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Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
16 gorgeous beaded jewelry projects for intermediate-to-advanced beaders, featuring one-of-a-kind, nature-inspired designs.
"The elaborate process of creating tiny beaded works of art has never been so well-captured." —Booklist (Starred review)
Drawing from the shapes, colors, and beauty of the natural world, award-winning jewelry designer Melissa Shippee has fashioned a breathtaking collection of wearable
Author
Series
Publisher
Windmill Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Young artists will learn about origami and how to construct their own art through this exciting trip into an enchanted meadow. By following the thorough, step-by-step instructions provided in the helpful text, readers are able to make many different origami projects that reflect this fantasy landscape. Each step shows them how to use simple techniques to turn their paper into their own unique origami figure. Illustrations enhance this interactive...
Author
Publisher
House of Anansi Press Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Since its publication in 2017, The Lost Words has enchanted readers with its poetry and illustrations of the natural world. Now, The Lost Spells, a book kindred in spirit and tone, continues to re-wild the lives of children and adults. The Lost Spells evokes the wonder of everyday nature, conjuring up red foxes, birch trees, jackdaws, and more in poems and illustrations that flow between the pages and into readers' minds. Robert Macfarlane's spell-poems...
Author
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
207 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"For makers of all levels, discover practical ways to become more creative and find inspiration and meaning in your daily life by reconnecting with nature. Meet 15 makers who will describe their nature-connected works and talk you through the steps they took in creating works that tap into the importance of nature art in making a mind, body, and spirit connection. You'll learn how they created a nature journal, temporary beach sculptures, dyed textile...
Author
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
127 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Temporary natural arrangements have captivated people across the world. Learn how a professional artist creates these outdoor installations, and get inspired to create your own with a detailed look at the outdoor world of artist James Brunt"--
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (48 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language
English
Description
Features instructions for drawing elaborate and relaxing designs with nature themes. Includes patterns for butterflies, waves, leaves, forest scenes, and the night sky.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this title, budding photographers will learn how to take great landscape and wildlife photographs. Using simple text and dramatic photographs as examples, all the basics will be covered, including choosing the right cameras and lenses, composition, shutter speeds, depth of field, plus special field equipment used by today's top photographers. Also covered are the basics of making image adjustments in the digital darkroom. Readers will also learn...
8) Painting abstract nature on canvas: a guide to creating vibrant art with watercolour and mixed media
Author
Publisher
Search Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
This exciting new title from best-selling author and artist Jane Betteridge explores how to create stunning abstract watercolor and mixed media art on canvas. The book contains short practical projects along with a comprehensive techniques section, three step-by-step projects, and is dotted throughout with Jane's sumptuous and inspirational finished artworks. The book encourages an experimental, semi-abstract approach to painting the natural landscape,...
Author
Publisher
Leaping Hare Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
159 pages color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Find inner calm and happiness in this beautiful, meditative and earthy watercolour instruction book from nature lover, teacher and artist Inga Buividavice. Art therapy and the act of painting is widely acknowledged to bring positive mental health benefits, as it helps us centre ourselves, focus our intentions and engage creatively with the world around us. This beautiful guided watercolour book combines these aspects with the healing powers of nature...
Author
Publisher
Search Press Limited
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Jane Spink, founder of dynamic and successful Inky Dog Studio, shares her working process for creating her stunning prints inspired by the natural world. Be taken through the initial sketches and inspirational photos, explore different linocut 'doodles' to discover your favorite marks to carve, then ultimately carve the final design onto a block. Following a fascinating chapter and demo exercise on key linocut techniques, Jane guides you through 10...
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
xiii, 271 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Body art meets popular science in this elegant, mind-blowing collection, written by renowned science writer Carl Zimmer. This fascinating book showcases hundreds of eye-catching tattoos that pay tribute to various scientific disciplines, from evolutionary biology and neuroscience to mathematics and astrophysics and reveals the stories of the individuals who chose to inscribe their obsessions in their skin. Best of all, each tattoo provides a leaping-off...
Author
Publisher
Monacelli, a Phaidon Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
317 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Every day (every single day) for over a decade, Mary Jo Hoffman has made a photograph of found nature - no subject too small or too ordinary. For Hoffman, a former aeronautical engineer, this daily ritual cracked open profound revelations about the connectedness of all things, the importance of place, and her own life. This book shares a selection of the breathtaking photographs from Hoffman's enormous archive, accompanied by perceptive, deeply felt,...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Pete the Kitty loves art class. But when the project is to go outside and make art from nature, Pete isn't sure what to create. Then inspiration strikes and Pete realizes that nature art is cooler than he ever imagined"--
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"A boy explores his urban forest, then interprets it through his art. With art supplies in tow, a young boy meanders through the forest near his home. A keen observer, the boy sees his forest as both 'fluffy' and 'prickly,' and as both 'crispy' and 'soft.' It's also 'scattered and soggy, and spotted and foggy.' His forest is made up of many colors -- but he decides that 'mostly it's green.' Each aspect of the forest inspires a different kind of art:...