Collaborate with Zio: The Artist's Sketchpad, Coauthored and Colored by You

Filled with amazing and inspired designs, an adult coloring book and journal that taps into the creative spirit in all of us, devised by the celebrated American artistZio Ziegler's murals can be seen across the walls of San Francisco. His paintings can be found at the headquarters of some of the biggest technology companies, including Facebook and Google. And his inventive designs adorn some of the hottest commodities of the youth world, including Vans and PB Teen. Ziegler's work reflects the diverse influences of late medieval and quattrocento painting, aboriginal, African and naive art, and the European graffiti movement. Driven by intuition and depicted with a playful use of space and materials, his subject matter reflects the human condition, with reference to allegorical, mythical and artistic lineage.Now, Ziegler applies his artistry to this stunning adult coloring book and journal filled with artwork, inspirational quotes, stories behind his art, and color foldouts of his completed work. A unique collaboration between artist and reader, Color with Zio goes beyond standard coloring books. Black-and-white line drawings that can be filled in with markers, paint, crayons, or pencils, are interspersed with photos of the artist's murals and other color art. Ziegler shares stories about his works-why he painted them, mistakes he made along the way, the influences that have inspired him-as well as anecdotes and insights that will stimulate every reader's individual creativity and imagination.