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Navajo Spoons: Indian Artistry and the Souvenir Trade, 1880s-1940s
Navajo-made souvenir spoons once were all the rage sparked by the Victorian love of cutlery and endured through World War II with the nation's obsession with commemorative silver. These spoons are now ardently sought after by collectors and …
Mary Ann Devos has taught her master classes in Precious Metal Clay all over the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan since 1997. Her friendly and easy to understand teaching style is presented in this step-by-step book to guide crafters …
Raiki Wara: Long Cloth from Aboriginal Australia and the Torres Strait
This book puts to rest any idea that the textiles of indigenous peoples are not up to most sophisticated world standards. In chapters entitled 'singing the silk' and 'articulating the cloth, ' these artisans are shown to transcend traditional …
These superb ornaments in the form of columns, plinths, borders, friezes and cornices are from period books meant to be used by artists and craftsmen as well as architects. Dragons and gargoyles abound — the very stuff of Victorian Gothic.
This book presents over 100 religious and secular objects from the Museum of International Folk Art (Museum of New Mexico), which houses the largest collection of New Mexican Hispanic folk art in the world.
This collected edition combines the three following books, placing designs at the reader's fingertips.
Gift Wrapping: Creative Ideas from Japan
The way a gift is wrapped can say a lot about the care and thought that went into its selection. This easy-to-follow, idea packed volume draws on traditional Japanese forms and techniques to create unusual, attractive, and surprisingly simple …
For centuries, bamboo has fascinated legions of craftspeople, plant lovers and devotees of the handcrafted object. And nowhere is bamboo used more elegantly and distinctly than in Japan. Its presence touches every part of daily life-art, crafts, …
Shoji: How to Design, Build, and Install Japanese Screens
Japanese-style shoji screens are translucent, wooden-lattice panels that subtly transform light and space and add an elegant touch to any decor. This book contains all the information you need to design and make shoji for your own home or …
Detailed plans and instructions provide the necessary information for constructing a dozen cabinets.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Calligraphy
Calligraphy, that beautiful script lettering that seems like art, has increased in popularity over the last several years. From brides who want to address their wedding invitations to do-it-yourselfers who want to prepare certificates or make a …
Cabinetmaking at the highest level is an art, a discipline, a philosophy-even a way of life-in addition to being a useful craft. In this book one of the greatest living cabinetmakers reflects on the deeper meanings of his craft and explains for …
Santos: Enduring Images of Northern New Mexico Village Churches
Richly illustrated with examples of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century art from northern New Mexico's village churches, Santos is an in-depth investigation into the artistic heritage of the New Mexican santero (saint maker). It is also an …
Folk Art Journey: Florence D. Bartlett and the Museum of International Folk Art
Illustrated biography on the woman who's vision founded the world's first international folk art museum. 2003 is the 50th anniversary of its creation.
Handmade for Profit!: Hundreds of Secrets to Success in Selling Arts and Crafts
standard in the Crafts field for several years, this guide combines the best strategies and secrets of Brabec's crafter friends with her own priceless advice. Now revised with new and updated information for the 21st Century with a new emphasis …
African Designs Nigeria Camero
Beadwork, wood, ivory, bronze, etc., drawn from Grasslands tribes.
Basic Jewelry Making: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started
No matter how elaborate it might seem, most of the beaded jewelry you see in shops and galleries is created using a relatively small set of simple techniques. Basic Jewelry Making contains everything you need to know to start creating attractive …
Custom Knifemaking: 10 Projects from a Master Craftsman
Spanning the gap between pre-cut and 'art' knives with step-by-step illustrated instructions for unique and beautiful …
The Craft of the Japanese Sword
Well over a thousand years old, the tradition of swordmaking in Japan is one of the most highly regarded metal crafts in the world. When all sword manufacture was prohibited in Japan for seven years after World War II, the age-old techniques were …
What if Picasso had been a chair maker and Stravinsky a designer of tables? What would have been the impact of such intense creative talent on twentieth-century furniture? Today there is a man with this quality of profound artistic vision and …
Traditional Japanese Furniture
With 114 color plates and over 650 figures, this book documents and discusses the roots of more than eighty unique furniture types, including the many variations of the beloved tansu chest that has made its way into homes and museums around the …
The Danner Prize was awarded for the sixth time in 1999. Once again, the work selected meets the highest aesthetic standards and is representative of the most recent trends in the decorative and applied arts. Many objects shown are far from the …
Constructing Medieval Furniture: Plans and Instructions with Historical Notes
This manual offers you designs for building 16 reproductions of furnishings from the Middle Ages. The detailed plans are based on careful study and measurement of rare originals, and the complete, step-by-step instructions, material lists, and …
The Rothschilds and Their Collections of Illuminated Manuscripts
The family art collections of the Rothschilds were legendary for their extravagance and refinement. This is the first history of the Rothschilds as bibliophiles and especially as collectors of medieval illuminated manuscripts. It follows the …
Image in Print: Book Illustration in Late Medieval England and Its Sources
This important new survey examines woodcuts in books and describes what they can tell us about how books were produced and why, about reading habits and developments in literacy and about the part they played in social, political and religious …
The art of the silversmith is at the cutting edge of modern design. Faced with the design of a simple domestic object, the silversmiths featured in this volume have produced an astonishing range from the minimal simplicity of the purely …
For collectors, professional designers, gemologist s and social historians, rings are more than decorative ornament. Rings have been worn from the time of the Hitties. In this overview are over 150 signet rings, magic rings, etc.
Boxes and Chests: How to Make and Decorate 15 Traditional Country Projects
The traditional country boxes and chests offered in this book represent the wide assortment of pieces created and used in American homes before the age of mass production. With step-by-step instructions, clear illustrations, and detailed plans …
Everything artisans need to know for turning their crafts into lucrative income is spelled out in this guide to tapping into today's booming craft show industry.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Beading Illustrated
"Once an ancient art, now a billion-dollar industry." Since time immemorial, people have used beads to adorn and beautify themselves and their surroundings. This guide shows readers how to do many of the different kinds of beadwork made all over …