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book review:quilt national 2011

Quilt National 2011 The Best of Contemporary Quilts Co produced by Lark Crafts &The Dairy Barn Arts Center 112 pages,Hardcover

A catalog of the 86 art quilts selected for inclusion in Quilt National 2011 this book is an absolute feast for the eyes no matter what your preferred artistic medium is. In [...]

book review:chains,chains,chains

chains chains chains 25 necklaces,bracelets &earrings by:Joanna Gollberg and Nathalie Mornu Publisher:Lark,144 pages,softcover

Chains Chains Chains is one of the most unique and clever jewelry making books that I’ve seen hit the bookshelves in a while. A quick flip through this book reveals a variety of jewelry [...]

2 ebook reviews

Inside Sensual Surfaces

Author:Kathyanne White

This new e-book from Kathyanne takes the reader through an in-depth at the processes and techniques that she used to create four of the pieces from her Sensual Surfaces series. Like her other e-books this one is rich with imagery,color and texture with beautifully photographed artwork [...]

book review:Water Paper Paintbook review:Water Paper Paint

Water Paper Paint

Exploring Creativity with Watercolor and Mixed Media

Author:Heather Smith Jones

I’ve always wanted to try my hand at working with watercolors but most of the books I looked at seem to take the subject so seriously that they were overwhelming and just not that inspiring [...]

Book reviews - working with acrylicsBook reviews – working with acrylics

Because I work with acrylic paints (Goldens fluid acrylics being my favorites) in combination with traditional fiber textile paints in my studio I am always on the look out for good reference materials for working with acrylic paints and mediums. Here are reviews of two of my favorite go to books on the subject of [...]

Book review:Drawn to StitchBook review:Drawn to Stitch

Author:Gwen Hedley Paperback:144 pages Publisher:Interweave Press Language:English ISBN-10:1596682337

This book is about is an exploration of one of the fundamentals of art and design:line. You’ll learn how to observe and document the lines that you see around you in nature,architecture etc and then learn how to interpret those [...]

Book review:Photographing Arts,Crafts &CollectiblesBook review:Photographing Arts,Crafts &Collectibles

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book author:Steve Meltzer

Paperback:160 pages Publisher:Lark Books (June 1,2007) Language:English ISBN-10:157990906X ISBN-13:978-1579909062

I have been struggling for years to find a good resource to help me not only understand how my digital camera works but how to use it to take [...]

Book Review:The Found Object in Textile ArtBook Review:The Found Object in Textile Art

The Found Object in Textile Art By Cas Holmes

Paperback:128 pages Publisher:Interweave Press (August 24,2010) Language:English ISBN-10:1596683325 ISBN-13:978-1596683327

In her introduction the artist writes ”The ideas,processes and methods contained in this book are intended to act as a stimulus for the textile artists who like to [...]

what's going on...what’s going on…

around here? well I’ve been in the studio working on that project that I mentioned in my last post. No pictures of that just yet –maybe next week when I get a little further along on the project.

I’ve got a new book review written of Gwen Diehn’s new book:

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Book review –Art Cloth

by:Jane Dunnewold

ISBN:9781596681958 176 pages Dimensions:8.5 x 10.25 Inches

Few artists have had the far reaching and influential impact on the fiber art world as Jane Dunnewold. Her book “Complex Cloth”is considered the must have bible for fiber artists. Since the release of that book,the art of surface design has [...]