"...I found [the book] so engrossing that I read it from cover-to-cover in a single sitting."
Dr. Lindsay Wilson, Professor of History, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
"You wrote [this book] at the perfect time when we are all desperate to find solutions for our ‘troubled’ young generation. Your book will benefit every parent and teacher! It raises so many questions and really makes one reflect on many issues!"
Beate Neblett, Piano Teacher, Middlebury, CT
"You've certainly lived with these thoughts, pondered them, researched them.... I can nod in assent to what you have come up with. May the book achieve its aim--to activate peole to turn to the arts for many of the ills of our time."
Dorothea Mier, Eurythmist, Threefold Community, Spring Valley, NY
"I ... couldn’t put it down. I found myself nodding “yes” throughout the book and am deeply impressed with your passion for this subject. You write very well and your call to action is compelling."
Julie Scott, President, Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, San Jose, CA
"I really like the way you talk about art as a process, and use the 4 elements as a method to explain it. I’ve thought of creativity as a process, but never art specifically. I also like the alchemical aspect in the last chapter. Reading your book reminded me of a childhood friend who became an art teacher, and the hard time he had when he first started out because both the students and the parents thought of his class as a ‘free period’. He fought back and almost lost of his job because of it."
Mike Guarino, Chula Vista, CA
"Your book is wonderful!"
Sharon A. Brown, Director, Office of Institutional Diversity, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA
"A YES to A Call to Arts! In our button-pushing, electronic age, it is vital, more than ever, that we use the Arts for balance in our human existence. "Love of art fosters love in the soul...By changing the way we educate our children and the way we think about and approach life, we will be prepared for a new world of peace and understanding," as Melanie Richards so beautifully states. If we don't use our "birthright" - the Arts - we lose it. What a tragedy that would be for mankind."
Ingrid Sommer, former Waldorf teacher, Flagstaff, AZ
"Your book was a compelling read. I finished it quickly, hoping it will go into many editions. It would be great to see a copy in every arts council and principal's office."
Beth Usher, Austin, Texas, eurythmist and editor of Eurythmy: An Introductory Reader, by Rudolf Steiner
"Check out this book~it is a must read. Melanie Richards offers an insightful, thought provoking call to action for keeping the Creative in our lives. Read it."
Joyce DiBona, artist, Austin, Texas