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In a fast-paced world with mega upheaval, including climate crises
and a global pandemic, the allure of growing your own food, being
self-sufficient, and living green is immense. This yearning for not
being wholly reliant on the supermarket, and the growing concerns
over pesticides and food miles has led to the resurgence in seeking
old-world skills. As showcased in Urban Homesteads, the benefits of
a productive garden on your doorstep or within arm's reach, tending
to chickens, harvesting your own honey, and using eco-friendly
water-harvesting techniques are clear: fresh herbs, vegetables, and
fruit on tap, fresh eggs, delicious honey; plus living at a slower
pace, better value for money, and a more soothing and mindful
existence. Of course, a healthy garden and environment also
attracts beneficial insects and birds. Get inspired with this
book's range of eco-friendly possibilities from around the globe.
With beautiful full-colour photos, gathered here are stories of
people who have set up their own productive and abundant back yard
or patio, as well as examples of great vertical planters, indoor
gardens, and those who have reached into the urban community
allotment. Use this book to start your own journey with an urban
homestead lifestyle, with lots of generous tips, modern green
concepts as well as a twist of modern, technically savvy know-how.
All the practical guidance you need on how to be the change you
want to see.
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The marriage between flowers and fashion has never been more pronounced
than when seen in the work of Yves Saint Laurent. This retrospective
examines Yves Saint Laurent’s use of flowers from their symbolism to
their fruition on the runway.
Flowers in every form inspired fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent,
serving as a leitmotif in his work. His passion for plants manifested
itself in countless patterns and techniques, and he adorned women in
floral appliqués, prints, and embroideries. From a thousand and one
rose buds to sprigs of lily of the valley, from an avalanche of
bougainvillea to delicate poppy touches, and from sheaves of wheat to
majestic lilies, nature was an essential part of his visual palette.
Through the discerning eyes of Olivier Saillard, this veritable garden
of Yves Saint Laurent’s designs―culled from a broad range of
styles―metamorphoses into a bouquet of flowering silhouettes. Under the
direction of Elsa Janssen and Alexis Sornin, essays from Emanuele
Coccia, Marc Jeanson, and Serena Bucalo Mussely explore, respectively,
the symbolism of flowers, characteristics of his recurring prints, and
the designer’s signature use of flora in accessories.
Perfect for fans of Portia MacIntosh, Mhairi McFarlane and
Catherine Walsh.Madison reckons she's a pretty good judge of
character. When a disaster at work brings professional photographer
Toby into her life, she has him all worked out within minutes. As
their work collaboration blossoms into friendship, her
preconceptions about him are only strengthened. The problem is that
Madison has got one aspect of Toby completely wrong, and it tears
their friendship apart when she finds out. How will she make sense
of his revelation and, more importantly, how on earth will she get
him to talk to her again?
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Whether at UFW picket lines in California's Central Valley or
capturing summertime street life in East Harlem Latinx
photographers have documented fights for dignity and justice as
well as the daily lives of ordinary people. Their powerful,
innovative photographic art touches on family, identity, protest,
borders, and other themes, including the experiences of immigration
and marginalization common to many of their communities. Yet the
work of these artists has largely been excluded from the documented
history of photography in the United States. Through individual
profiles of more than eighty photographers from the early history
of the photographic medium to the present, Elizabeth Ferrer
introduces readers to Latinx portraitists, photojournalists, and
documentarians and their legacies. She traces the rise of a Latinx
consciousness in photography in the 1960s and '70s and the growth
of identity-based approaches in the 1980s and '90s. Ferrer argues
that in many cases a shared sense of struggle has motivated
photographers to work purposefully, driven by a deep sense of
resistance, social and political commitments, and cultural
affirmation, and she highlights the significance of family photos
to their approaches and outlooks. Works range from documentary and
street photography to narrative series to conceptual projects.
Latinx Photography in the United States is the first book to offer
a parallel history of photography, one that no longer lies at the
margins but rather plays a crucial role in imagining and creating a
broader, more inclusive American visual history.
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