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Why do we pick up pebbles on the beach? What is it we see in them,
and why do we take them home to display on our shelves? Is it their
inherent beauty, their infinite variation, or simply their
associations with a happy time and place? In this book - part
social history and part practical guide - writer and pebble
collector Christopher Stocks unearths the sometimes surprising
story of our love-affair with pebbles, and considers how the way we
see them today has been influenced over the years by artists,
authors and even archaeologists. Printmaker Angie Lewin is widely
admired for her alluringly stylish images of the natural world. She
celebrates the experience of walking and sketching along the
British coastline, often incorporating pebbles in her limited
edition prints and paintings. Many of these feature in the book
alongside a series of new images.
Close-up photos of plump apricots, juicy mangoes, crisp lettuce ...
these are familiar to us all through cookery books and garden
guides. But seeing fruit and vegetables as detailed art, viewed
through eighteenth-century eyes, is something very different - and
more interesting. Thanks to intrepid explorers and plant-hunters,
Britain and the rest of Europe have long enjoyed a wide and
wonderful array of fruit and vegetables. Some wealthy households
even created orangeries and glasshouses for tender exotics and
special pits in which to raise pineapples, while tomatoes,
sweetcorn and runner beans from the New World expanded the culinary
repertoire. This wealth of choice attracted interest beyond the
kitchen and garden. In the 1730s, a prosperous Bavarian apothecary
produced the first volume of a comprehensive A to Z of all
available plants, meticulously documented, and lavishly illustrated
by botanical artists. 'A Cornucopia of Fruit & Vegetables' is a
glimpse into his world. It features exquisite illustrations of the
edible plants in his historic treasury, allowing us to enjoy the
sight of swan-necked gourds and horned lemons, smile at silkworms
hovering over mulberries and delight at the quirkiness of
'strawberry spinach' ... a delicious medley of garden produce and
exotics that will capture the imagination of gardeners and
art-lovers alike.
Drawing the Natural World is a practical and comprehensive guide
for artists of all abilities to celebrate through art the beauty of
the flora and fauna that make up our planet. The book is divided
into the fundamental concepts of art � colour and tone, pattern,
texture, line, shape, form and space � to introduce the essential
techniques and demonstrate how they can be used in drawing the
natural world through practical projects. Further chapters cover
the anatomy of animals to ensure posture and gait can be accurately
captured, and the fundamentals of composition. There is also
introduction to the different materials and equipment that can be
used, and a guide to basics of drawing. Each of the projects in the
book includes a fully illustrated step-by-step sequence to follow,
plus helpful tips and advice. There's also background information
about the featured animals and plants to broaden the reader's
awareness of and connection with the natural world.
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Hawaii 2- Maui
(Hardcover)
Tp Prince; Photographs by Daniel Sekarski, Nicole Sekarski-Hunkeler
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R1,740
Discovery Miles 17 400
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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In 2008, as the storms of the financial crash blew, Isabelle
Fremeaux and Jay Jordan deserted the metropolis and their academic
jobs, traveling across Europe in search of post-capitalist utopias.
They wanted their art activism to no longer be uprooted. They
arrived at a place French politicians had declared lost to the
republic, otherwise know as the zad (the zone to defend): a messy
but extraordinary canvas of commoning, illegally occupying 4,000
acres of wetlands where an international airport was planned. In
2018, the 40-year-long struggle snatched an incredible victory,
defeating the airport expansion project through a powerful cocktail
that merged creation and resistance. Fremeaux and Jordan blend rich
eyewitness accounts with theory, inspired by a diverse array of
approaches, from neo-animism to revolutionary biology,
insurrectionary writings and radical art history. Published in
collaboration with the Journal of Aesthetics & Protest.
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Advanced Origami Animals
(Hardcover)
Marc Kirschenbaum; Photographs by Marc Kirschenbaum; Illustrated by Marc Kirschenbaum
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R1,081
Discovery Miles 10 810
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Learn how to paint birds in watercolour without even trying! Using
a simple ten-step process, learn how to draw a basic outline
starting with simple shapes, then add washes of colour and fine
details to complete your work. Arranged in three chapters based on
skill level, this book features 25 lovely projects, each showing
you how to paint a bird in ten steps. There are paint swatches for
every bird, showing you the colours you need to mix for each step
and the finished painting serves as a reference to guide you. It
couldn't be easier! Also included is a useful techniques section at
the beginning, and clever painting tips from the author throughout
the book. With birds as diverse as an Atlantic puffin, a barn owl,
a hummingbird and a bald eagle, there is plenty to choose from and
practise with, to develop your skills.
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