Flora
Piet Mondrian's chrysanthemums, Faith Ringgold's sunflowers, Georgia O'Keefe's black iris, Salvador Dal穩's narcissus, Yayoi Kusama's pumpkin ...these are just a few of the many exemplary pairings that can offer a unique, artistic interpretation of a plant's essence. Beautifully designed and visually captivating, Flora is arranged thematically by the trees, flowers, fruit, vegetables, spices, grasses, grains, and vines which have served as a root for artistic inquiry across time. Brief, informative profiles of each plant are woven together with key works of art, mythology, and other ancient and contemporary sources, bringing each plant into more focus through its interpretations across time. Readers wishing to find information about specific plants can consult a detailed plant index, or they can read the book cover to cover, luxuriating over each page, providing a space to turn whenever we need a reminder of the connection between our natural world and the creative spirit. Botanists will deepen their understanding of plants through the lens of artistic expression, and artists will find much to learn about their natural subjects, bringing a new context to an ever-enduring love of plants.
Harry Potter: The Storyboards
Go behind the scenes of the extraordinary Harry Potter film series, with this collection of stunning storyboard art from all eight films. In this remarkable art collection including scenes and settings from all eight Harry Potter films, Harry Potter storyboard artists share the work that laid the foundation for the visually enchanting magical landscapes of the beloved film series. From Hogwarts to the Burrow to Diagon Alley, learn how the creative team envisioned the unique world of the Harry Potter series and built some of the films' renowned characters, settings, locations, and events. This book is the definitive collection of storyboards from the groundbreaking films. Harry Potter: The Storyboards is a must-have collectible for any Harry Potter fan, full of intricately detailed behind-the-scenes artwork that captures the creative development of the Wizarding World. FROM SKETCH TO SCREEN: See the first vision of how the Harry Potter series was imagined as an epic movie series. BEHIND-THE-SCENES DETAIL: 160 pages of stunningly detailed storyboards and in-depth commentary on the creation of iconic Harry Potter movie moments. FILMMAKING SECRETS: Learn from the artists and filmmakers how the characters, places, and magical objects of the wizarding world of Harry Potter were created. DELUXE VOLUME: With its oversized 9.25 x 11 format, Harry Potter: The Storyboards is a gorgeous volume to display on a shelf or coffee table. COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION: Harry Potter: The Blueprints is also available.
Light & Shade for Characters
A handy, accessible, and beautifully illustrated artist's guide to using light and shade to push character designs to a professional level. This shorter-form book from 3dtotal Publishing, from our new series Create & Learn Collection, takes readers through clear and simple methods to achieving top-quality lighting in their drawing and digital paintings. The invaluable content is written and illustrated by professional artists, including an in-depth introduction by Kenneth Anderson (aka Character Cube), a character designer and illustrator based in Scotland, UK, who specializes in the creation of characters for animation, gaming, and traditional publishing. After covering the fundamentals of light and shade, he explores the ways lighting and shading can be used to describe form, push character stylization, and enhance storytelling. This is followed by eight invaluable tutorials from global artists, including Iranian concept artist Taraneh Karimi, Serbian illustrator Ognjen Sporin, and Italian character designer Isabella Agosti. They cover a range of topics, including 'Controlling tonal structure of a character with light and shade', 'Using light within a character design', and 'Using light and shade in a stylized 3D character'. With a compact format and short, clear tutorial steps, this book is ideal for those wanting a quick reference guide or more relaxed approach from a tutorial book. It's an ideal gift for an artist friend just discovering their digital-painting skills, or a must-buy for artists wanting to discover how the professionals create spot-on lighting and shade in their designs.
Developing Glazes
Renowned potter Mary Fox shares her hard-earned knowledge about glazing in this book that encourages ceramicists to experiment with confidence. Many potters find the glazing process difficult, if not downright intimidating. And with the prevalence of ready-made glazes, potters often overlook the exceptional results that can be achieved by experimenting with minerals and clay slips. Mary Fox takes readers on an exploration of unique glaze materials, providing step-by-step instructions and demonstrating how to bring a creative and adventurous attitude to the process. All the glazes in this book are fired from cone 06 to 04. Low-temperature firing saves enormously on energy use, making the process more sustainable and cost-effective. Plus, the ingredients Fox uses in her low-fire recipes are readily available and most are inexpensive. With Developing Glazes, potters can start approaching glazing in the same way they might develop a recipe in their kitchens, bringing in play, excitement and fun. All royalties from the book will be donated to the endowment fund for the Legacy Project, which aims to develop young potters' careers through apprenticeships, residencies, affordable studio space and a library of videos documenting the sharing of techniques.
Water's Edge
Celebrate Native American artist Truman Lowe in this career retrospective featuring 100+ images and intimate insights on his one-of-a-kind sculptures. Published in conjunction with a Smithsonian exhibition--a must-see for fans of contemporary art and Indigenous art Nationally acclaimed artist Truman Lowe (Hoocąk [Ho-Chunk], 1944-2019) was best known for his sculptures that transform wood into water. Working with organic materials such as willow branches and feathers, his artworks evoke the rivers, streams, and waterfalls in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, where he was raised, as well as the history and lived experiences of his family and Hoocąk community. Water's Edge is a stunning retrospective, featuring nearly five decades of Lowe's sculptures, drawings, and paintings. The introduction explores the overlapping themes of moving water, woodland structures, memory and knowledge, and landscape and place that permeate Lowe's work. Essays from scholars contextualize the art within his life, career, and heritage, including the repeated expulsion of the Hoocąk people from their ancestral homeland and their resolve to return. In deeply moving reflections, fellow artists share their connections to Lowe, his influence on their lives and work, and his impact on American art. In addition to featuring his breathtaking work, the book includes lesser known drawings and personal photos of his family and studio to offer an intimate look at his influences and process. Highlighting work that is both innovative and rooted in tradition, Water's Edge is a gorgeous tribute to the evolution of one of the sculpting world's greatest practitioners.
Roaming Mexico
A captivating book of photographs by Laura Wilson, exploring the people of Mexico's border regions, published to accompany a major exhibition at the Meadows Museum. Capturing the unique culture, grit, joy, and humanity of the towns of Mexico and the Texas border, this stunning book of photographs by Laura Wilson opens our eyes to a rarely seen part of the world. Intimate portrayals of village life, popular festivals, quincea簽eras, cowboys, firebreathers, and captivating portraits illuminate a vibrant yet tenuous existence. An accessible text includes a conversation with the photographer that reveals her personal insights and experiences in the region. Featuring work drawn from thirty years of exploration in the area by the accomplished photographer including new and unpublished images, this fascinating volume is a valuable contribution to our understanding and awareness of an underappreciated way of life. Published to accompany a major exhibition at the Meadows Museum in Dallas, Texas (September 14, 2025-January 11, 2026).
The Photography of Herman Leonard
"The most complete survey of his lifetime of photography." --The Guardian With a camera as his backstage pass, Herman Leonard photographed the giants of jazz in their golden age, movie stars on set and on their travels to exotic places, the fashion world of Paris in the 1960s, and the inner sanctums of his beloved New Orleans. This sumptuous book is the only full treatment of Leonard's extraordinary life and distinctive body of work, published in a new edition with a beautiful updated cover, giving his photographs the artistic recognition that they deserve. The greater part of the book consists of his legendary shots of musicians, but uniquely among volumes on Leonard the text presents the whole range of his work, including travel, war, celebrity, fashion, and nude photography, while there are also chapters on the images of his early and late periods. Also included are rare portraits of the cultural icons of his day, such as Marilyn Monroe and Albert Einstein. Above all, Leonard is best known for his jazz images. In a fascinating essay, David Houston reveals how Leonard's friendships with jazz greats such as Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, and Duke Ellington allowed him to capture the magical moments of the Harlem and Paris jazz clubs in the 1940s and '50s, using his unique command of cinematic lighting to capture their essence as performers. Published in cooperation with the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans and the Herman Leonard Estate, the book includes a foreword by Quincy Jones.
Studio Ghibli Kiki`s Delivery Service: 30 Postcards (Studio Ghibli)
Take flight with Kiki, the resourceful young witch from Kiki's Delivery Service, Studio Ghibli's beloved fantasy film about a girl finding her way in the world. This collectible postcard set includes 30 different full-color images from the film. Featuring 30 final frames from the film--all hand-drawn and beautifully detailed--this postcard collection celebrates the artistry behind legendary director Hayao Miyazaki's delightful coming-of-age story. (c) 1989 Eiko Kadono/Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli, N LUXE POSTCARD SET: Printed on quality cardstock and bound in a portfolio cover, the postcards are easy to remove and send or frame. The set features a range of key scenes and characters from the film--a must-have for Studio Ghibli fans and collectors. GREAT GIFT: Fans of Kiki's Delivery Service, Hayao Miyazaki, and Studio Ghibli will love this stunning collection of postcards. It is part of a continuing official partnership with Japanese animation giant Studio Ghibli and makes a great gift or self-purchase for creatives, animation enthusiasts, collectors, and fans of Japanese art, stationery, and pop culture. BELOVED STUDIO WITH MASSIVE FAN BASE WORLDWIDE: The Ghibli Museum, Mitaka and Ghibli Park are popular destinations in Japan. The studio won the Academy Award(R) for Best Animated Feature for Spirited Away and The Boy and the Heron and earned Academy Award(R) nominations for Howl's Moving Castle, The Wind Rises, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, When Marnie Was There, and The Red Turtle. Perfect for: Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli fans of all ages Kiki's Delivery Service fans Animation enthusiasts and collectors Artists and designers Fans of Japanese art, stationery, and pop culture
A Painting for a Family Dinner
For 'A Painting for a Family Dinner' Alina and Jeff Bliumis were invited to dinner by 62 families to date - in return they received a painting. This publications tells a story of hospitality, exchange and artistic interaction, and invites us to take a fresh look at eating as a unifying practice. Text in English and German. We associate food and drink with rituals, rules and traditions - they create community, but they can also be exclusive. How, where and with whom we eat says a lot about social structures. For the ongoing project A Painting for a Family Dinner by Alina and Jeff Bliumis, the artist couple were invited to dinner by 62 families to date - in return they received a painting. A group photograph was taken afterwards. The resulting 'family portraits' tell a story of hospitality, exchange and artistic interaction, and invite us to take a fresh look at eating as a unifying practice. Text in English and German.
Painting Like the Impressionists
Impressionism, an art movement pioneered by a handful of avant-garde painters based in Paris in the 1870s, gave academic oil painting a vivacity and spontaneity it had previously lacked, and remains to this day the single most popular style of art for gallery-goers and amateur painters alike. This elegantly-written book, by a professional artist and scholar, is both an instructional guide to incorporating Impressionist techniques into your own painting, and an illuminating investigation into how those first Impressionists actually painted their pictures. As such, it will fascinate both the painter and the art historian. This new book provides detailed advice on paints, brushes and canvas, as used by the original Impressionists and still widely available today. It discusses the process of making an Impressionist painting from initial vision to final completion and analyses the role of composition, light and tone, colour and paint handling. Finally, it gives an overview of the subject matter most closely associated with the Impressionists.
Creative Drawing Techniques
Drawing is at the heart of all art and this inspiring book gives new ideas and techniques to help artists, whatever their ability, realize their visions. Based on years of teaching and artistic experience, Creative Drawing Techniques explains how to get the best out of different materials and express ideas, gain confidence and develop skills on paper. It emphasizes the importance of looking, analyzing and interpreting what we see. In doing so, it provides a rich and inspiring account of a basic but sophisticated need to make sense of the world around us. This book will be valued by everyone who wants to pick up a pencil and enjoy the creative art of drawing.
Handbuilt Ceramics
Handbuilt Ceramics is a practical guide to all aspects of technique, but goes further by exploring the studio practices of ten exciting contemporary makers. Advice is given on how to get started and information on tools and equipment, types of clay and a safe workspace set-up. Handbuilding methods, such as pinching, coiling, slabbing and press moulding, are explained in detail with step-by-step sequences. Techniques for creating surface interest, pre and post firing, are included using coloured slip, glaze or paint. Ideas for combining techniques and ways to experiment are explored and encouraged, as well as tips to avoid common problems and to achieve successful outcomes. With over 350 lavish photos, this book will provide inspiration through a unique understanding of current work. It is written both for the novice and for the experienced maker looking for a new direction.
Portents
The mystery of what's to come revealed through every day encounters with animals! Illustrator and muralist Robert Armbrister delivers bright colors and bold statements with his break-out hit PORTENTS!
Grateful, Thankful, Blessed 2026 12 X 12 Wall Calendar
GRATEFUL INSPIRATION - Embrace the power of positivity with uplifting messages of thankfulness, blessings, and heartfelt gratitude each month. This vibrant calendar is a daily reminder to find joy in life's simple and meaningful moments.
The fourth book in the popular Do More Art series looks at how the simple process of moving ink from one surface to another can open up a world of creativity and artistic expression. From simple finger printing and potato prints to screenprinting, this book is packed with ways to create exciting and beautiful handmade prints without the use of expensive equipment. Each technique is clearly explained and illustrated with works by some of the greatest contemporary printmakers - including Saul Steinberg, Tracy Simpson and Delita Martin - demonstrating that print is very much alive!
Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In (Updated Edition)
This brand-new, updated art book-sized hardcover edition of the long out-of-print collection by cult film host Joe Bob Briggs features new writing, movie reviews, and fan letters not seen in over 40 years, plus new artwork by comic book artist Mike Norton and an introduction by Stephen King. Cult genre film host Joe Bob Briggs' collection of wisecracking takes on drive-in movies and redneck life is finally back in print! This art book-sized hardcover edition features Briggs' first columns for The Dallas Times Herald and contains his famous B-movie reviews, fan letters and his replies, plus Briggs' adventures as the world's foremost expert on drive-ins--some of which hasn't been in print for more than forty years. This expanded, newly-designed edition includes a cover by Wallace McBride, interior artwork by comic book artist Mike Norton, and an introduction by Stephen King. Featuring Joe Bob Briggs' writing on beloved horror classics ranging from Basket Case to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to The Evil Dead, this book is essential reading for all drive-in cinema and Joe Bob Briggs fans.
A Drawing a Day
FROM TIKTOK'S FAVOURITE ART TEACHER. Unlock your inner artist. This book is for: -Those who've forgotten what it's like to draw for no reason and colour outside the lines.-For anyone who misses the feeling of putting pen to paper to create something.-For wannabe artists of all ages and all skill levels This book is for you. No one else needs to see these pages. Start wherever you like and draw for as long as you need. Find an escape, find calm, find your creativity - every page offers a simple drawing prompt to learn new techniques and skills and grow your confidence while offering you a calm daily practice away from your screen.
Aerosol Art Kings
Readers can immerse themselves in New York City's vibrant street art culture with Aerosol Art Kings: Photographs of Street Art in New York City, 2018-2024. This visually stunning book features over 200 photographs capturing the dynamic, ever-changing world of contemporary aerosol art. Key Features - Ephemeral art documented: Showcases transient works, some now painted over and others still visible - Artist recognition: Highlights artists' names and Instagram handles for further exploration - Expert perspective Introduction by T. K. Mills, editor in chief of Up Magazine, offering insights into global and local street art movements - Author credentials: Written by Kurt Boone, a poet, photographer, and expert on NYC street art and its creators A must-have for street art enthusiasts, this book preserves the fleeting and ever-evolving beauty of New York's aerosol art from 2018 to 2024.
Anna Mason's Watercolour World
Learn to paint with an award-winning watercolor artist in this guide covering watercolor techniques and tips for painting your own nature-inspired paintings. Includes 4 step-by-step watercolor painting projects! Anna's vibrant, detailed and uplifting watercolors have earned her worldwide recognition. Here, she goes beyond flowers to explore her inspirations from across the natural world, including fruit, birds, and animals. With clarity and warmth, Anna will help you find inspiration, choose scale and composition, see things correctly, and work with discipline and flow until you produce fabulous work of your own. She also covers topics such as: - How to take reference photographs and paint from them - How to understand color, texture, and form - Anna's signature 5-stage process, including drawing and color mixing - Choosing paints, paper, and brush techniques - How to practice and stay motivated, including practice exercises - Plus, 4 beautiful nature-inspired watercolor projects! Packed with advice and inspiring finished pieces, this gorgeous book guides the reader through Anna's method of working with a variety of beautiful step-by-step projects and exercises. It is suitable for beginners or for more experienced artists looking to refine their style or try some new techniques.
Learn to Draw Anything
Get started drawing with this fun and encouraging step-by-step guide--no experience required! Learn to Draw Anything by Zephy (@zephy.fr) is a comprehensive 192-page drawing guide created to transform beginners into confident, independent artists. Led by Zephy's fresh, friendly, and accessible teaching approach, this book introduces you to essential techniques that provide a strong foundation in drawing. Designed for those new to art, the book covers a variety of subjects and includes exercises that will help you discover your own unique style. Learn to Draw Anything makes drawing enjoyable for all, with Zephy's supportive method emphasizing consistent practice and self-expression. You will explore a variety of subjects, from objects and animals to people and landscapes, gaining skills you can apply to any subject. The simple step-by-step tutorials can be completed in 15 minutes, so you can accomplish them easily--no matter how busy you are. With clear instructions, engaging activities, and insightful tips, Zephy helps you build the confidence to draw anything you imagine. Inside, you will find: Essential drawing techniques: Follow step-by-step instructions for basic skills that form the building blocks of artistic expression, including observation, proportions, perspective, details, light and shadow, and creativity.Encouraging exercises: Develop confidence and creativity while practicing a range of subjects.Photo references: The tutorials include photo references, enabling you to see how Zephy approaches each drawing subject. With Learn to Draw Anything, you will not only learn the basics of drawing but also gain the tools to explore your creativity independently, embracing your artistic journey with confidence.
yOur Backyard Volume V
Full Description yOur Backyard Magazine, a quarterly online and print publication, encourages writers, actors, artists, musicians, photographers, gardeners, crafters, and youth [of all ages]. We also offer contests with the potential to be included in forthcoming issues of yOur Backyard Magazine and yOur Backyard books. For each issue, we welcome and consider: ●Personal inspirational stories●Poems ●Artwork●Songs●Photographs●Biblical facts and/or applications
The Third Ace
Beneath the glittering veneer of power and wealth lies a world most will never see-a world where whispered promises can topple empires, and loyalty is nothing more than a bargaining chip. In The Third Ace, the game is not played in the open, but in shadows, where every gesture, every silence, and every calculated glance can alter the course of entire dynasties.When a fragile balance of influence begins to fracture, the barons of power gather, each convinced of their superiority, each blinded by arrogance. Sterling, always cautious, circles carefully, measuring every word. Finch, sly and calculating, thrives on risk, whispering in ears and feeding secrets. Dubois positions himself with quiet precision, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Von Hess clings to tradition but hides a desperation he cannot admit. And through it all, Rico-the predator at the center-believes he is orchestrating the downfall of his rivals, unaware that he too is being drawn into a web beyond his comprehension.But the true power lies not with these men, but with the women they underestimate. Evelyn, underestimated as a mere ornament, weaves influence with subtle brilliance, shaping decisions without ever appearing to move the pieces. Maria, pragmatic and precise, uncovers vulnerabilities in financial networks. Anya secures their communications and plants seeds of discord. Sofia dissects personalities with surgical clarity. Lena binds their efforts together, transforming quiet observation into strategic dominance.They are not spectators-they are architects. And while the men battle openly, blinded by ego and rivalry, the women's collective intelligence dismantles them piece by piece, reshaping the very game itself. What begins as a contest of influence becomes a war of perception, manipulation, and survival. Every move tightens the noose. Every whisper shifts the balance. And every secret brought to light has the power to crown a victor-or destroy them all.The Third Ace is a gripping tale of strategy, deception, and the hidden currents that drive power. A story where brilliance thrives in silence, and the most dangerous players are the ones never seen.Prepare for a novel that blends psychological intrigue, political maneuvering, and relentless suspense into a narrative that will leave you questioning every alliance and doubting every truth.The game has already begun. The question is not who will win-but who will survive. Get this book now and step into a world where every move matters, and the shadows hold the sharpest blades.
Vincent Van Gogh: The Starry Night Artisan Art Sketch Book
New title in the colourful Artisan Art Sketch Book collection by Flame Tree Studio, in a range of hues to suit the mood, crafted with decorated page edges and embellished with beautiful tactile art on the cover. Perfect for all artists, sketchers and doodlers. Artisan Art Sketch Books from Flame Tree come in a range of hues to suit the moment and are embellished with a wide variety of well-known art on their tactile, vegan leather covers. They're carefully crafted with decorated page edges overflowing with petals, teasing vines and patterns. A unique blend of the practical and beautiful, with two ribbons and thick white paper stock that makes them ideal for sketching and drawing. Perfect as a gift, and an essential personal choice for artists, notetakers, travellers, students, poets and diarists. And with robust flexi covers they're a pleasure to use. Simply, they feel good! Vincent van Gogh is considered one of the world's greatest painters, his work having had a huge and far-reaching influence on 20th-century art as well as remaining visually and emotionally powerful to this day. In The Starry Night, the sky is Prussian blue, ultramarine and cobalt, with sparkling yellow gaslights and stars. The spot depicted is in Arles, close to the Yellow House he famously rented.
Vincent Van Gogh: Almond Blossom Artisan Art Sketch Book
New title in the colourful Artisan Art Sketch Book collection by Flame Tree Studio, in a range of hues to suit the mood, crafted with decorated page edges and embellished with beautiful tactile art on the cover. Perfect for all artists, sketchers and doodlers. Artisan Art Sketch Books from Flame Tree come in a range of hues to suit the moment and are embellished with a wide variety of well-known art on their tactile, vegan leather covers. They're carefully crafted with decorated page edges overflowing with petals, teasing vines and patterns. A unique blend of the practical and beautiful, with two ribbons and thick white paper stock that makes them ideal for sketching and drawing. Perfect as a gift, and an essential personal choice for artists, notetakers, travellers, students, poets and diarists. And with robust flexi covers they're a pleasure to use. Simply, they feel good! Vincent van Gogh is considered one of the world's greatest painters, his work having had a huge and far-reaching influence on 20th-century art as well as remaining visually and emotionally powerful to this day. Van Gogh painted Almond Blossom as a gift in celebration of the birth of his nephew. He had previously been greatly inspired by flowering trees, and appreciated their power as symbols of rebirth.
Bobbie Goods Cozy Coloring & Drawing
Embrace cozy creativity with Bobbie Goods through step-by-step drawing tutorials, coloring activities, and more in this officially licensed book. Bobbie Goods Cozy Coloring & Drawing combines winter-themed charm with hands-on creativity, perfect for fans of cute, whimsical art. This two-in-one book offers 32 pages of step-by-step drawing projects that guide budding artists through creating cozy animal characters, holiday scenes, and adorable objects. In addition to the tutorials, an attached pad includes 6 unique winter and holiday coloring pages and 6 memo sheets. Perfect for personalizing projects, jotting down notes, or sharing your creations with others, this pad offers endless possibilities for creative expression and fun! Inside, you'll find: Easy step-by-step drawing tutorials for drawing holiday-themed animals, cozy scenes, and cute decorationsAn attached pad with 6 cozy winter scenes to color and 6 memo pad pagesWhether you're relaxing by the fire or looking for a creative holiday activity, the official Bobbie Goods Cozy Coloring & Drawing Pad offers a delightful, hands-on way to enjoy the winter season.
Bukimi No Tani (不気味の谷): The Uncanny Valley - The Affectivity of the Humanoid
Examining the "uncanny valley" experienced by humans in the presence of the humanoidPublished with Funda癟瓊o Bienal de S瓊o Paulo. This fourth and final volume in a series of educational publications in conjunction with the 36th Bienal de S瓊o Paulo centers on the Invocation held in Tokyo in April 2025, exploring the complex relationship between humans and machines through sound, performance and visual practices. Inspired by the concept of the "uncanny valley" proposed by Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori in 1970, the Tokyo Invocation reflects on the ambiguities of the human in the face of technology and the issues that emerge at the intersection between art, artificial intelligence and corporeality. This book addresses issues such as the impact of artificial intelligence on artistic creation, the performativity of machines and the affective dimension of the relationship between humans and automated devices.
300 Things to Draw
Say goodbye to creative block with 300 Things to Draw, a guided sketchbook designed to add bursts of creative time throughout your day. Whether you're a doodler, a budding artist, or a creatively blocked pro, let the 300 diverse prompts--from everyday objects to original concepts--set your imagination racing. With so many prompts, you can turn your drawing into a daily practice that may even become a lifelong habit. With a combination of full-page, half-page, and quarter-page prompts, this carry-along sketchbook includes lots of space to draw, allowing your artwork to shine and the prompt text to recede into the background--making it the perfect keepsake. The layflat format enables you to focus on creating your art. Try your hand at drawing: A spring day in the gardenA campfire sceneThe front door of a houseA weeping willow treeFireworksAn actor on stageA pair of glassesOpen your mind, start drawing, and enjoy a sense of accomplishment. Also in this Series: 3,001 Questions All About Me, 3,001 Would You Rather Questions, 3,001 This or That Questions, 301 Writing Ideas, Anti-Anxiety Journal, Complete the Drawing, Create a Poem, Create a Story, Create Comics: A Sketchbook, Design & Destroy, Forever Friends, Gratitude Journal, Inner Me, Inspired by Prayer, Internet Password Book, Mom & Me, My Family Story, My Father's Life, My Grandfather's Life, My Grandmother's Life, My Life Story, My Mother's Life, Our Love Story, Sermon Notes, Sketch - Large Black, Sketch - Large Kraft, Sketch - Medium Black, Sketch - Medium Kraft, This is Me, Write - Medium Black, Write - Medium Black
You Are an Artist
With original, full-color designs and 11 affirmations from the artist himself, this compact gift book offers guidance, clarity, and support for fulfilling your creative potential Are you an aspiring artist? Or perhaps lost your creative vision? Or you just need some powerful words of encouragement to follow your dreams. Well, this book is for you. Known as the "architect of joy," this book was created by visionary multidisplinary artist and designer Yinka Ilori and offers bold and fearless encouragement for anyone looking for assurance on their artistic journey. Suitable for all ages, this is the perfect gift book for anyone needing a joyful mood boost and for aspiring artists in need of uplifiting declarations. With original, full-color designs and 11 affirmations from the artist himself, this compact gift book offers guidance, clarity, and support for fulfilling your creative potential.
Falling in Autumn
'My encounters with nature are very personal. I am inspired by watching jays gathering acorns, owls hooting and the joy of hearing nightingales.' Falling Into Autumn is the third book in a stunning seasonal quartet from beloved printmaker and illustrator Angela Harding. This series will take readers on a journey through the seasons, reflecting Angela's view as the nature around her transforms and evolves over the months. Taking in landscapes across the UK, from views from her homely studio in Rutland to the Scottish wilderness, via the low-lying marshlands of Suffolk and the windswept hills of Yorkshire, the beautiful illustrations and evocative imagery of the prose make this the perfect book for nature lovers and art lovers everywhere. Featuring many of Angela's most beloved prints, alongside Angela's observations and inspirations, Spring Unfurled, Summer's Hum, Falling into Autumn and Winter's Song are a joyful celebration of nature and wildlife across the UK at all times of year.
Collecting the Future
Over 125 years of groundbreaking and perpetually relevant modern Italian artEstablished in Turin in 1898, the Fondazione De Fornaris holds thousands of works key to the history of modern Italian art. Collecting the Future spans various epochs to discuss artists including Pellizza da Volpedo, Alberto Burri, Giorgio Morandi and Pino Pascali.
Made in L.A. 2025
Animated by its inimitable residents and cacophonous disorder, Los Angeles is brought to life through interventions by 28 emerging and under-recognized local artistsPublished with Hammer Museum. The Made in L.A. biennial highlights the practices of artists working throughout the greater Los Angeles area, with an emphasis on emerging and under-recognized artists. The catalog for the seventh iteration, Made in L.A. 2025, includes curatorial essays and commissioned texts focusing on each of the 28 featured participants, spanning generations and working across a wide range of mediums. Neither myth nor monolith, Los Angeles is many things to many people, and its dissonance is perhaps its most distinguishing feature. Attitude draws them together: Each engages with this city in ways alternately literal, formal, material, and metaphoric. Conceived or made in Los Angeles, they are of this city and nowhere else. In the spirit of the exhibition, the book embraces writers' voices from a broad range of disciplines. Among the contributions are interviews, critical essays and experimental writing exercises, all centered on and influenced by Los Angeles.
Watercolour Lessons
A Watercolour How-To Book for the Whimsical Creative"I am brand new to watercolor and this book is exactly what I needed. Highly recommended." --Amazon review#1 Bestseller in Watercolor Painting, Plants & Animals, Mixed Media & DecoratingTake a walk down the path of translucent pastels and delicate wet washes with Watercolour Lessons. Filled with engaging exercises, this vibrant guide contains step-by-step instructions on how to paint with watercolours. For beginners and those looking to improve their technique, Watercolour Lessons brings artistic inspiration to any home.A watercolour guide book that is uniquely you. Follow author and artist Emma Lefebvre as she teaches the fundamentals of this simple-to-use painting medium. With an emphasis on developing skills and style, Watercolour Lessons offers the necessary tools to produce paintings anyone would be proud to display, gift, or to keep for themselves.Learn how to paint with watercolours. For beginners and mavens alike, Watercolour Lessons offers straight-forward lessons to help anyone develop their craft and unique artistic style. From color theory to tool sets, it explores watercolour basics while helping painters--old and new--gain confidence in themselves and their work.Inside, you'll find: A list of essential watercolour tools and how to use themAn easy-to-understand explanation of watercolour techniques and theoriesCharmingly simple watercolor painting projects with step-by-step instructionsNotes on common mistakes and how to fix themIf you're looking for creative art therapy exercises, want to learn how to paint with watercolors for beginners or intermediate artists, or enjoy books such as Watercolor the Easy Way Flowers, Watercolor Workbook, Watercolor With Me in the Forest, or Everyday Watercolor, you'll love Watercolour Lessons.
Leigh Bowery
A comprehensive monograph on the boundary-pushing career of artist, performer, model, TV personality, club promoter, fashion designer, and musician Leigh Bowery Leigh Bowery used performance to explore questions around the politics of the body and its use as both material and a site of transformation. He was also fascinated by the subversive potential of costume as sculpture.Published to accompany a major exhibition, Leigh Bowery features over 200 images by and of the artist--spanning an eclectic and dynamic career which included fashion photography, club Polaroids, film stills, paintings, postcards, and ephemera. In addition to Bowery's own works, the book also includes paintings of the artist by Lucian Freud, and works made with and about Bowery by Stephen Willats and Trojan Barnes, among others.A visual inventory of all of Bowery's costumes, held by the artist's estate, has been newly photographed and published here for the first time.
Prints as Agents of Global Exchange
The significance of the media and communications revolution occasioned by printmaking was profound. Less a part of the standard narrative of printmaking's significance is recognition of the frequency with which the widespread dissemination of printed works also occurred beyond the borders of Europe and consideration of the impact of this broader movement of printed objects. Within a decade of the invention of the Gutenberg press, European prints began to move globally. Over the course of the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries, numerous prints produced in Europe traveled to areas as varied as Turkey, India, Iran, Ethiopia, China, Japan and the Americas, where they were taken by missionaries, artists, travelers, merchants and diplomats. This collection of essays explores the global circulation of knowledge, both written and visual, that occurred by means of prints in the Early Modern period.
Brand Something Beautiful
If you don't tell your story well, who will?If you're like most writers, artists, musicians, solopreneurs, and other creatives, you love making things. But you dread marketing.Marketing feels hard- like complete guesswork-because no one has ever helped you define your brand. Without a clear brand, marketing is like trying to build a house without a foundation. In a swamp. With alligators.Branding is about much more than logos or taglines. It involves understanding you and your unique gifts and desires, and then connecting those with the needs of your audiences. Branding is the missing middle between making something beautiful and helping people find and embrace that beauty. Inside this book, you'll discover a proven five-step process-Determine, Discover, Define, Design, and Delight-that bridges the gap between creating and selling, a method that makes marketing not just easier, but more enjoyable. You'll develop your own creative brand that will help you: articulate who you are as a creative, understand the difference between a personal brand and a creative one, make better decisions, charge premium prices, and enable others to describe and recommend your work.Many creative people aren't clear about what they want or how to achieve their dreams. Or if they are, they don't know how to message their passion well or communicate it in a way that resonates with customers, clients, collectors, and other vital audiences. In this book, you'll gain the clarity you need to focus on the work you were made to create, and then to share that work in ways that excite others.It's time to stop guessing at how to promote what you do and instead, start building emotional connections that turn admirers into loyal customers.Your creative work deserves to be seen. Your brand is how the world will find it.
King Alpha
Willow Creek was a town that noticed everything-and forgot nothing. Small, quiet, and unchanging, it lived by details: who lingered too long at the diner, who left their lights burning late, who didn't belong.And no one doubted that the man who claimed the abandoned Victorian on Elm Street didn't belong.They called him King Alpha. Tall, magnetic, and impossibly composed, he drew people to him as though by design. Women drifted into his orbit without conflict, men grew uneasy but said nothing, and children whispered his name like a prayer. Each night, the long-dead Victorian glowed golden, as though the house itself had been waiting for him.Bobby noticed first. His wife murmured Alpha's name in her sleep. His notebook-the Dossier-began to fill with words he didn't remember writing, warnings written in his own hand. Alongside Paul, his closest friend, Bobby tried to resist the pull. But resistance came at a price. The town bent toward Alpha as if it had always been his, and Bobby realized the stranger was not just a man, but a presence: a fracture, a silence, a crownless king.Now Bobby must confront the terrifying truth: to resist Alpha is to break, but to surrender is to be remade.Dark, atmospheric, and haunting, King Alpha is a supernatural thriller about power, devotion, and the unseen forces that consume ordinary lives.���� Step into the circle. Enter Willow Creek. Get this book now.
Jfl: What Does Why Mean?
This funny, dry and absurd twist on conventional art criticism serves as a great reference book for 20th Century art criticism. In 2001, while residing at Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart, artist and curator Octavian Esanu read hundreds of interviews and essays by artists and art critics. He then formed a new text out of the questions about art which he had culled from his readings. Each question is duly footnoted. The results are hilarious, absurd and profound. Originally published in 2002 in Germany by Edition Solitude, JFL: What Does "Why" Mean? is now available in North America, re-typeset and printed by J&L.
Silicon Valley Reimagined
Silicon Valley Reimagined invites readers into an alternate 1949 where the future arrived decades early. In this richly illustrated art book, the world of postwar California bursts with electronics that belong more to the 1980s-or even today-yet are imagined through the industrial design language of the 1940s.Presented as a product catalog from the fictional Benedetti Brothers & Company, the book showcases the gadgets and innovations that residents of the South Bay might have browsed in January 1949. Wide-screen televisions, video game consoles, cell phones, projectors, and even early laptops and smartwatches are featured here-not in sleek, modern forms, but as boxy, chrome-trimmed devices wrapped in Bakelite and brushed metal. It's a playful collision of eras, where technology leaps ahead but style remains rooted in mid-century design.Each page combines full-color artwork with careful world-building details, evoking the look and feel of a vintage retail catalog. Readers step into a world that never existed, one where megastores filled their shelves with products that belonged to a different timeline. The South Bay becomes the heart of this alternate Silicon Valley long before the name was ever coined, transformed into a hub of imagined consumer electronics at the dawn of the Atomic Age.At once speculative history, design experiment, and visual chronicle, Silicon Valley Reimagined captures the thrill of innovation through the lens of "what might have been." It's a catalog from another universe-an invitation to browse, dream, and imagine a 1949 where the future was already here.
Blue Floral 2026 8.5 X 11 Weekly Monthly Softcover Planner
BLOOMS OF BLUE - Stay organized with the Blue Floral Weekly Planner. Featuring a timeless pattern of delicate blue flowers on a rich navy background, this 2026 planner brings beauty and functionality together. With spacious weekly layouts and elegant details, it's perfect for planning your days, setting goals, and keeping your schedule in bloom all year.
Poppy Plans 2026 8.5 X 11 Weekly Monthly Softcover Planner
POP OF POPPIES - Bring beauty and meaning to your year with the Poppy Plans Weekly Planner. Featuring vibrant red, orange, and yellow poppies, this 2026 planner celebrates the timeless symbolism of poppies, which stand for remembrance and resilience. With its practical weekly layouts and elegant design, this planner is perfect for staying organized while embracing the inspiration of nature's most iconic blooms.
