinished artwork on a tear-and-mail postcard. These postcard mandalas incorporate the beauty of the garden—including roses, hydrangeas, tulips, and sunflowers—into the intricate designs for card after card of coloring bliss. Coloring these beautiful, mystical shapes is a meditative and enjoyable way to relax and a fun way to achieve a state of mindfulness. It also fosters creativity, reduces stress, and allows you to embrace their inner child by focusing on the simple but engaging task of coloring in the detailed designs.
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Coloring Flower Mandalas
30 Hand-Drawn Designs for Mindful Relaxation By Wendy PiersallAttain focus, clarity, and peace while adding bright and inspiring colors to these unique floral patterns From the Sanskrit word for “circle,” mandalas have been used for meditation and healing for thousands of years. Including over three dozen original images that incorporate flowers into mandala patterns, Coloring Flower Mandalas adds the beauty of the garden—including roses, hydrangeas, tulips, and sunflowers—to these intricate designs for page after page of coloring book bliss. With roots in Hinduism and Buddhism, mandalas are spiritual symbols that represent the universe. Coloring these hypnotically beautiful, mystical shapes is a meditative and enjoyable way to relax. A fun way to achieve a state of mindfulness, this book fosters creativity, reduces stress, and allows readers to embrace their inner child by focusing on the simple but engaging task of coloring in the detailed designs.
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Coloring Ocean Mandalas
30 Hand-Drawn Designs for Mindful Relaxation By Wendy PiersallColoring for adults gets a nautical twist with this collection of whimsical mandalas Coloring mandalas is an ancient way to attain focus, clarity, and peace. Now with more than thirty original images that incorporate ocean imagery into mandala patterns, Coloring Ocean Mandalas adds the beauty of the ocean—including dolphins, sea shells, whales and waves—to these intricate designs for page after page of coloring book bliss. With roots in Hinduism and Buddhism, mandalas are spiritual symbols that represent the universe. Coloring these hypnotically beautiful, mystical shapes is a meditative and enjoyable way to relax. A fun way to achieve a state of mindfulness, this book fosters creativity, reduces stress, and allows you to embrace your inner child by focusing on the simple but engaging task of coloring in the detailed designs.
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$16.95 for 384 pages
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Daily Zen Doodles
365 Tangled Doodles for Inspiration, Relaxation and Mindfulness By Meera Lee PatelA year’s worth of “tangled drawings” designed to inspire creativity and serenity Few activities are as spiritually satisfying as the art of the meditative “tangle” drawing. Finding a quiet moment to craft an intaglio of intricate, mandala-like drawings brings on a peaceful state that clears the mind and facilitates creativity and relaxation. Offering a different hand-illustrated prompt for each day of the year,Daily Zen Doodles inspires you to lose themselves in the contemplative act of sketching beautifully repeating patterns and abstract designs. Whether it’s the outline of a nautilus shell, the petals of a lotus blossom, or the spokes of the Buddhist wheel, the mindfulness-inspiring ideas in this book foster focus and help unlock the your inner artist. Accompanied by apt quotes from spiritual leaders and famed philosophers to provide you with an added spark of inspiration, each drawing prompt is an invitation to an improved mindset and elevated state of inner peace. |
Why are adult coloring books good for adults:
(something I read on CNN.com) According to the American Art Therapy Association, art therapy is a mental health profession in which the process of making and creating artwork is used to "explore feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness, manage behavior and addictions, develop social skills, improve reality orientation, reduce anxiety and increase self-esteem." So basically, it's similar to good old therapy.
This in no way should be a replacement to therapy (if attending) , but could be a help.
This in no way should be a replacement to therapy (if attending) , but could be a help.
Pick up a few Adult Coloring Books from Ulysses Press and fill Adults Easter Baskets with something new.
Also great for Mother's Day and Father's Day gifts.
Every parent can use some "stress reduction" in their lives.
Every parent can use some "stress reduction" in their lives.
Enter Below to win the same wonderful Adult Coloring Book I reviewed.
Good Luck Everyone
Good Luck Everyone