20
21
These books are
topping the
Amazon.com bestseller
list. I look forward to
opening one, and losing
myself in them as I work
my coloured pencils or
pens. ``Join the Adult
Colouring Book Trend!``
This trend of adult
colouring books and
sudden fascination is
nothing new to the public.
In 1962, this excited
interest was much like
the fashion now. Where
today`s titles offer
consumers a neat package
of therapy, escape and
nostalgia, in 1960 the
colouring books were
both genuinely novel and
subversive. They ridiculed
pill-popping executives,
hipsters, communists-
hunters and conspiracy
theorists.
There were colouring
books such as Mort
Drucker`s JFK Colouring
Book; The Executive
Colouring Book for
businessmen; John
Birch Society Colouring
Book, 1961; The Hipster
Colouring Book.
Captions were used as
instructions in the books
but the intention was to
really read the message
and take a stand: they
were more like a specific
form of political cartoon to
look at and to laugh. Pages
from these 1960`s books
can be viewed on line at
“Radical History of 1960s
Adult Colouring Books”
by LAURA MARSH,
December 28, 2015.
I am a Fan of
Adult Colouring
Books
Today by contrast, adult
colouring books with
intricate and unusual
patterns are used as
anxiety and stress relievers
, a form of self-therapy with
a calming effect , reliving
childhood fantasies or a
desire for grownups to
relive childhood objects
and experiences and also
development of interest in
artsy pastime!
There are free printable
downloads on the internet
or you can always buy
a book. The titles are
numerous and varied-
colour by numbers,
Christmas, Psalms and
Bible Verses; or your
favourite classics such as
The Secret Garden and
The Enchanted Forest.
Fashions and Tattoos are
also some others to suit
ones preference.
Now that you have had
a brief history of adult
colouring books, grab a
couple and feel its calming
rewards.
Tomorrow, I have a
doctor’s visit and it will be a
long wait but I will have my
adult colouring book with
me to keep me occupied.
The image above was
taken from: Flowers And
Vegetation. Artist:Celine.
Feel free to Colour !
Submitted by
Margaret Remy
( TTARP Member)
Executive Coloring Book Samples
Image from Hipster Coloring Book
A page from JFK Coloring Book
Barbara Streisand sang:
“For those who fancy
colouring books. As
certain people do. Crayons
ready? Begin to colour
me!”
