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The names of plants that are so familiar to us magnolia,
bougainvillea, sequioa may just be names, but behind the names lie
stories of espionage and heroism, rivalry and mystery and
inspiration. In the Name of Plants relates the stories of these
people and the plants that were named after them. Each chapter
tells the story of the person for which each plant is named, many
of whom were pioneering explorers, collectors and botanists - such
as Alice Eastwood who has the yellow aster, Eastwoodia elegans,
named after her. Eastwood explored previously uncharted territories
in the 19th century and famously saved the California Academy of
Science's priceless plant collection from the 1906 San Francisco
earthquake. Subjects range from Charles Darwin (Darwinia) and
legendary French botanist Pierre Magnol (Magnolia), to US founding
fathers George Washington (Washingtonia) and Benjamin Franklin
(Franklinia). Each entry is accompanied by superb artworks from the
Library of the Natural History Museum, as well as photography of
specimens and wild plants and the essential taxonomic details and
geographic spread for each species.
Provincial towns in Britain grew in size and importance in the
eighteenth century. Ports such as Glasgow and Liverpool greatly
expanded, while industrial centres such as Birmingham and
Manchester flourished. Market towns outside London developed as
commercial centres or as destinations offering spa treatments as in
Bath, horse racing in Newmarket or naval services in Portsmouth.
Containing over 100 images of towns in England, Wales and Scotland,
this book draws on the extensive Gough collection in the Bodleian
Library. Contemporary prints and drawings provide a powerful visual
record of the development of the town in this period, and finely
drawn prospects and maps - made with greater accuracy than ever
before - reveal their early development. This book also includes
perceptive observations from the journals and letters of collector
Richard Gough (1735-1809), who travelled throughout the country on
the cusp of the industrial age.
Whatever art you practice, chances are you're going to come across
image transfer techniques. These valuable techniques allow you to
reproduce a unique image from any source and apply it to a myriad
of surfaces. The options are endless! Playing with Image Transfers
is a beautiful and helpful resource that will teach you the four
image transfer methods: Packing Tape, Solvent, Medium, and Acrylic
transfers, while highlighting basic methods and offering projects
across a range of interests and applications. You'll learn how to
make beautiful items, including gift boxes, albums, sketchbook
covers, wall art, accordion books, and much more. Once you've
mastered the techniques, you'll also explore multiple surfaces as a
base for transferring - wood, fabric, paper, canvas, and book
forms. A beautiful gallery will show the use of image transfers in
a wide variety of high-end artistic works to get your creative
juices flowing. The "Considerations" in each chapter offer
suggestions on how a single project can be expanded or further
adapted if you're looking to challenge yourself past the basics. By
the time you finish this informative book, you'll be well-equipped
to use your own images in your creative work.
Part of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks.
Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the
covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed, then foil
stamped. And they're powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for
receipts and scraps, two bookmarks and a solid magnetic side flap.
These are perfect for personal use and make a dazzling gift. This
example features William Morris: Seaweed.
Create beautiful projects step by step with your Cricut(R)
ambassador, Kimberly Coffin, of Sweet Red Poppy(R) Learn to use
your Cricut machine and make gorgeous projects with Cricut
ambassador, Kimberly Coffin. Kimberly will teach you how to use
your machine with easy to follow step-by-step instructions.
Kimberly has been trusted by Cricut to test each new machine before
launch for the past several years. She knows how overwhelming
Cricut can be for beginners with no idea where to start, so she
made it her goal to learn all she could, then spent months on trial
and error. Once she got the hang of it, she fell in love with
Cricut! It's now her mission to help you love your machine, have
fun using it and create stunning projects. This book is loaded with
everything you need to know to make the best use of your Cricut. It
includes: - How to use tools, software, materials, etc. -
Information about different Cricut models - Step-by-step projects -
Free downloadable files - Tutorials - Access to giveaways and much
more!
By your own hand, prints to be proud of in no time at all. Nick
Morley is a seasoned expert at guiding aspiring printmakers through
their first projects, and this accessible book distils his
knowledge into friendly step-by-step projects, each chosen to
demonstrate a particular skill, and illustrated with clear
photography. With templates accompanying each project making it
easy to get started, the reader will quickly find themselves
growing in confidence and skill.
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Yannis Ritsos; As told to Chiara Ambrosio; Foreword by David Harsent; Afterword by Gareth Evans
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Sold in packs of 6. Gorgeous, foiled, handmade greeting cards,
blank inside and shrink-wrapped with a gold envelope. Themed with
our art calendars, foiled notebooks and illustrated art books. Our
greeting cards are printed on FSC paper and wrapped in
biodegradable cellobag, and are themed with our art calendars,
foiled notebooks and illustrated art books. Based in Columbus,
Ohio, Jenny Zemanek is a lifelong lover of all things creative.
What started with happy scribbles at a young age grew into a
pursuit of photography and graphic design before she found a home
with illustration and hand-lettering. Jenny revels in the joys of
small decorative details, finding ways to add personality to her
work.
A FLAME TREE NOTEBOOK. Beautiful and luxurious the journals combine
high-quality production with magnificent art. Perfect as a gift,
and an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers,
travellers, students, poets and diarists. Features a wide range of
well-known and modern artists, with new artworks published
throughout the year. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. The highly crafted
covers are printed on foil paper, embossed then foil stamped,
complemented by the luxury binding and rose red end-papers. The
covers are created by our artists and designers who spend many
hours transforming original artwork into gorgeous 3d masterpieces
that feel good in the hand, and look wonderful on a desk or table.
PRACTICAL, EASY TO USE. Flame Tree Notebooks come with practical
features too: a pocket at the back for scraps and receipts; two
ribbon markers to help keep track of more than just a to-do list;
robust ivory text paper, printed with lines; and when you need to
collect other notes or scraps of paper the magnetic side flap keeps
everything neat and tidy. THE ARTIST. Born in Kent, Annie Soudain
lives by the sea in Sussex and much of her work continues to be
inspired by the beautiful landscapes surrounding her. This
colourful linoprint was created using the reduction method, which
involves progressively cutting, inking up, and printing from the
same block. THE FINAL WORD. As William Morris said, "Have nothing
in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be
beautiful."
This pack contains 500 high-quality origami sheets printed with
colorful and traditional Japanese Washi Patterns. These paper
patterns were developed to enhance the creative work of origami
artists and paper crafters. The pack contains 12 designs unique to
this pack, and all of the papers are printed with coordinating
colors on the reverse to provide aesthetically pleasing
combinations in origami models that show both the front and back of
the papers. This origami paper pack includes: 500 sheets of
high-quality origami paper 12 unique designs Vibrant and bright
colors Double-sided color 6 x 6 inch (15 cm) squares Instructions
for 6 easy origami projects
These fine-quality gift wrapping sheets feature 6 prints inspired
by the fun and colorful technique of tie-dye! These papers are
suitable for craft projects as well as for gift wrapping. The
variety of designs means they are useful for any occasion--whether
a holiday, birthday, anniversary or "just because." Tie-dye is
making a big comeback--from clothing and home accessories to office
and school supplies. Share this feel-good trend with loved ones and
make them smile! Designed in a folder-style to prevent the sheets
from tearing or bending, this gift wrapping set includes: 24 sheets
of 18 x 24 inch (45 x 61 cm) paper 6 unique patterns Pair with the
matching Tuttle note cards--Tie-Dye, 16 Note Cards--for a colorful
and cohesive gift! The tradition of gift wrapping originated in
Asia, with the first documented use in China in the 2nd century BC.
Japanese furoshiki, reusable wrapping cloth, is still in use four
centuries after it was first created. Gift wrapping is one custom
that has prevailed through the ages and across the world--it should
be special for both the gift giver and recipient.
First published in 1937, the Gardener's Diary was both designed and
illustrated by the renowned British graphic designer Edward Bawden
(1903-1989). This perpetual week-to-week diary comprises beautiful
horticultural block prints and helpful weekly reminders from
William Cobbett's English Gardener (1827). Plenty of space is given
to note activities and observations such as weather patterns,
sewing dates and when plants bloom and fruit. This is a beautiful
book for all keen gardeners to help chart your garden's progress
from season to season.
One of Britains foremost printmakers, Norman Ackroyd CBE RA has
spent a lifetime recording the coastal landscapes of the British
Isles. A Shetland Notebook contains forty of his vivid landscape
sketches in watercolour. Made in the open air, often aboard a
pitching and tossing fishing boat, these lively, spontaneous works
capture the unique atmosphere of these remote and beautiful
islands. The notebooks unusual format is due entirely to the
artist, who uses sheets of various types of paper torn to fit into
a loose-leaf ring binder made from two pieces of wooden
picture-backing; this he tucks into his coat pocket, ready for use
whenever the need arises. His brief but engaging commentaries place
each sketch in its context. Following the success of A Line in the
Water , Ackroyds collaboration with the award-winning poet Douglas
Dunn OBE, published by the Royal Academy in 2009, A Shetland
Notebook is an essential purchase for all admirers of this most
characterful artists work.
Sold in packs of 6. Gorgeous, foiled, handmade greeting cards,
blank inside and shrink-wrapped with a gold envelope. Themed with
our art calendars, foiled notebooks and illustrated art books. Our
greeting cards are printed on FSC paper and wrapped in
biodegradable cellobag, and are themed with our art calendars,
foiled notebooks and illustrated art books. Born in Kent, Annie
Soudain lives by the sea in Sussex and much of her work continues
to be inspired by the beautiful landscapes surrounding her. This
colourful linoprint was created using the reduction method, which
involves progressively cutting, inking up, and printing from the
same block.
First published in 1814, Werner's Nomenclature of Colours is a
taxonomic guide to colour which been cherished by naturalists and
anthropologists for over two centuries. In the late 1790's Abraham
Gottlob Werner devised his own standardised colour scheme, which
allowed the writer to describe even the subtlest of chromatic
differences with consistent terminology. His scheme was then
adapted by an Edinburgh flower painter, Patrick Syme, who traced
the actual minerals described by Werner, and used them to create
the colour charts found in the book. In the pre-photographic age,
almost all visual details had to be captured using the written
word, and scientific observers could not afford any ambiguity in
their descriptions. These included Charles Darwin, for whom
Werner's Nomenclature was an indispensable tool during his seminal
voyage on the Beagle. Werner's Nomenclature of Colours is a
charming artefact from the age of explorers, which continues to be
treasured by artists and scientists alike.
A FLAME TREE POCKET NOTEBOOK. Beautiful and luxurious the journals
combine high-quality production with magnificent art. Perfect as a
gift, and an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers,
travellers, students, poets and diarists. Features a wide range of
well-known and modern artists, with new artworks published
throughout the year. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. The highly crafted
covers are printed on foil paper, embossed then foil stamped,
complemented by the luxury binding and rose red end-papers. The
covers are created by our artists and designers who spend many
hours transforming original artwork into gorgeous 3d masterpieces
that feel good in the hand, and look wonderful on a desk or table.
PRACTICAL, EASY TO USE. Flame Tree Notebooks come with practical
features too: a pocket at the back for scraps and receipts; two
ribbon markers to help keep track of more than just a to-do list;
robust ivory text paper, printed with lines; and when you need to
collect other notes or scraps of paper the magnetic side flap keeps
everything neat and tidy. THE ARTIST. Born in Kent, William Morris
was an outstanding character of many talents, being an architect,
writer, social campaigner, artist and, with his Kelmscott Press, an
important figure of the Arts and Crafts movement. THE FINAL WORD.
As William Morris said, "Have nothing in your houses that you do
not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
A Christmas-themed mix-and-match rubber stamp set for adults to
create endless festive combinations. Jingle Stamps is a jolly
collection of twenty-two shapes and textures waiting to be mixed
and matched into any festive Christmas scene you can dream up.
Triangles become santa hats or, when stacked vertically, evergreen
trees. Dots and squares become wrapped gifts. The pieces of a
candle can be repurposed into a decorative ornament. An assortment
of shapes and textures offer infinite combinations and endless fun.
Address book companion to the exciting and luxurious Flame Tree
Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine
art, the covers are printed, embossed, then foil stamped. And
they're powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and
scraps, two bookmarks and a solid magnetic side flap. These are
perfect for personal use and make a dazzling gift. This example
features Marsh Owl by Angela Harding, a fine art painter and
illustrator based in Rutland, UK. She specialises in lino prints
and her work is inspired by British birds and the countryside.
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Peter Eleey, Yukio Lippit, Christina Vegh
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Officially Licensed Frida Kahlo Corporation Product. Sold in packs
of 6. Gorgeous, foiled, handmade greeting cards, blank inside and
shrink-wrapped with a gold envelope. Our greeting cards are printed
on FSC paper and wrapped in biodegradable cellobag, and are themed
with our art calendars, foiled notebooks and illustrated art books.
One of the most iconic artists of the 20th century, Frida Kahlo's
bold, carefully crafted visual identity is in many respects an
extension of her art, celebrating her Mexican heritage and
countercultural ideals while defying traditional notions of female
beauty. Striking and bursting with colour, her portraits resonate
as much today as ever.
Creative genius, war artist, adventurer, lover. These are just some
of the words that can be used to describe Aberdeenshire-born
painter and printmaker James McBey (1883-1959). McBey was a
Scottish superstar amongst the creative spirits that fuelled the
Etching Revival of the late nineteenth century and Etching Boom of
the early twentieth century, and in an historical context, was the
acknowledged heir to Whistler and Rembrandt. But after his death in
Tangier, Morocco, in 1959, his renown as one of Britain's most
accomplished artists - who took the art world by storm - faded from
public consciousness. Born illegitimately in the tiny parish of
Foveran, Aberdeenshire, in the late Victorian era, he was brought
up by his blind mother and elderly grandmother amid the rigid
Presbyterian confines of Scotland's north-east. Tragedy, dreary
work as a bank clerk and a craving for success on his own terms all
precipitated his leaving Aberdeen to live the life of an artist in
London where he quickly became one of the most-talked about
creatives of his generation. At the heart of this biography - the
first ever to be published on McBey - is his time as a war artist
in the Middle East during the Great War - where he would meet and
paint T. E. Lawrence - his many love affairs, marriage to the
beautiful American, Marguerite Loeb, and his enduring passion for
Morocco. Drawing on his many diaries and letters and artistic
creations, this is the story of one man who - clever, kind,
intrepid, dashing, insecure and flawed - triumphed against the
odds.
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