Drawing Class: Flowers and Friends in the Garden
Learn to draw flowers, critters, and things from the garden--it's easy with 60 step-by-step lessons + video tutorials via QR codes. Written and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Heegyum Kim, Drawing Class: Flowers and Friends in the Garden makes drawing flowers and more from the garden fun and accessible for all skill levels. With simple, step-by-step lessons, this book teaches you how to draw flowers, animals, birds, and other charming garden elements using basic shapes. Each lesson includes a QR code linking to a video tutorial, so you can follow along and perfect your techniques. From delicate petals and vibrant blooms to hopping bunnies and chirping sparrows, Drawing Class: Flowers and Friends in the Garden helps you capture the beauty of nature with confidence. With Heegyum's whimsical and approachable style, this book transforms drawing into an enjoyable and relaxing experience for beginners and experienced artists alike. Inside, you'll find: 60 fun, step-by-step drawing lessons: Learn to draw a wide variety of flowers, plus animals, birds, and other garden favorites.Video tutorials for every project: Access helpful videos via QR codes to enhance your learning.Tips for adding vibrant details: Use colored pencils to bring life and personality to your creations.Whimsical, garden-themed inspiration: Put together what you've learned to create scenes filled with flowers, buzzing bees, friendly critters, and charming details.Perfect for anyone who wants to explore their creative side or unwind with a mindful activity, Drawing Class: Flowers and Friends in the Garden is a must-have addition to your art book collection. Whether you're sketching for fun or developing your skills, this book will help you create stunning artwork inspired by the beauty of the garden. Combining easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions with engaging video tutorials, the Drawing Class series is designed to engage and inspire budding artists of all ages. Discover even more delightful drawing subjects with Heegyum Kim in Drawing Class: Animals and Drawing Class: Cats at Home and in the Wild.
Pocket Prompts Drawing
Stay motivated and inspired as an artist, no matter where you are, with the creative exercises and ideas in Pocket Prompts Drawing. This compact, easy-to-carry guide is filled with tips, techniques, and practices to break through artist's block and provide an instant source of inspiration. From quick sketches to detailed projects, Pocket Prompts Drawing offers a variety of prompts to help you develop your skills and explore new ideas. From basic sketching techniques to more complex subject studies, the prompts in this book encourage you to explore a variety of techniques, overcome artistic blocks, and enjoy your drawing practice. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, this guide will inspire you to draw with confidence and creativity. Keep it in your bag, pocket, or studio for instant artistic inspiration! Inside you'll find: 60+ creative prompts and drawing exercises: Designed to help you explore new ideas and sharpen your drawing skills.Techniques and tips for all skill levels: From beginners to experienced artists, everyone can find useful insights.A portable, easy-to-reference format: Take your inspiration with you wherever you go. With Pocket Prompts Drawing, you'll never be without a source of inspiration, helping you create your best work anytime, anywhere.
Seeing Through Stone
Centering the voices of the currently and formerly incarcerated, works from 80 contributors visualize a prison-free futurePublished with Institute of the Arts and Sciences at UC Santa Cruz and San Jos矇 Museum of Art. Prisons are so ingrained in history and the cultural imagination as to appear inevitable. Yet as long as prisons have existed, alternative rehabilitations have flourished. Seeing through Stone accompanies the largest-ever exhibition emerging from the movement for prison abolition in the United States. It draws its title from a work by poet Etheridge Knight (1931-91), who wrote his first collection while incarcerated at Indiana State Prison. The art and texts in this catalog explore this shared capacity for the radical sight permeating through prison walls and include contributions from artists, writers and activists both currently and formerly incarcerated, alongside those without that lived experience. Over 80 artists and collectives from around the world contribute work, while the original texts are authored by such activists as Robin D.G. Kelley and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson.
Lucy Innes Williams: Viridian Garden House (Blank Sketch Book)
New title in the Flame Tree Sketch Book collection, this luxurious sketch book features beautiful art, high-quality production and the thick paper stock makes it ideal for sketching and drawing. A FLAME TREE SKETCH BOOK. Beautiful and luxurious, the sketch books combine high-quality production and FSC-certified paper with magnificent art. Perfect as a gift, the thick paper stock makes them ideal for sketching and drawing. Features a wide range of well-known and modern artists, with new artworks published throughout the year. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. The highly crafted covers are printed on foil paper, embossed then foil stamped, complemented by the luxury binding and bookmark ribbons. The covers are created by our artists and designers who spend many hours transforming original artwork into gorgeous 3d masterpieces that feel good in the hand, and look wonderful on a desk or table. THE ARTIST. Lucy Innes Williams is a painter and illustrator with an artistic interest in highly ornate textiles, patterns, and the decorative arts of the early-mid twentieth century. She uses a combination of gouache, watercolour and printmaking. THE FINAL WORD. As William Morris said, "Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
A Superlative Palette: Contemporary Black Women Artists
A powerhouse survey of work from today's most celebrated Black women artists Black women artists have historically faced marginalization and underrepresentation within the art world. Despite these obstacles, they have persevered and crafted an artistry that encompasses a diverse range of themes, mediums and styles. At times, their creative endeavors confront the intersectionality of race, gender and identity, reflecting personal experiences, heritage and the realities of being a Black woman.To celebrate the Harvey B. Gantt Center's 50th anniversary, A Superlative Palette brings together the work of more than a dozen generation-defining contemporary Black women artists from around the world. Their powerful and thought-provoking work has not only redefined artistic expression but has also played a significant role in advocating for social justice, equality and empowerment.Artists include: Nina Chanel Abney, ruby onyinyechi amanze, Lauren Halsey, Rachel Jones, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Jennifer Packer, Calida Rawles, Deborah Roberts, Tschabalala Self, Amy Sherald, Mickalene Thomas, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.
Audiovisual Disruption
Post-digital art suggests a form of embodiment of digital technologies that unfolds in physical space through hands-on material approaches, and even the repurposing of older analogue media. Pedro Ferreira examines these aesthetics in contemporary audiovisual arts as reactions to our post-digital condition. He traces four post-digital territories by looking on the digital infrastructure, within the effects of the post-digital condition, in-between digital and non-digital media as media hybrids, and off digital media in a turn to analogue media. Concluding with a series of artworks, this study exposes the material, sociocultural and environmental consequences of digital technologies in our post-digital age.
Interdisciplinary Exhibitions and the Production of Knowledge
How can exhibitions not only stage existing knowledge, but also raise questions that lead to new research? This question has become ever more relevant due to the museum sector's growing interest in the development of thematic exhibitions that combine narratives and objects from art, science, cultural history, and everyday life. Using theories from interdisciplinarity studies, Henriette Pleiger identifies different ways of producing knowledge during the exhibition-making process, as well as the mechanisms that are necessary for an exhibition to be considered interdisciplinary. The development of such exhibitions can be understood as collaborative research processes.
The Emotional Palette - Color Theory and Its Impact on Perception
Carlo Dolci
Carlo Dolci" is a classic book, that has held significant value throughout history, and to ensure its timeless wisdom is never lost, Alpha Editions has carefully preserved it by republishing it in a modern, accessible format for both present and future generations. Thoughtfully reformatted, retyped, and newly designed, this edition offers a clear and readable text-free from scanned copies of the original work. Alpha Editions is dedicated to breathing new life into antique and classic books, making these literary treasures available once again for readers who cherish history, culture, and timeless knowledge.
Puvis de Chavannes
Puvis de Chavannes" is a classic book, that has held significant value throughout history, and to ensure its timeless wisdom is never lost, Alpha Editions has carefully preserved it by republishing it in a modern, accessible format for both present and future generations. Thoughtfully reformatted, retyped, and newly designed, this edition offers a clear and readable text-free from scanned copies of the original work. Alpha Editions is dedicated to breathing new life into antique and classic books, making these literary treasures available once again for readers who cherish history, culture, and timeless knowledge.
War Posters Issued by Belligerent and Neutral Nations 1914-1919
War Posters Issued by Belligerent and Neutral Nations 1914-1919" is a classic book, that has held significant value throughout history, and to ensure its timeless wisdom is never lost, Alpha Editions has carefully preserved it by republishing it in a modern, accessible format for both present and future generations. Thoughtfully reformatted, retyped, and newly designed, this edition offers a clear and readable text-free from scanned copies of the original work. Alpha Editions is dedicated to breathing new life into antique and classic books, making these literary treasures available once again for readers who cherish history, culture, and timeless knowledge.
Caricature and Other Comic Art in All Times and Many Lands.
Caricature and Other Comic Art in All Times and Many Lands." is a classic book, that has held significant value throughout history, and to ensure its timeless wisdom is never lost, Alpha Editions has carefully preserved it by republishing it in a modern, accessible format for both present and future generations. Thoughtfully reformatted, retyped, and newly designed, this edition offers a clear and readable text-free from scanned copies of the original work. Alpha Editions is dedicated to breathing new life into antique and classic books, making these literary treasures available once again for readers who cherish history, culture, and timeless knowledge.
Amazigh Cinema
An introduction to North African Indigenous cinema through a new understanding of the Amazigh homelandsAmazigh Cinema: An Introduction to North African Indigenous Film examines the emergence of Amazigh visual media in its historical and cultural contexts and engages in a decolonization of the studies of Amazigh expression. An exploration of film from across the Tamazgha or Amazigh homeland produced by and about Imazighen, Indigenous peoples historically referred to as "Berbers," the book underscores the role of cinematic art in language preservation and the shaping of contemporary Amazigh identity against a backdrop of historical repression and exclusion. Opening up debate on the growing archive of Amazigh cinema for global audiences, this collection contrasts Amazigh production with national and global cinema and traces links between oral performance, amateur video, and feature films. These films expose fault lines in post-colonial belief systems and interrogate the tension between the pull of nostalgia and push for change as filmmakers use their cameras to re-establish a sense of presence and continuity in a changing world. Resisting folklorization, Amazigh Cinema shows how Amazigh filmmakers engage multiple spectatorships in the everyday lives of rural and immigrant people who have overcome discrimination and cultural apathy using the ancient methods and modern tools at hand. Their use of visual mediums to craft new narratives of Amazigh life creates a space for all audiences to witness Indigenous lives and their strategies--and celebration-- of survival.
Monoline Calligraphy
Monoline Calligraphy Workbook for BeginnersA Creative Lettering Practice Book for Beginners: Master Hand-Lettered Design with Simple, Mindful Strokes and Daily Calligraphy ExercisesDiscover the beauty of monoline calligraphy with this step-by-step workbook designed to guide you through the fundamentals of hand lettering. Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to refine your skills, this book provides everything you need to create elegant, balanced, and consistently smooth lettering.What You'll Find Inside: Step-by-Step Instructions - Learn monoline calligraphy from the ground up, starting with basic strokes and progressing to full letterforms, words, and phrases.Comprehensive Practice Exercises - Strengthen your technique with structured drills that help you master each stroke and build muscle memory.Two Distinct Font Styles - Explore the versatility of monoline lettering with two different font styles-one simple and beginner-friendly, the other more intricate for advanced practice.Lettering from A to Z - Practice uppercase and lowercase letters with guided examples, focusing on uniformity and precision.Word and Phrase Composition - Move beyond single letters and start forming words with fluid connections, improving spacing and balance.Daily Mindful Lettering - Incorporate hand-lettering into your routine as a relaxing and meditative creative practice.High-Quality Practice Pages - Designed for pencil, fineliner, or marker use, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable lettering experience.Who Is This Book For?Beginners looking for an easy and structured way to learn monoline calligraphyHand lettering enthusiasts who want to refine their skills with guided exercisesArtists, journal lovers, and creatives who enjoy mindful and artistic expressionUnlock the simplicity and elegance of monoline calligraphy today. With clear instructions, inspiring exercises, and plenty of space to practice, this workbook will help you develop a beautiful, confident hand-lettering style.
The 14th Shanghai Biennale
Visual documentation of the 14th Shanghai Biennale with newly commissioned essays reflecting on its themes. Published to complement the 14th Shanghai Biennale, entitled Cosmos Cinema and curated by Anton Vidokle, this illustrated catalogue extends the exhibition's proposal that the methodologies of filmmaking might offer one way of representing and reimagining our entanglement in time and space. The book presents the work of artists from the early twentieth century to the present alongside a series of specially commissioned essays on subjects ranging from the history of Shanghai cinema to the possibility of communicating with nonhuman intelligence. Arranged according to the Nine Palaces of traditional Chinese cosmology, and reproduced here in a design that recreates the consciously cinematic experience of the exhibition, these works of art and their accompanying texts encourage us to reflect on our place within the systems that shape our lives at every scale.
Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria--The Mighty Nein Part Two
New from Critical Role's smash-hit campaign the Mighty Nein! The saga of Exandria's famous adventurers continues in this second collection of art, narrative, and lore from the cast of Critical Role, as well as the Critter community! The Chronicles of Exandria: The Mighty Nein Part Two follows Critical Role's Mighty Nein campaign from their adventures in Xhorhas, to encounters with the Kryn and the Bright Queen, to discoveries at the Cinderrest Sanctum and in the belly of the Behemoth, all the way to events at the Whitedawn Lagoon. Clocking in at over 300 pages, this gorgeous hardcover documents the adventures and revelations of the Mighty Nein from their adventures in Exandria.
Artists & the Unknown: Art21 Interviews with Artists
Art21's second compendium of artist interviews explores how we use the randomness, complexity and unknowability of life to push the boundaries of art and cultureThe unknown is definitionally indefinable. It is something we encounter in ways big and small every day of our lives. It appears when we wake up and wonder what the day holds, as we watch the world around us change, develop and decay, and in our risks, dreams and curiosities. The unknown can appear unexpectedly, at any time, and with myriad forms and faces. What do we do with that information? At Art21, we look to artists.Drawn from over two decades of interviews with the leading artists of the 21st century, Artists & the Unknown: Art21 Interviews with Artists captures engaging, inspiring and stimulating conversations with that explore encounters with the unknown. Featuring the works and words of 18 groundbreaking contemporary artists, this collection serves as a guide and a companion in your own encounters with unknowability.Art21 is a celebrated global leader in presenting thought-provoking and sophisticated films, educational programs and publications about contemporary art. With the mission to educate and expand access to contemporary art to inspire a more creative and inclusive world, Art21 is the go-to place to learn firsthand from the artists of our time.Interviews by: Ian Forster, Susan Sollins, Chiemi Karasawa, Lorena Alverado, Wesley Miller, Brian Redondo, Bryan Chang, Vicky Du, Jessica Kingdon, Nathan Truesdell, Malika Zouhali-Worrall. This book was published in conjunction with Gregory R. Miller & Co.
The re-signification of graffiti in the works of Nina Pandolfo
Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria--The Mighty Nein Part Two (Deluxe Edition)
New from Critical Role's smash-hit campaign the Mighty Nein! The saga of Exandria's famous adventurers continues in this second collection of art, narrative, and lore from the cast of Critical Role as well as the Critter community! The Chronicles of Exandria: The Mighty Nein Part Two follows Critical Role's current campaign from their adventures in Xhorhas, to encounters with the Kryn and the Bright Queen, to discoveries at the Cinderrest Sanctum and in the belly of the Behemoth, all the way to events at the Whitedawn Lagoon. Clocking in at over 300 pages, this gorgeous hardcover documents the adventures and revelations of the Mighty Nein from their adventures in Exandria. The deluxe edition of The Chronicles of Exandria: The Mighty Nein Part Two also includes the following extras, exclusive to the deluxe edition: Foil-stamped clamshell. Foil-stamped, debossed hardcover with spine ribs and ribbon marker.Lithograph by Hannah Freidrichs housed in a sleek portfolio.Velvet pouch containing a coin featuring an image of the Bright Queen.Die-cut, faux leather, foil-stamped bookmark.Foil-stamped envelope containing: Five postcards featuring art from inside the book.Marquis Party Invite.Brenatto's Apothecary Flyer by Helen Mask.Blooming Grove Tea Flyer by Helen Mask.Beacon Research Notes by Hunter Severn Bonyun.Xhorhaus Floorplan by Hunter Severn Bonyun.Willi Blueprint by Fernando Heinz Furukawa.
Colors of Thanks
���� Fall into Gratitude: A Thanksgiving Verses Coloring Book ����Immerse yourself in the warmth of autumn with this unique coloring book that combines the joy of seasonal artistry with inspirational verses. Perfect for both adults and older children who love to color while reflecting on life's blessings.✨ What's Inside: 29 beautifully detailed coloring pages featuring fall and Thanksgiving themesThoughtfully paired verses with each illustrationSingle-sided pages to prevent bleed-throughA perfect blend of simple and intricate designsHours of relaxing, creative entertainment���� The Perfect Gift: Wonderful Thanksgiving hostess giftGreat for fall family activitiesPerfect for quiet devotional timeWhether you're looking to unwind after a busy day, create beautiful artwork for your home, or share a meaningful activity with loved ones, this coloring book offers a peaceful way to celebrate the season of gratitude.Start your creative journey of thanksgiving today! ����
An Alphabet for Dreamers
A captivating and trailblazing look at how dreams serve as one of our most powerful ways to understand--and radically change--our world. A small, intimate gift book with 26 charming watercolor illustrations--the perfect bedside companion for your favorite dreamer. Borrowing from the traditional alphabet book genre for children, An Alphabet for Dreamers provides adult readers with a new grammar for dreams, or what neuroscientist Sidarta Ribeiro calls "oracles of the night." In this book, Sharon Sliwinski restores dreaming to its proper place as an important worldmaking activity, one that offers a gateway to another way of seeing. Each of the short chapters engages a dream from the historical record--from both the recent and distant past--to show how these experiences can help make sense of profound social conflicts and transform our shared reality. Thinking alongside the dreams of powerful exemplars--from Harriet Tubman to contemporary Indigenous activist Abigail Echo-Hawk--readers come to understand how dream life is a crucial resource for generating new worlds and new ways of being. The book brings together urgent concerns from the domains of critical theory, visual culture, and mental health to show how dreaming serves as a vital source of knowledge and a critical mode of thinking. As with traditional alphabet books, illustrations provide an integral voice. Each chapter of the book is accompanied by an original watercolor painting by Melinda Josie that visually underscores the way dreams serve as a unique medium for processing our lived experience. Together, the images and text form a delicate dialogue, drawing attention to the details of the central scenes, extending the book's special mode of thinking in painted form. By working alongside dreamers from the past and present, An Alphabet for Dreamers begins a new and much-needed conversation about the social and political importance of dream life.
The Farmer's Fortune unveiled
When tech billionaire Ethan Wallace grows weary of shallow relationships and the cutthroat world of corporate greed, he makes a radical decision: he buys a struggling, run-down farm in the rural town of Solace, hoping to find peace and a sense of purpose. To maintain anonymity, Ethan hides his wealth and pretends to be a broke farmer, determined to learn the ropes of farming from scratch. But the journey he embarks on is far more challenging-and rewarding-than he ever imagined.Enter Sophie Carter, a fiery, resilient local woman hired to teach Ethan the ways of the land. Though reluctant at first, Sophie finds herself drawn to Ethan's stubborn charm and unexpected vulnerability. As the two work together to rebuild the farm, they uncover more than just fertile soil. Buried beneath the land lies a centuries-old secret-a natural resource that could transform not just their lives, but the fate of the entire town.But when Ethan's true identity is exposed, Sophie feels betrayed, and their budding relationship is put to the ultimate test. Adding to the turmoil, a shadowy corporation sets its sights on the farm's hidden treasure, threatening to destroy everything they've built.In this sweeping tale of redemption, resilience, and romance, The Farmer's Fortune Unveiled weaves together high stakes, heartfelt emotion, and a love story that blossoms against all odds. Will Ethan and Sophie find a way to protect their farm, their town, and their love-or will the weight of betrayal and greed tear them apart forever?This is a story about fighting for what truly matters: love, community, and the courage to leave behind the life you thought you wanted for the one you were meant to have.
The Politics of Monstrous Figures in Contemporary Cinema
The purpose of the book is to demonstrate how witches, zombies, and cyborgs (among other figures) present the spectre of new people to come, of new possibilities to inhabit the Earth against the apocalyptic fates of Capitalism.
Moral Seascapes
We are no strangers today to visual representations of human suffering at sea: the refugee crisis that continues to play out in the seascape between Europe and Africa (and not only there) yields an ever-growing archive of humanitarian tragedy. As both a visual backdrop and a lethal medium of unequal mobility, maritime space and landscape play a significant role in mediating the ethical demands of this crisis. Yet there has been little exploration of the longer history of morality's role in our understanding of aesthetic representations of the sea. The diverse contributions in Moral Seascapes explore the various symbolic forms through which these shifting moral norms and values have been manifested, contributing to debates concerning the place of the sea in visual and literary cultures and the history of morality and emotion, as well as the emergence of modern subjectivity.Drawing on a range of interdisciplinary perspectives (visual culture, experimental art history, literary studies, history and philosophy) Moral Seascapes develops distinctive new insights into the relationship between the moral cultures of modernity and the image of the sea.Contributors: Johannes von M羹ller (University of Kiel), Rafael Jakob (University of Vienna), Alexandra Heimes (ZfL Berlin), Szilvia Gellai (University of Vienna), Benno Wagner (University of Siegen), J繹rn M羹nkner (Herzog August Bibliothek), Chiara Giubilaro (University of Palermo), Nora Weinelt (University of Augsburg), Hilde Van Gelder (KU Leuven)
