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500 Handmade dolls
Contemporary and unique, these handmade creations range from representational to abstract, from skillful realism to provocative surrealism—and they’re made from every conceivable material, including beads, gourds, and polymer clay. Juror Akira Blount, a pioneer in the “art doll” movement, incorporates vines, twigs, and carved wood in her fabric dolls, with their expressionless faces and closed eyes, they appear absorbed by inner worlds. Dutch artist Marlaine Verhelst’s porcelain designs seem to have sprung straight from a medieval painting. Chris Chomick’s strange and slightly scary figures feature amazing detail and elaborate costumes. Dollmakers, crafters, collectors, and anyone who loves beautiful objects will love the amazing diversity showcased here.
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23,95 €
500 Plastic jewelry designs
The popular 500 series takes its hippest, most fun approach yet, with an intoxicatingly vibrant and technically diverse collection of contemporary jewelry. Juror Susan Kasson Sloan has put together a groundbreaking survey of the best work being done with this thoroughly modern material.Every page offers some delightful eye candy, with pieces that stretch from the subtle and sublime to the fantastically humorous. There’s jewelry that tells a story, and jewelry that cleverly incorporates recycled materials—including sunglass lenses and knitting needles. In true 21st century style, much of the work is being designed and produced with cutting-edge CAD CAM technologies.The extremely talented artists include Jantje Fleischhut, Lisa and Scott Cylinder, Adam Paxon, Felieke van der Leest, Ted Noten, Svenja John, Pavel Herynek, Karin Seufert, and Margaux Lange.Â
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22,99 €
Lacná kniha Archinature volume one (-90%)
Features projects that all have one criterion in common: their close association with nature.
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8,00 €
79,95€
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500 Gemstone Jewels
Gems are the rarest and most enticing material a jeweler can work with, and this newest entry in the acclaimed "500 "series showcases a rainbow of stones, from rough and natural to fully-faceted precious jewels. The pieces include rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, pendants, and even a tiara, and they're set in every imaginable kind of material, both precious and non-precious: gold, glass, platinum, palladium, iron, resin, silver, and more. The work ranges from Christo Kiffer's delicate and expressive "Tourmaline Moth Brooch," with its rich green tourmalines and sparkling diamonds, to a devastatingly beautiful necklace by master jeweler Daphne Krinos.
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22,99 €
500 Art Quilts
A vibrant and growing community of crafters has embraced quilting and this outstanding international collection will inspire and captivate them. Juried by Karey Bresenhan, one of the most prominent figures in quilting, it presents 500 magnificent contemporary art quilts, made in fabric and other media, and showcasing diverse designs, materials and techniques. From their very inception, these quilts were destined for display rather than practical use, with an extraordinary quality of image, form, line and composition.
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24,50 €
Masters: Earthenware
This newest entry in the popular "Masters" series presents 38 of the world's most notable potters and sculptors - and dozens of vibrant, functional, sculptural and figurative pieces of earthenware to explore. "Masters: Earthenware" reveals the tremendous imagination, innovation and technical facility that today's artists bring to the oldest ceramic medium. This stunning volume gives each featured artist a mini-retrospective of approximately eight pages that showcase 12-14 of his or her best works, illuminating comments from the creators accompany the images, and outlining their development and artistic philosophy.
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22,99 €
Masters: Beadweaving
Versatility, innovation, inspiration - that's what "The Masters" series offers crafters, with an engaging survey of the finest contemporary work by approximately 40 leading artists in specific media. Readers will find the showcased pieces eye-opening in their originality and each beadweaving master takes centre stage in an informative eight-page feature that includes around a dozen breathtaking, high-quality photographs and a short essay by the curator placing the impressive work and its creator in context. These outstandingly talented and imaginative artists include Valerie Hector, whose beaded designs are a statement in bold modernity; Jeanette Ahlgren, who fashions intricate loom-woven vessels; and, Marcia DeCoster, who uses a right angle weave techniques to create shimmering. Beadweaver and author Carol Wilcox Wells serves as the judge of this remarkable collection.
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22,99 €
Masters: Woodturning
The lathe used to be a utilitarian tool only, but in the hands of today's artists woodturning has undergone a beautiful transformation. This stunning international collection showcases the work of 40 pioneering wood turners who have expanded the possibilities of the medium; including a British artist from Burgess Hill. Their pieces range from classic to humorous to sculptural to amazing. Curator Jim Christiansen introduces each master's multi-page gallery with an insightful overview and the creators themselves offer their lyrical thoughts on wood, nature and art. Each volume in the "Masters" series is dedicated to an established art form and showcases the work of its celebrated artists. With a focus on craftsmanship and (global) diversity, these books will inspire beginners, professionals, collectors and enthusiasts alike.
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22,99 €
500 Bowls
What makes the ceramic bowl such an enduring art form? It has everything: form, volume, surface, texture and colour, plus 10,000 years of history! It can be both useful and decorative, yet it is one of the simplest and most basic forms that potters make. This book provides a visual tour of how ceramists from around the world are interpreting this classic form today. The 500 masterful, inspired works presented in this book prove there are new things to say: the bowl is still being reinterpreted and reinvented every day! * FASCINATING compilation for arts and crafts ceramists and collectors of 500 of the most creative and astounding bowl designs you have ever seen.
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22,99 €
500 Teapots
The teapot is to the potter what the canvas is to the painter. It has inspired clay artists to create their original works of art since the ancient Chinese first developed vessels for brewing and serving tea. This book provides a visual tour of how potters from around the world are interpreting this classic form today. The 500 figurative, sculptural and traditional teapots astound us with their myriad shapes and delightful combinations of utility and decorative treatment. * FASCINATING compilation for arts and crafts ceramists and collectors of 500 of the most creative and astounding teapot designs you have ever seen. * FABULOUS SOURCEBOOK: pottery enthusiasts will enjoy the huge variety of shapes, surface treatments and techniques: hand built and wheel-thrown, stoneware and porcelain, round and square, wax resistant and slip work, functional and sculptural.
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22,99 €
500 Cups
The cup's surface is a canvas that can be embellished with anything from intricate drawings to precious gems to refined Japanese brushwork.
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22,99 €
500 Metal Vessels
"500 Metal Vessels" features page after page of superbly crafted bowls, teapots, vases, chalices, urns and other exquisite handmade hollow-ware. Made from diverse metals and techniques (forging, raising, casting, forming, soldering and welding), these eye-catching pieces also display gorgeous applied surface embellishments, from enamel to repousse. Explore Sarah Perkin's luminous enamel bowls; the monumental vessels, made by Kim Cridler out of unassuming steel rods; and the work of Tom Ferrero, whose fascination with architecture and Gothic forms inspired his meticulous surface designs.
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22,99 €
500 Handmade Books
Interest in bookbinding and the related arts has exploded in the past decade, inspiring artists to explore the unlimited possibilities of the form. This title showcases a beautiful range from the intricacies of an exotic Ethiopian binding with a show-stopping open spine to others that resemble mysterious puzzle boxes. The sublimely talented contributors include Jeanne Germani who displays her own handmade papers, made from such varied materials as recycled denim, thistle and other plant matter, Chris Bivin whose codex-style volume features curious, tiny, found objects and Laura Wait presents a piece with handsome raised-cord binding connecting a pair of stained-cedar covers with abstract aluminum letterforms attached. This new and provocative on-the-page gallery, richly illustrated with hundreds of breathtaking photographs, will appeal to a large and discerning audience.
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22,99 €
500 Pitchers
Ranging from sculptural and figurative to traditional and whimsical, presents photographs of variations on the pictcher form from such artists as Debra E. Sloan, Michael Kline, and Do-Hee Sung.
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22,99 €
400 Polymer Clay Designs
Unique creations by top artists such as Nan Roche, Cynthia Toops, Barbara McGuire, and Gwen Gibson make this the best showcase of polymer clay work ever assembled. With everything from jewelry and vessels to art dolls and sculptures displayed in superb color photos, the versatility and beauty of the medium is exquisitely evident. Mosaics, millefiori, canework, and molded, stamped, and embossed pieces: there's a little bit of everthing to please the eye. Dayle Dorowshaw's magical" Egyptian Spell Book" features carvings and image transfers that blend seamlessly with gold leaf, candles, branches, and silver. Luann Udell's faux-ivory artifacts take their inspiration from the prehistoric art in France's Lascaux Caves. It's the largest--and finest--book of contemporary polymer art available anywhere.
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22,99 €
500 Figures in Clay
It's an absolutely unequalled photographic gallery: no other book has ever presented such a varied, captivating collection of contemporary ceramics based on the human form. The works range from representational to abstract, from artful realism to provocative surrealism, and many of them come from leaders in the field such as Judy Fox, Kurt Weiser, and Andy Nasisse. Kay Yourist has produced female forms that are smooth, minimalist vessels with only the slightest hint of breasts and belly. The simple, rounded features of Diane Lublinski's black-and-white figures possess a fun, clown-like whimsy. Michael A. Prather's mournful ceramic portraits have frowning faces and pointed dunce-like heads in a muted color palette. Many of the ceramics come with detail images and illuminating artist's commentary.
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22,99 €