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Initiating readers in the fascinating and complex history of
witchcraft, from the goddess mythologies of ancient cultures to the
contemporary embrace of the craft by modern artists and activists,
this expansive tome conjures up a breathtaking overview of an
age-old tradition. Rooted in legend, folklore, and myth, the
archetype of the witch has evolved from the tales of Odysseus and
Circe, the Celtic seductress Cerridwen, and the myth of Hecate,
fierce ruler of the moonlit night. In Witchcraft we survey her many
incarnations since, as she shape-shifts through the centuries,
alternately transforming into mother, nymph, and crone-seductress
and destroyer. Edited by Jessica Hundley, and co-edited by author,
scholar, and practitioner Pam Grossman, this enthralling visual
chronicle is the first of its kind, a deep dive into the complex
symbologies behind witchcraft traditions, as explored through the
history of art itself. The witch has played muse to great artists
throughout time, from the dark seductions of Francisco Jose de Goya
and Albrecht Durer to the elegant paean to the magickal feminine as
re-imagined by the Surrealist circle of Remedios Varo, Leonora
Carrington, and Leonor Fini. The witch has spellbound through
folktales and dramatic literature as well, from the poison apples
of The Brothers Grimm, to the Weird Sisters gathered at their black
cauldron in Shakespeare's Macbeth, to L. Frank Baum's iconic Wicked
Witch of the West, cackling over the fate of Dorothy. Throughout
this entrancing visual voyage, we'll also bear witness to the witch
as she endures persecution and evolves into empowerment, a
contemporary symbol of bold defiance and potent nonconformity.
Featuring enlightening essays by modern practitioners like Kristen
J. Sollee and Judika Illes, as well interviews with authors and
scholars such as Madeline Miller and Juliet Diaz, Witchcraft
includes a vast range of cultural traditions that embrace magick as
spiritual exploration and creative catharsis. About the series The
Library of Esoterica explores how centuries of artists have given
form to mysticism, translating the arcane and the obscure into
enduring, visionary works of art. Each subject is showcased through
both modern and archival imagery culled from private collectors,
libraries, and museums around the globe. The result forms an
inclusive visual history, a study of our primal pull to dream and
nightmare, and the creative ways we strive to connect to the
divine.
Art & Fear is about the way art gets made, the reasons it often
doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so
many artists to give up along the way. Drawing on the authors' own
experiences as two working artists, the book delves into the
internal and external challenges to making art in the real world,
and shows how they can be overcome every day. First published in
1994, Art & Fear quickly became an underground classic, and
word-of-mouth has placed it among the best-selling books on
artmaking and creativity. Written by artists for artists, it offers
generous and wise insight into what it feels like to sit down at
your easel or keyboard, in your studio or performance space, trying
to do the work you need to do. Every artist, whether a beginner or
a prizewinner, a student or a teacher, faces the same fears - and
this book illuminates the way through them.
This powerful and insightful work offers a bold celebration of the
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, energizing them with expressions of identity
and imagination. Women's Work tells the story of this radical
change, highlighting some of the modern and contemporary artists
who dared to defy this hierarchy and who, through, experimentation
and invention, transformed their medium. The work of these women
has helped underscore the ongoing value of these art forms within
the history of art, championing 'women's work' as powerful mediums
worthy of celebration. With biographical entries on each artist
featured, as well as beautiful images of their artworks, Women's
Work raises up the work of these visionary and groundbreaking
artists, telling their stories and examining their artistic
legacies.
This 'multi-tasking' book provides 18 art glass designs including
birds, flowers, geometric, southwest and oceanscape motifs. Each of
these designs is shown in colour, accompanied with 4 illustrations
revealing alternative shapes and configurations. But the innovation
doesn't stop there A 7-page instruction section includes headings
such as: Customising Your Patterns; Colour Decisions; Pattern
Making; and Pattern Enlarging (5 methods). Plus crafters are
offered basic training on using the designs for Fused Glass
applications as well as systematic instruction for traditional
Mosaic assembly techniques. Clear directions, step-by-step
photographs, and a variety of alternatives for each design combine
to make this book a top value for every glass craft enthusiast, no
matter where their interests may be located.
From the beginning of human history, individuals across cultures
and belief systems have looked to the sky for meaning. The movement
of celestial bodies and their relation to our human lives has been
the central tenant of astrology for thousands of years. The
practice has both inspired reverence and worship, and deepened our
understanding of ourselves and the world around us. While
modern-day horoscopes may be the most familiar form of astrological
knowledge, their lineage reaches back to ancient Mesopotamia. As
author Andrea Richards recounts in Astrology, the second volume in
TASCHEN's Library of Esoterica series, astronomy and astrology were
once sister sciences: the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid at
Giza was built to align with constellations, Persian scholars
oversaw some of the first observatories, and even Galileo cast
horoscopes for the Medicis. But with the Enlightenment and the
birth of exact science, the practice moved to places where mystery
was still permitted, inspiring literature, art, and psychology, and
influenced artists and thinkers such as Goethe, Byron, and Blake.
Later movements like the Theosophists and the New Agers, would
thrust the practice into the mainstream. Edited by Jessica Hundley,
this vibrant visual history of Western astrology is the first ever
compendium of its kind, exploring the symbolic meaning behind more
than 400 images, from Egyptian temples and illuminated manuscripts
to contemporary art from across the globe. Works by artists from
Alphonese Mucha and Hilma af Klint to Arpita Singh and Manzel
Bowman are sequenced to mirror the spin of the planets and the
wheel of the zodiac. With wisdom from new interviews with
astrologers like Robert Hand, Jessica Lanyadoo, and Mecca Woods,
Astrology celebrates the stars and their mysterious influence on
our everyday lives. About the series The Library of Esoterica
explores how centuries of artists have given form to mysticism,
translating the arcane and the obscure into enduring, visionary
works of art. Each subject is showcased through both modern and
archival imagery culled from private collectors, libraries, and
museums around the globe. The result forms an inclusive visual
history, a study of our primal pull to dream and nightmare, and the
creative ways we strive to connect to the divine.
Ages 6 to 12 yearsMake your very own bracelet!The BRAZILIAN
BRACELET is the South American cousin of the traditional FRIENDSHIP
BRACELET. When a friendship bracelet is tied on the wrist of a
friend, that friend can make a wish. Then, the bracelet must remain
on the friend's wrist until it falls off on its own. At that
moment, the WISH comes true. Some believe that the charm will be
broken if the bracelet is taken off before it falls off on its
own.But you won't have to wait for your beautiful BRAZILIAN
BRACELET to fall off. Complete with the SEED BEADS and RIBBON, it
can easily be removed using the magnetic clasp!
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Up Close
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R Kesseler
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Rob Kesseler works in the liminal space between fine art, design,
craft and science. He moves easily between disciplines to engage
fully with the art and science of the world around us. From
ceramics to furniture and drawing to photography, Up Close presents
his most thought-provoking and beautiful works in a creative
collage, arranged thematically, mixing images and texts that have
inspired him, especially the exotic forms and luscious colours of
the plant world.
Capture the wonders of nature in watercolour with this quick guide
to wildlife painting, packed with techniques and inspiration.
Bestselling author Hazel Soan demonstrates how to paint a variety
of wildlife, from garden favourites to exotic wild beasts. With
easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step exercises, it has
never been easier to capture the likeness of an animal, in your
chosen medium, in a few quick strokes. The book covers all the key
skills you need, including techniques for speed, capturing pose and
proportion, advice on painting fur, feathers, hair, hides and
markings, working with colour and light, and adding background and
setting, as well as further work that can be completed in the
studio. From cats, big and small, birds and foxes to magnificent
elephants, lions and zebras, Hazel's simple tips, practical
demonstrations and beautiful paintings can be applied to any moving
subject and will help you master the art of capturing animals - in
watercolour, oils, pencils or pastels - in no time at all.
Francine Prose's life of Caravaggio evokes the genius of this great
artist through a brilliant reading of his paintings. Caravaggio
defied the aesthetic conventions of his time; his use of ordinary
people, realistically portrayed-street boys, prostitutes, the poor,
the aged-was a profound and revolutionary innovation that left its
mark on generations of artists. His insistence on painting from
nature, on rendering the emotional truth of experience, whether
religious or secular, makes him an artist who speaks across the
centuries to our own time. In "Caravaggio", Francine Prose presents
the brief but tumultuous life of one of the greatest of all
painters with passion and acute sensitivity.
The artist Mark Hearld finds his inspiration in the flora and fauna
of the British countryside: a blue-eyed jay perched on an oak
branch; two hares enjoying the spoils of an allotment; a mute swan
standing at the frozen water's edge; and a sleek red fox prowling
the fields. Hearld admires such twentieth-century artists as Edward
Bawden, John Piper, Eric Ravilious and Enid Marx, and, like them,
he chooses to work in a range of media - paint, print, collage,
textiles and ceramics. Work Book is the first collection of
Hearld's beguiling art. The works are grouped into nature-related
themes introduced by Hearld, who narrates the story behind some of
his creations and discusses his influences. He explains his
particular love of collage, which he favours for its graphic
quality and potential for strong composition. Art historian Simon
Martin contributes an essay on Hearld's place in the English
popular-art tradition, and also meets Hearld in his museum-like
home to explore the artist's passion for collecting objects, his
working methods and his startling ability to view the wonders of
the natural world as if through a child's eyes.
Drawing On Anxiety is a beautifully illustrated, interactive,
timely and friendly art therapy journal to draw out, draw on and
draw through in anxious times. Part memoir, part self-help and
self-care, this creative journal full of guided prompts and
grounding affirmations is a mindful, positive tool for exploring
your body's natural response to stress. Illustrator and author Kate
Sutton draws on her own personal experiences of dealing with
anxiety to create a warm and friendly journal that encourages you
to be kind to yourself, take a moment and explore your feelings
through the act of drawing. Built on art therapy principles and
filled with prompts to help you express yourself on the page, as
well as affirmations which help remind us that it will all be okay,
this diary will help give you the resilience and strength needed to
make it through those difficult moments. This book is part of the
Drawing On... series, a collection of creative guided journals
which help readers explore difficult topics including anxiety and
grief. Also available is Drawing On Grief, which explores the
delicate and difficult subject of loss, and how art therapy can
help us navigate this painful time.
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The Choice
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Michael Arditti
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A rich and powerful exploration of desire, sin and redemption, by
"our best chronicler of the rewards and pitfalls of present-day
faith" [PHILIP PULLMAN] "A novel that probes any number of
aggressive varieties of moralism, while testing the reader's own
moral alertness for rigour, realism and generosity. An engrossing,
three-dimensional, grown-up narrative." ROWAN WILLIAMS "An
irresistibly readable, thoughtful and characteristically witty
examination of the quandaries and compromises faced by the Church
of England in an era of decline . . . I loved this book for its
lightness of touch about serious subjects and for dialogue that
glitters like clashing rapiers." MIRANDA SEYMOUR As a woman in the
early 1980s, Clarissa Phipps is unable to pursue her vocation to
the priesthood. Instead, she joins the BBC's religious affairs
department, where she is sent to interview celebrated artist,
Seward Wemlock, about the panels he is painting for an ancient
Cheshire church. "A serious and important writer" ROSE TREMAIN
Thirty years on, Clarissa, now rector of that same church, chances
upon Brian, the chief bell-ringer and husband of her closest
friend, fondling fifteen-year-old David. Dismissing David's claim
that they are in love, Clarissa is obliged to act. Will she choose
friendship or conscience, sympathy or her official duty of care?
The fallout from that choice forces her to reflect on the original
controversy over Wemlock's panels and her concerns about his
relationship with the teenagers who modelled for Adam and Eve. Had
she acted on the whispers that reached her at the time, how many
lives - her own included - would have turned out differently? The
Choice is a rich and powerful exploration of desire, sin and
redemption, questioning whether it's possible, let alone prudent,
to separate the art from the artist. It examines the fault lines in
both religious and secular society, from the AIDS crisis and the
struggle for women's ordination in the 1980s to the culture wars of
today. Richly comic and deeply compassionate, The Choice is a
remarkable synthesis of the sacred and profane. "At a time when
British fiction has never been more timorous about tackling novels
of ideas, Michael Arditti has produced one worthy of Iris Murdoch
and Graham Greene. Brilliantly ambiguous, waspishly witty and
thoroughly enjoyable, this is Michael Arditti's own masterpiece to
date" AMANDA CRAIG
Taking a closer look at the fundamentals of the green and wild life
forms that exist around us. With a photographer's eye, viewing the
very things that we take for granted and easily dismiss as an
abundant source of the natural world. But could this be construed
as disposable? This book does not shy away from the hard realities
of, or attempt to glamorise, the climate discussion. It modulates
the voices, pensive, concerned, engaged or ignoring, from which is
created the colours within a silent world of nature. The Colour of
Silence is about mindfulness and a clear-focused look at life on
Earth, contemplating the curious truth about nature. This widely
respected photographer artist, Clare Newton uses her intriguing and
unusual photographs to explore the wonders of nature. "Art has a
vital role to play in our sense of well-being through immersion in
the natural world by enhancing our awareness of the diversity of
life that abounds there." The perception of the superiority of one
life form over another, and in particular of humanity over the
remainder of the natural world, may well have contributed in no
small way to the environmental predicament that confronts us today.
Alongside Newton's images, runs another narrative: Could there be a
different way of perceiving nature and our human place within it
with fresh eyes, untainted by past preconceptions? Can her
unassuming photographer's eye help to show life as it actually is,
not as we might imagine or desire it to be? Kate Humble BBC
Wildlife and Science Presenter says 'A beautiful & thought
provoking book.'
This unparalleled and wide-ranging book surveys the history of
applied arts and industrial design from the eighteenth century to
the present day, exploring the dynamic relationship between design
and manufacturing, and the technological, social and commercial
contexts in which this relationship has developed. In this
extensively revised and expanded third edition, David Raizman
addresses international questions more fully with the addition of
six Global Inspiration sections that examine the contributions of
non-Western traditions, rendering the very notion of a 'national'
design debatable. The text also pays closer attention to issues of
gender, race, and climate change, and their impact on design. With
over 580 illustrations, mostly in colour, History of Modern Design
is an inclusive, well-balanced introduction to a field of
increasing scholarly and interdisciplinary research, and provides
students in design with historical perspectives of their chosen
fields of study.
Collected for the first time in a new translation: two of the most
important and far-reaching biographies of an artist ever written,
and our principal sources for the life of Velazquez. Diego
Velazquez (1599-1660) is for many the greatest painter ever to have
lived. His astonishing naturalism had an immediate and lasting
impact on his contemporaries, inspiring both awe and fierce debate.
Most of what we know about Velazquez' life and incomparably
successful career comes from these two biographies. Francisco
Pacheco, a second rank painter, was Velazquez' teacher and
eventually father-in-law - possibly the closest relationship
between a painter and his biographer in all art. This Life, part of
Pacheco's theoretical work, the Art of Painting, has never been
translated before, and it reveals the scale of the challenge to
traditional painting presented by Velazquez' insurmountable talent.
Antonio Palomino, the Spanish Vasari, was born just after Velazquez
died, but knew many of the painter's friends and colleagues. His
biography, precise and detailed, is an incomparable source, but
like Pacheco's text, also tackles the aesthetic debate engendered
by Velazquez' choice of subject matter and style. Together these
biographies give an excitingly close insight into the mind and
world of a great painter. The introduction by Michael Jacobs
situates these biographies in the context of Spain's Golden Age,
and the intellectual ferment in painting and in the theatre that
lie behind Velazquez' magic. The translations are by Nina Ayala
Mallory, the leading scholar of Spanish artistic biographies. The
volume is richly illustrated with 30 plates illustrating the full
gamut of Velazquez' work.
Leather never goes out of fashion - and now designer Christina
Anton shows crafters how to create colourful, fun and contemporary
leather jewellery. Simply follow her tutorial, which covers the
basic techniques from stamping to sewing, to make her magnificently
wearable art. Twenty-one beginner friendly projects, including
Layered Fringe Earrings and a Geometric Cuff Bracelet, will spark
your creativity and take you to the next level!
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