Tanmayo is an Australian abstract artist whose paintings are in notable collections including Caltex, AMP (Waterfront Place), DLA Piper and Griffith University, Brisbane, Qld. She also has won a number of national prizes and has exhibited in USA, India and Australia. She has a BA from the University of Queensland and graduated with a MA in Expressive (Art) Therapies from the University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. She is a qualified art therapist and has been a professional member of the Australian & NZ Art Therapy Association since its early beginnings. This book gives you a framework for creating. Tanmayo combines anecdotes from her life, her art and her art therapy career. The book is a 40 year retrospective of her paintings. In it she also discusses the difference between art and art therapy and gives the reader an understanding and appreciation of abstract art.