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Adult coloring books have been around for several decades, becoming more popular in recent years as people look for ways to unwind and decompress from their screen-soaked lives.<\/p>\n
According to the experts,\u00a0coloring activates different areas of our two cerebral hemispheres, which has a stress-reducing effect. Psychologist Gloria Mart\u00ednez Ayala tells\u00a0\u00a0The Huffington Post<\/a>,\u00a0coloring\u00a0\u201cbrings out our imagination and takes us back to our childhood, a period in which we most certainly had a lot less stress.\u201d<\/p>\n You know what else helps\u00a0reduce stress<\/a>? Yeah, you guessed it: cannabis.<\/p>\n Katie Guinn\u2019s new book, \u201cThe Stoner Babes Coloring Book,\u201d is an adult coloring\u00a0book inspired by the beauty of women and gender fluid people who savor the qualities of the cannabis plant.\u201d<\/p>\n Guinn knew from the beginning that she wanted to create something that felt genuine and not gimmicky and represented the beauty of both women and the cannabis plant.<\/p>\n \u201cThe whole point for me was to represent diversity and inspire others to be more open and proud of their love for marijuana since it literally saves so many people\u2019s lives,\u201d Guinn said. \u201cAnd to reclaim the words, \u2018stoner\u2019 and \u2018babe\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n The women featured in the book are empowered, intelligent and motivated.<\/p>\n \u201cA little while after I started, I had a thought that I could ask the participants what empowerment means to them, and I\u2019m really happy we did that because this project is all about empowerment,\u201d Guinn said. \u201cI knew so many bad *ss women who make sh*t happen in the world, and also partake, so this was always meant to showcase them, the women who inspired the concept.\u201d<\/p>\n Guinn said that in creating the\u00a0coloring book it was important for her to represent a wide swath of cannabis consumers.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was vital to me to represent a variety of people from varying backgrounds, ethnicity, size, shape,\u00a0color, age, discipline and region,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n To create the book she worked from both photos she took as well as photos stoner babes sent in. She started with hand drawing with pencil followed by black ink and then refined the images in Photoshop and Illustrator.<\/p>\n Genesy Rogers<\/a>, a model and actress from Portland who is featured on the cover,\u00a0was both the first woman Guinn reached out to be part of the book and the first women she drew.<\/p>\n \u201cI bow down to her black girl magic,\u201d Guinn said. \u201cI\u2019ve always admired her multi-faceted beauty and inspirational Instagram posts. She\u2019s a magnificent woman who I dreamed of working with.\u201d<\/p>\n Guinn\u2019s attention to detail makes the book feel personal, like you\u2019re making new friends. \u201cI incorporated aspects of their personalities I knew about them, like favorite flowers, books and other beautiful things in the world they love,\u201d Guin said. \u201cThose I didn\u2019t know very well, I asked them questions to ensure each illustration represented those individuals as well as I was able.\u201d<\/p>\n Guinn said she hopes that people feel connected to the women within the pages, like they\u2019ve found their tribe.<\/p>\n \u201cI hope that some people\u2019s minds are changed about what it means to be a stoner and a babe,\u201d Guinn said. \u201cWe are\u00a0all\u00a0babes. And I hope that, by reading about empowerment while coloring and connecting to these people within its pages, that we as humans will gain more connection and openness as opposed to the distance being attempted by *ssholes.\u201d<\/p>\n While Guinn doesn\u2019t have to be high to get her in the zone, she still loves the\u00a0cannabis and creativity<\/a>\u00a0combination.<\/p>\n \u201cI absolutely\u00a0love\u00a0getting high and making art,\u201d she said when asked how smoking affects her art. \u201cIt helps me focus in and opens my creative channels, for sure. When I\u2019m high in the woods, or at the ocean, I get ideas and also inspirations.\u201d<\/p>\n So grab yourself a copy and light a joint. With this book, you can combine the soothing effects of coloring and cannabis and contemplate what empowerment means to you.<\/p>\n TELL US<\/strong>, do you use cannabis to unlock your creativity?<\/p>\n The post Get High & Creative With \u2018The Stoner Babes Coloring Book\u2019<\/a> appeared first on Cannabis Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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