In the Arts and Crafts Style
 Excellent entry point into Arts and Crafts Movement: An arts and crafts website recommended this book as the place for beginners in the movement. Following their lead, we purchased the book and have not regretted it. The advice is true. This is excellent [... more]
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Spirit of African Design
The Spirit of African Design can be a part of your home!: I have traveled to West Africa and the Caribbean. This book helped me incorporate the artwork and artifacts I brought back from my trips into my day-to-day design. The things I have are no longer [... more]
$35.00
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Carving Folk Art Figures: Patterns and Instructions for ...
An Outstanding Introduction to Carving Folk Art: I have purchased many carving books that deal with caricature and folk art, and this one by Shawn Cipa has become my all-time favorite. Shawn has a background in art, and this shows in his approach. Rather [... more]
$14.95
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Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Arts
The Stunning Beauty of Japanese Bamboo Basketry: I am so excited about this book! As a professional weaver and teacher of basketry I have a passionate interest in Japanese bamboo basketry. The book, Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Arts, makes the [... more]
$35.00
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Rustic Style
Fantastic Furniture--a how to book for the imagination: This is the book for anyone who wants try their hand at rustic furniture. It's not a how to book, but the pictures are inspiring--and there are so many beautiful pieces it's overwhelming. Rustic [... more]
$39.95
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The Arts and Crafts Computer: Using Your Computer as an ...
Restoring modesty to the artist's tool enriches everyone: The potential of the computer in craft has been seriously damaged by the excitement computers have generated. A parallel can be found when the Russian novelist Tolstoy was given a dictaphone to [... more]
$34.99
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Designs from Pre-Columbian Mexico (Dover Pictorial Archives)
Useful and beautiful motiffs: I have both books by the late Jorge Enciso who did the world a great service by carefully collecting these various designs from the archeological digs of the Mexicas, Toltecs, Totonacs and others.All the designs are black [... more]
$8.95
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Carving Totem Poles & Masks
Totem Pole Critic: Very detailed diagrams and helpful pictures. Steps to produce results were not overly detailed yet specific enough to leave out guess work. The intro to each project gives a significant background of the history of the carvings. MAJOR [... more]
$14.95
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Oaxacan Ceramics: Traditional Folk Art by Oaxacan Women
A truly outstanding presentation of Oaxacan folk ceramics: Having been to Oaxaca approximately ten times in the past 20 years, I can appreciate the quality and beauty of this fine book. The reasonable price of this "paperback" belies its [... more]
$18.95
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The Quilts of Gee's Bend: Masterpieces from a Lost Place
exceptional: I remember the first time I saw photographs of the quilts of Gee's Bend in a magazine about seven years ago. I couldn't wait to learn about the amazing artists whose vision the quilts portray. This book is more outstanding than I imagined it [... more]
$50.00
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American Wall Stenciling, 1790-1840
I truly loved this book: Last weekend I attended a party in RI and I found myself emersed in this book for much of the time. I came home and ordered it right away. It is a beautiful image of post revolutionary America and this important art form. As [... more]
$40.00
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Gee's Bend: The Women and Their Quilts
A Must Have: I have seen the exhibition of the Gee's Bend quilts at the Whitney museum three times. The quilts of Gee's Bend are simple, graphic, and stunning. Although I own the smaller of the Gee's Bend quilt books and the video about the quiltmakers, [... more]
$75.00
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