Creativity and folk art: A study of creative action in traditional craft

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 140-154

  Glǎveanu, Vlad Petre ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creative activity; Easter egg decoration; Folk art; Pragmatism; Subjective cameras

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878357989     PISSN: 19313896     EISSN: 1931390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029318     Document Type: Article

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