CraftWinter2024

Outdoor Crafts | 49 Sculptural Secrets for Mosaics: Creating 3-D Bases for Mosaic Application. Julee Latimer. With easy-to-follow guidance and more than 175 photos, follow a professional mosaic artist through the process of making six sculptures, demonstrat- ing the techniques on a variety of interior and ex- terior works, both free standing and wall mounted. Learn skills ranging from reaching the needed levels of density to applying tesserae to spheres. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 178 color images • 80 pp. • 978-0-7643-5244-7 • HC • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Modern Splicing Egmont M. Friedl. For marine, boating, and climbing amateurs and professionals at all levels, splices are essential. In this much-an- ticipated handbook, world-renowned expert Friedl guides you through modern splicing techniques with his trademark clear directions, one-of-a-kind color diagrams, and 200+ color photos. The book is supplemented by four-plus hours of excellent video instruction. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 368 photos & diagrams • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-6181-4 • HC • $44.99 / £40.99 / 63.99 CAD Wilderness Axe Skills and Campcraft Paul Kirtley. This photo-rich guide allows bushcrafters, campers, and outdoors lovers to master the need- ed core skills for success. Professional bushcraft instructor Kirtley can’t be everywhere, and his courses worldwide are often sold out, but this allows you to learn from the best, and to understand for yourself why his training is in demand. • 81/2" x 10" (215 x 254mm) • 640 color photos • 208 pp. • 978-0-7643-6148-7 • HC • $26.99 / £24.99 / 37.99 CAD Create Naturally: Go Outside and Rediscover Nature with 15 Makers. Marcia Young. For artists and crafters of all levels who look for inspiration in nature. Discover practical ways to become more creative! These makers’ stories and projects help you find ways to connect to nature with your own works. • 8" x 10" (260 x 205 mm) • 250+ color photos • 208 pp. • 978-0- 7643-6434-1•HC•978-1-5073-0325-2(E-book)•$29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD PAINTING | The Graphic Guide to Beekeeping Yves Gustin. Beginners will be drawn to this fun, illustrated graph- ic guide for learning and succeeding in a fascinating hobby. Thousands of detailed illustrations—perfect for visual learners—help you understand the whys behind successful hives. Offers complete, easy-to-un- derstand info on every aspect of beekeeping, plus an entertaining approach. • 81/2" x 11" x .677" (215 x 279mm) • 4,600 line drawing illustrations • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-6124-1•PB•$24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99CAD OUTDOOR CRAFTS Knife Throwing Like the Pros: Throwing Tech- niques, Knives & Axes, Rules, Mental Prepara- tion & More. Peter Kramer. This essential review of knife- and ax-throwing basics presents and analyzes the best throwing knives and axes on the current market, different throwing techniques, the basics of competition rules, legal issues to understand, and the general care of throwing knives and axes. • 6"x9" (152 x 228 mm) • 100 color images • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643- 6063-3 • HC • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Land Art: Creating Artworks in and with the Landscape. James Brunt. Join renowned artist Brunt as he goes outside and creates temporary outdoor art installations that become part of the natural land- scape—and be inspired to create your own! His “In- vitations to Play” help you take some time out, immerse yourself in natural surroundings, and explore natural ma- terials likestones, leaves,wood, andmore intheenvironment in which they’re found. • 8 1/2" x 10" (215 x 254 mm) • 150+ color images •128 pp. • 978-0-7643-6605-5 • PB • $26.99 / £24.99 / 37.99 CAD PAINTING Encaustic Art in the Twenty-First Century. Anne Lee, E. Ashley Rooney, Foreword by Kim Ber- nar, Afterword by Ellen Koment. The North Ameri- can artists included in this book represent some of the finest practitioners of contemporary encaustic. Its luscious visual and physical properties allow artists to blaze new trails as they incorporate it with other methods and processes. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 475 color images • 304 pp. • 978-0-7643- 5023-8 • HC • $59.99 / £54.99 / 85.00 CAD Fire and Light: A Method of Painting for Artists Who Love Color. Julie H. Han- son. This two-part book is a comprehensive and exciting color approach for beginning and advanced painters. Tools given in part one provide the necessary skills to explore the color-temperature painting method de- scribed in part two. It is easy to follow, step- by-step, and fully illustrated. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215mm) • 206 color images • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-5217-1 • HC • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD How to Create Encaustic Art: A Guide to PaintingwithWax. Birgit Hüttemann-Holz. Begin or enhance your work in encaustic art with a professional introduction to the ancient art of wax painting. This guide explains the technique in an understandable way, covering the entire spectrum of encaustic art: smooth and textured surfaces, scraping and relief imprinting techniques, accretion, and special techniques • 8 1/2" x 9 7/8" (215 x 250 mm) • 177 color images • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-5416-8 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Impressions with Clay. Milt Liebson. This complete and easy-to-use book describes the basics and leads the reader step-by-step through the process of using tinted liquid clay (slip) and individually prepared pastels applied directly to a clay matrix with a brush, sieve, or various stencils. An impression is created by transferring the image from the clay matrix to canvas • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 203 images • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643-2125-2 • PB • $20.00 / £18.99 / 28.95 CAD Painting the Elements: Air Water Earth Fire. How do you capture the essential elements of life: air, water, earth, and fire? Through more than 400 images, learn the tips and tricks shared by over 50 painters through pictorial techniques. See and try practical solutions to capture the essence of atmo- sphere and light, the sky, fog and mist, wind and snow, mountains, wildfire, fireworks, and more. Step-by-step exercises and tutorial video links ac- company each chapter. • 81/2"x11" (215x279mm) •450 color images •240pp. •978-0-7643-5953-8•PB•$34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Pigments of Your Imagination: Creating with Alcohol Inks, 2nd edition, revised and expanded. Cathy Taylor. Mercurial, versatile, inexpensive, and wildly colorful, alcohol inks are one of the newest mediums to hit the art community. Pigments of Your Imagination is your essential guide for work- ing with alcohol inks, from choosing which inks to use for each project to learning how to maximize your artistic potential with a wide variety of fascinating techniques • 9 1/8" x 8 1/8" (231 x 206 mm) • 500+ color images • 200 pp. • 978-0-7643- 5133-4 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Water Based Texturing: Techniques & Inspi- rations for Artists, Teachers, and Craftsmen. Tucker Stouch. Explore the use of acrylic textural finishes for home decor projects and wall art. Over 290 color photos include crackle, polystyrene relief, thick impasto, scratching, combing, mixes, embed- ded elements, sponging, tissue and paper textures, metallic paints, sprays, splashes, drizzles, smearing, stamping, impressions, and stenciling • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 295 color photos • 112 pp. • 978-0- 7643-4534-0 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Watercolor Pencil Guide and Workbook. Madison R. Smolsky. A guide to watercolor pencils for beginners as well as experienced artists wanting to explore a new medium, this workbook includes 16 pages of instruction and 62 full-page outline drawings that allow learners to practice the techniques of their choice, including gradients, shading, color theory, salt technique, and more • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 77 • 80 pp. • 978-0-7643-5736-7 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / 24.99 CAD Wax on Crafts: 15 Decorative Techniques for Transforming Your Crafts. Miriam Joy. Create bright and cheerful designs for the holidays using a box of crayons and a few simple tools! With step- by-step instructions and over 400 images, you can turn inexpensive and everyday items into family treasures. Decorate tile magnets, ornaments, and other mediums. Use wax with paper, wood, glass, metals, boxes, eggs, and felt • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 490 color photos • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643- 5021-4 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD White! Light! Bright!: How to Make Your Backgrounds Support and Enhance Your Wa- tercolor Paintings. Bivenne Staiger. This richly illustrated and comprehensive resource helps wa- tercolorists plan and create exceptional paintings by focusing on color, value, and other elements in both subjects and settings. A unique and effective method for planning your subject in concert with its background and then creating a powerful piece. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 125 color images • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-6266-8 • hardcover • $27.99 US / £25.99 / 38.99 CAD 20 Projects for Alcohol Inks: A Workbook for Creating Your Best Art. Karen Walker. This visual, step-by-step guide helps you to create 20 beautiful paintings in the popular medium of alcohol ink, in- cluding landscapes, animals, florals, and more. It also includes instruction on the basic techniques of ink flow, lifting, and masking • 71/2"x101/4" (190x260 mm) •352 color images •128pp. •978-0-7643-5646-9 • PB • $26.99 / £24.99 / 37.99 CAD Decorating Eggs: Exquisite Designs with Wax & Dye. Jane Pollak. Truly exquisite designs, intricate details, and brilliant color schemes come together in this new DIY book on decorating eggs. Chapters include basic decorating tips and how to choose your colors. With illustrated step-by-step instructions and a gallery of completed projects, you’ll be creating your own dynamic eggs in no time at all • 8 1/2" x 10" (215 x 254 mm) • 200 color photos • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-4654-5 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Dot Drawing: A Fusion of Stippling and Ornament. Spider.Money. Dot drawing is also known as “stippling” and is a similar stylistic technique to pointillism. With 250 photos, this guide covers the basics of this technique; over 40 projects range from let- tering to tattoo style. • 8 1/2" x 8 1/2" (215 x 215mm) •250+ images•128pp. •978-0-7643- 5853-1 • PB • $27.99 / £25.99 / 38.99 CAD Fabulous Flowers with Acrylics: Paint 22 Blooms from Delphiniums to Dandelions. Ruth Alice Kosnick. Learn to paint 22 different beautiful flowers in acrylics with specialized techniques for creating colorful realistic and abstract paintings. Perfect for beginning and experienced painters who want an easy-to-follow guide and plenty of flowers flowing from their brush. •9" x 101/2" (228 x 266mm) •160+ color images • 104 pp. • 978-0-7643-6607-9 • HC • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD