Wearable fiber art, whether in garment or jewelry form, is unique in that the human body breathes life, shape, and movement into the pieces. Be it ...

Artists need to write, every day, to support their studio practice and careers. Working artists know this. Newly minted art graduates and emerging ...

Go behind-the-scenes of the art world as you tour the homes and studios of 86 international artists. Some studios are large, with lovely high ceili...

The Arts & Crafts Movement had a profound effect on twentieth century design. It was a precursor to the minimalism of the day, yet imbued with ...

The Arts & Crafts Movement began as a response to the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, first in England and then in the United States...

This reprint of an important work details the authors groundbreaking work in Arts & Crafts era projects created with concrete. Projects include...

Tour sixteen beautifully restored homes built and decorated in the Arts and Crafts style, an early twentieth century movement to counter the increa...

Embroidered textiles are the most personal and immediate art form practiced by the Arts & Crafts Movement (c. 1860-1910). This art from another...

The many practical industries that supported this earliest county in Pennsylvania are documented in this illustrated and detailed study. Here is in...

Representing countries as far-reaching and distinct as Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Austria, Guatemala, and the United States (to name a few), th...

Drawing is not a crime!™ The bold and brash ARTtitude is back with another look at some of the most iconic and unusual artists of the moment. Repre...

Nestled between the Siskiyou and Cascade mountain ranges, Ashland, Oregon, is surrounded by an endless majestic landscape. The essence of this smal...

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon, draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. Many wonder, "What else can we do while in t...

Traditional Asian design is having an impact upon the way ever increasing numbers of Western people choose to build and furnish their homes to crea...

Graceful okimono figures in many forms, dating from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, are the primary focus of this book, while scholar...

Let asparagus dishes and strawberry desserts shine at your next gathering with recipes from this cookbook devoted to two of early spring's fresh pr...

Assateague is the northernmost island of a chain of barrier islands that extend from the southern boundary of Delaware to Cape Charles, Virginia, a...

People who rescue dogs have a great deal of compassion and enough love to last through what is often a trying adjustment period. But adoptive owner...

Who hasn't dreamed of spending a night in a castle?A heavenly bed, creaking floorboards, silk wallpaper, glittering chandeliers, expansive grounds,...

This well-illustrated volume interprets the incredibly diverse stock of historic buildings in Cecil County for local history buff and architectural...

The hand painted Limoges porcelain from the Paris decorating studio Atelier Le Tallec*TM, dating from 1930 through 2002, are displayed in over 490 ...

This botanical guide to the greater Atlanta region is teeming with more than 200 color photographs, informative gardening tips, and fun facts and s...

Often called “The World's Playground,” Atlantic City is seen over 100 years. More than 250 color images display its evolution into a popular vacati...

A keepsake collection of maps depicting legendary and real places for the lover of literature, history, and cartography. This exploration of the "M...

Where is the best place to meet kind and peaceful aliens? How do we communicate with intelligent interstellar life forms, socialise with Martians, ...

Flowers come in an unbelievable array of shapes and colors. Yet, their leaf and fruit forms surpass even their floral splendor. From Acanthaceae to...

Thoroughly documented, a worldwide selection of places representing many attempts made by mankind through the ages to re-create a paradise on Earth...

This new title in this bestselling series relates 37 stories of  shipwrecks,  great  discoveries,  mysteries,  and disappearances still thrilling a...

Colorful, cheerful -- and in some cases downright funky -- vintage dinette sets from the 1950s to the 1970s will bring a nostalgic smile to your fa...

Hollywood movie monsters are enduring pop culture standards. Kids and adults around the world recognize Frankenstein, Dracula, the Wolf Man, and th...

Aurora slot cars are legendary. These tiny racing cars captured and held the imagination of American kids for over a decade and their unparalleled ...

Australia has wildly differing topographies and climates, and its best residential architecture draws on those site conditions in inventive ways. T...

Stenciling as space decoration is more up-to-date today than ever before. This book illustrates 140 historic ornaments spanning the past century. E...

Each gorgeous log home shown here was built with reclaimed timbers that were hand-hewn at least a century ago.\nThe homes vary from small to large,...

With more than forty international examples of practical yet architecturally fascinating solutions, this one-of-a-kind book shows innovative, beaut...

The worldwide interest in automatic organs is larger now than ever before. From delicate and musically sublime little organs contained in musical c...

The era of the self-playing or automatic piano embraced the first three decades of the 20th century. Piano-playing cabinets were followed by the pn...

This book is long overdue documentation on automatic wristwatches from countries other than Switzerland. These watches were always considered super...

An exciting area of collecting for clock and watch enthusiasts is literally opened up with this book. On the outside the automatic wristwatch is li...

What's "automobilia?" It's all the great go-with items that accompanied the evolution of our auto history. It's the signs that hung in dealerships ...

When Will Newcomb’s father loses his job at the Port of Baltimore things at home start falling apart. The family moves to Grampa’s farm in Pennsylv...

Avon's 1875 Cape Cod pattern glass dinnerware, made from 1975 to 1993, is one of the most beautiful deep ruby patterns. Over 130 photos show the sh...

One of the nation's biggest suppliers of costume jewelry since the 1970s, Avon's vast body of work is omnipresent in the antiques and collectibles ...

Explore the art of basketry in this idea-filled book for weavers at all levels. Over 300 how-to photographs, guidance on using a fascinating select...

Over 100 beautiful, informative photos display the green roofs technology that is quickly becoming a fundamental element of the emerging practice o...

This book documents a great American story, that of B.B. King, the King of the Blues, and one of America’s most important popular musicians. With f...

Baby birds are some of the cutest creatures on this earth!” So begins Rosalyn Daisey’s latest adventure into fine carving. In this new book she lea...

The toys of the 1950s and 1960s are currently among the most sought after collectibles, and some of the most popular examples are covered in this b...