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Author
Publisher
Anansi International
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Since its publication in 2017, The Lost Words has enchanted readers with its poetry and illustrations of the natural world. Now, The Lost Spells, a book kindred in spirit and tone, continues to re-wild the lives of children and adults. The Lost Spells evokes the wonder of everyday nature, conjuring up red foxes, birch trees, jackdaws, and more in poems and illustrations that flow between the pages and into readers' minds. Robert Macfarlane's spell-poems...
Author
Publisher
Schiffer Craft
Pub. Date
[2023].
Physical Desc
208 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"For makers of all levels, discover practical ways to become more creative and find inspiration and meaning in your daily life by reconnecting with nature. Meet 15 makers who will describe their nature-connected works and talk you through the steps they took in creating works that tap into the importance of nature art in making a mind, body, and spirit connection. You'll learn how they created a nature journal, temporary beach sculptures, dyed textile...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"All over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. These are the words of the natural world--Dandelion, Otter, Bramble and Acorn, all gone. The rich landscape of wild imagination and wild play is rapidly fading from our children's minds. The Lost Words stands against the disappearance of wild childhood. It is a joyful celebration of nature words and the natural world they invoke. With acrostic spell-poems by award-winning writer...
Author
Publisher
Guild of Master Craftsman Pub
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
167 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Features 24 step-by-step projects of varying difficulty, appealing to a range of abilities. This title includes all the practical knowledge needed to get started. It also includes inspirational photographs shot in the scenic Lake District.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sirius Publishing, a division of Arcturus Publishing Limited
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presented in a useful lay-flat landscape format, this essential reference guide includes accessible step-by-step drawing projects starting with a close observation of plants and flowers, before exploring the possibilities of still lifes that can be made in the comfort of your own home.
Author
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
127 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Temporary natural arrangements have captivated people across the world. Learn how a professional artist creates these outdoor installations, and get inspired to create your own with a detailed look at the outdoor world of artist James Brunt"--
Author
Publisher
Lark Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
vii, 168 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Drawing from the shapes, colors, patterns, and beauty of the natural world, this collection for intermediate and advanced beaded jewelry makers weaves dazzling works of art that can be worn for a variety of occasions.
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
367 pages : all color illustrations ; 37 cm
Language
English
Description
For forty years, Andy Goldsworthy has worked with an extraordinary range of natural materials, often at their source. On an almost daily basis, he makes works of art using the materials and conditions that he encounters wherever he is, be it the land around his Scottish home, the mountain regions of France or Spain, or the pavements of New York City, Glasgow, or Rio de Janeiro. Out of earth, rocks, leaves, ice, snow, rain, sunlight and shadow he makes...
Author
Publisher
Batsford
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
127 pages: illustrations (color) ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Textile artist Alice Fox shows how to work with found, foraged, gathered and grown materials to create fabulous textile pieces that are inspired by, and made from, nature. She encourages crafters to be open minded and experimental, using local (and sometimes) unconventional materials, working with the seasons and learning what materials are available at different times of year to ground artists in natural cycles and integrate creative activity with...
Author
Publisher
Batsford, an imprint of Pavilion Books Company Ltd
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Create original textiles inspired by plants, flowers, gardens, insects, and birds. This gorgeous guide teaches fiber artists how to draw directly from nature, use sketchbooks and mood boards to explore their local environment, and make small pieces (such as folding books) based on observational drawing and stitch. Covering everything from stenciling motifs, to printing with plants onto fabric, to taking your design into three dimensions, this stunning...
Author
Publisher
Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
143 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive guide for all abilities to drawing flora and fauna seperated into fundamental concepts of colour, tone, pattern and texture, line, shape, form and space.
Author
Publisher
Batsford
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
144 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
From allotment inspiration to nature prints, from harnessing patchwork concepts to recycling pieces of art, to the alchemy of found materials, this is a journey to find new creativity through our connection with the natural world.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this title, budding photographers will learn how to take great landscape and wildlife photographs. Using simple text and dramatic photographs as examples, all the basics will becovered, including choosing the right cameras and lenses, composition, shutter speeds, depth of field, plus special field equipment used by today's top photographers. Also covered are the basics of making image adjustments in the digital darkroom. Readers will also learn...
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
The first survey of its kind to explore contemporary art that focuses on ecology. From land art and earthworks in the 1960s to conceptual art of the new millennium, ecology-focused art has been a prominent genre in the art world for decades. This book offers a look into the recent explosion in contemporary art that deals directly with nature, the environment, climate change, and ecology.
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Language
English
Description
"This mind-blowing illustrated collection showcases hundreds of tattoos dedicated to numerous scientific arenas, from evolutionary biology and neuroscience to mathematics and astrophysics, with a brief note from each inked individual highlighting the reasons for selecting the tattoo. Best of all, each example is a leaping-off point for best-selling science essayist and lecturer Zimmer to muse about the subject, whether it's the importance of a tattoo...
Author
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
©2014.
Physical Desc
xxxiii, 269 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Takes you on a journey through time and space. The author begins at "year zero," and looks back from there, photographing the past in the present. Alongside the photographs, she combines tales of her worldly adventures tracking down these subjects with informative insight from the scientists who are studying them and their environments.
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