Books

Item Description

These three books will give you the creative spark you are looking for, be it painting, basket weaving or quilt making... or all three!

1. Ultimate Art Bible by C&B Crafts, hardback, fantastic, big book

Everything you wanted to know about drawing and painting . . . in one beautiful volume! The latest in the bestselling Ultimate series reveals all the techniques of the masters in an easy-to-understand format. From tools and materials to a rich array of media—including watercolor, acrylics, oils, gouache, chroma color, and collage—this comprehensive reference covers it all. Attractive step-by-step photos, plus plenty of tips and hints, guide novices as they experiment with the most popular subjects for painting, and satisfy their creative urges.

2. Scrape the Willow Until it Sings by Deborah Valoma, paperback

''The baskets are like stories. If you listen they will tell you something.''
Julia Parker

Julia Parker, Coast Miwok-Kashaya Pomo basket maker, carries the stories of baskets in her hands. A prolific artist, teacher, and storyteller, she makes baskets that carry the stories of an older California, of bracken fern patch and sedge bed, of all the Native women through the generations who gathered willow together.

3. Art Quilts, Playing with a full deck by Sue Pierce, paperback

In thinking about collective design challenges for quilt artists, Sue Pierce came up with the idea of illustrating a deck of playing cards. She invited fifty-three other quilt artists to participate in the project, and each began creating an interpretative art quilt based on a card from the deck. The resulting collection, inspiring in the scope of its imagination, talent, and skill, premiered at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American Art and toured the United States under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). This book, the catalog for the exhibition, offers splendid full-color reproductions of the quilts, a brief background on each artist, and an exploration of the techniques used in creating the quilts.

Item Special Note

Marked down 20% of retail price due to some slight imperfections - they were displayed in the store.