The Nurturing Darkness presents the art of Carol Bajen-Gahm as she meditates on the root cellars of Newfoundland. It consists of twenty-two mixed media abstract paintings in which she uses encaustic and oil paints, seaweed prints, netting, photo transfers and other media to distill the many aspects of these dark but...

Laissez vos mains travailler et découvrez le pouvoir apaisant de la vannerie ! À travers une vingtaine de créations du quotidien, explorez la richesse du rotin et apprenez les techniques de tressage qui ont cours depuis très longtemps en Asie du Sud-Est. Des assiettes décoratives au service à thé en passant par le l...

The Routledge Companion to Criticality in Art, Architecture, and Design presents an in-depth exploration of criticism and criticality in theory and practice across the disciplines of art, architecture, and design. Professional criticism is a vital part of understanding the cultural significance of designed objects a...

Try your hand at a beautiful, classic and modern style of writing! A basic, how-to book for beginners featuring 5 popular fonts or hands, Italic, Uncial, Foundational, Gothic, and Casual Pointed Pen, shown in step-by-step detail. The author, an experienced teacher of calligraphy, builds the letters, numbers, and pun...

Taking the fear out of chainsaws by emphasizing safe handling practices, this resource aims to put raw power in the hands of everyday yardworkers. With step-by-step color photographs throughout, 12 of the most common household chainsaw operationsーsuch as grooming hedges, trimming branches, felling trees, bucking tr...

The perfect gift for dog lovers and readers of Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitzーthis New York Times bestseller offers mesmerizing insights into the thoughts and lives of our smartest and most beloved pets. Does your dog feel guilt? Is she pretending she can't hear you? Does she want affectionーor just your san...

Inspired by a marionette show he saw, C.S. Forester, a novelist and theatre lover, decided to create his own puppet theatre at home. In Marionettes at Home, first published in 1936, he shares his experience and enthusiasm for amateur puppeteering and takes the reader step-by-step through the stages of creating one's...

This book will teach you proven ways of winning and, by using the revealed secrets, you will learn to play a more powerful game of Texas Hold'Em. You will find the strategies easy to use and they will give you terrific results. If you memorize all of the strategies, you will become a very respected and feared player...

Firearms played an important role on the American frontier. Used to hunt animals for food and clothing, they also safeguarded one’s home against outlaws and other hostile elements. This definitive, scrupulously researched work describes and illustrates the many different weapons that opened up and secured the Americ...

The last book I wrote coin collection but this one is more specifically about investment and investors' interest in coins. As I was growing up, I was interested in collecting coins but having precious coins was a farfetched idea. This book is directed to all those people who want to start investing in coins. Gold, s...

你是否遇到过这种情况：当你想要用黏土捏制一个心仪的形象时，却发现不知该如何开始，如何制作黏土手办的各个身体部件及相关服饰。其实，想做好黏土手办并没有那么困难，只要你翻开这本书，就会找到做好黏土手办的方法。本书共分为6章。第1章从制作动漫黏土手办的基础知识开始讲起，详细介绍了常用黏土类型、常用工具、黏土颜色的基础知识、...

This special issue of DO Magazine offers a stunning array of beautiful quilting projects for bedcovers, throws, and wall hangings. Readers will discover seventeen outstanding works here from some of Landauer Publishing’s bestselling authors. Mary M. Hogan provides step-by-step instructions for using her fast-fold he...

Well-known in the Victorian art world for his award-winning ornamental designs, John Leighton decided to provide contemporary artists and artisans with a rich sourcebook of ideas and inspiration to use in developing their own designs. Entitled Suggestions in Design, the book featured an enormous array of designs and...

In this revised and updated edition of her classic, bestselling book, Karen Kingston draws on her wealth of experience as a clutter clearing, space-clearing, and feng shui practitioner to show you how to transform your life by letting go of clutter. Her unique approach lies in understanding that clutter is stuck ene...

Learn the art of palm weaving with this fun Hawaiian craft book. Based on years of meticulous study and practice, the book explains in clear, easy-to understand instructions how to obtain and prepare coconut palm fronds suitable for weaving into hats, baskets, epergnes, mats, birds, and various decorations. More tha...

A diverse market with four categories of possible readers: foraging enthusiasts living outside of Japan (and maybe a few inside Japan) who want to know how other cultures use and relate to wild edible plants people who love Japanese food and want to discover something new about an otherwise well-known cuisine peo...