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Author
Publisher
Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave, Joanna Gaines walks you through how to create a home that reflects the personalities and stories of the people who live there. Using examples from her own farmhouse as well as a range of other homes, this comprehensive guide will help you assess your priorities and instincts, as well as your likes and dislikes, with practical steps for navigating and embracing your authentic design...
Author
Publisher
Parkstone International
Pub. Date
2015
Language
Français
Formats
Description
Vous vous êtes déjà demandé pourquoi votre plafond ressemble aux voûtes d'une cathédrale gothique ? Ou bien pourquoi le bâtiment où vous travaillez est si différent des autres ? L' ABC des Styles vous invite à explorer les différents styles de l'architecture et de la décoration intérieures, depuis l'Antiquité jusqu'aux années quarante. Des châteaux et palaces de l'aristocratie française aux églises monastiques dominicaines du
...6) Chinese art
Author
Publisher
Parkstone Press International
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Dealing not only with architecture, sculpture, and painting, but also with bronze and ceramics, this text offers a complete panorama of Chinese arts and civilisation. In his text, the author Bushell stresses the importance of knowing the society to understand the arts.
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In The Exquisite Book of Paper Flower Transformations, artist Livia Cetti ups the ante with a host of grander and more intricate flowers and projects--more blooms, more petals, stronger stems, and bigger, bolder arrangements! In this lavish handbook, you will learn how to create 25 vibrant flower stems in a variety of natural shapes--globes, spikes, bells, saucers, rectangles, cones, and arcs--including hydrangeas, charm peonies, honeysuckles, and...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
Hundreds of beautifully rendered, royalty-free images painstakingly adapted from a host of design traditions: primitive tribal, Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Chinese, Japanese, Persian, Byzantine, French Renaissance and more. Also, decorative motifs derived from metalwork, heraldic ornament, floral vignettes, letters, other elements. Invaluable sourcebook for artists, craftworkers and decorative art enthusiasts.
Author
Publisher
Stash Books, an imprint of C&T Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Find out why medallions are the center of attention. 11 modern medallion quilts ranging from basic to advanced. Customize! Swap centers and borders to create your own design. Authors Janice Zeller Ryan and Beth Vassalo are joined by 9 other quilters who are creating waves in the modern quil movement--Alexia Abegg, Karen Anderson-Abraham, Rebecca Bryan, Kerry Green, Erica Jackman, Christina Lane, Melissa Richie, Latifan Saafir, and Amy Sinibaldi,"--back...
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A celebration of innovative, brilliant artists reclaiming the idea of 'women's work'. In the history of western art, decorative and applied arts - including textiles and ceramics - have been separated from the 'high arts' of painting and sculpture and deemed to be more suitable for women. Artists began to reclaim and redefine these materials and methods, energising them with expressions of identity and imagination. 'Women's Work' tells the story...
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Step-by-step instructions and symbol charts put these 139 creative new border designs within reach for beginning and advanced crocheters alike. If you're ready to chart your own crocheted course, Edie Eckman offers plenty of helpful design advice, including how to choose an appropriate border for each project and how to incorporate an element from the main stitch pattern into a new border design. She then explains, with the help of close-up photos,...
Author
Publisher
Weldon Owen
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"The Art of Tinkering is a collection of exhibits, artwork, and projects that celebrate a whole new way to learn, in which people create their own knowledge through making and doing, working with readily available materials, getting their hands dirty, collaborating with others, problem-solving in the most fun sense of the word, and, yes, oftentimes failing and bouncing back from getting stuck. Each artist featured in The Art of Tinkering goes through...
Author
Language
English
Description
The vanished ways of colonial America's skilled craftsmen are vividly reconstructed in this superb book by Edwin Tunis. With incomparable wit and learning, and in over 450 meticulous drawings, the author describes the working methods and products, houses and shops, town and country trades, and individual and group enterprises by which the early Americans forged the economy of the New World. In the tiny coastal settlements, which usually sprang up...
Author
Publisher
Design Originals, an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Zentangle; is fast becoming a worldwide phenomenon, attracting individuals from all walks of life. Created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, the Zentangle method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. The Beauty of Zentangle celebrates this simple but elegant new craft with hundreds of sensational one-of-a-kind designs from around the world. Selected by the editors of Design Originals,...
Author
Publisher
Stewart, Tabori & Chang, an imprint of ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The country's premiere paper-flower artist, Livia Cetti is known for her high-style, gorgeous tissue and crepe-paper flowers--many of which are often mistaken for real flowers. The Exquisite Book of Paper Flowers is Cetti's comprehensive how-to manual showcasing her until-now secret techniques for creating 27 popular blooms, including peonies, poppies, roses, and hibiscus. Clear instructions and stunning step-by-step photographs show crafters of all...
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