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Art and Craft Book Reviews
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Breakthrough!: Proven Strategies to Overcome Creative Block and Spark Your Imagination
All of us struggle at one time or another with creative block. Always striking at the worst moment, it can leave you feeling completely paralyzed. Take solace in knowing that you are not…
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Masters of Craft: 224 Artists in Fiber, Clay, Glass, Metal, and Wood: Portraits by Paul J. Smith
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The Life and Times of Robert Ebendorf
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Beautiful Lego - Mike Doyle
There are those of us who regard LEGO bricks as a nostalgic toy from childhood, while others might still occasionally assemble kits as a hobby or perhaps as a way to bond with their children.…
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The Little Book of Book Making - Charlotte Rivers
Ever thought about taking a book binding class? I took one a few years back, I thought it would be a snap, but it wasn’t as easy as I hoped. The hardest part? Keeping things STRAIGHT. Ever…
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Codex Seraphinianus
An extraordinary and surreal art book, this edition has been redesigned by the author and includes new illustrations. Ever since the Codex Seraphinianus was first published in 1981, the book…
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Things Come Apart: A Teardown Manual for Modern Living
Things Come ApartA Teardown Manual for Modern LivingAuthor: Todd McLellanWelcome to Todd McLellan’s unique photographic vision of the material world: fifty design classics—arranged first by…
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Peter Korn: "Why we make things and why it matters"
The good life that society prescribes -- the untrammeled pursuit of wealth and fame, leisure and consumption -- often leaves some essential part of us malnourished. We may be capable,…
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The Joseph Cornell Box: Found Objects, Magical Worlds
Working with found objects, pages from old books, and dime-store trinkets, self-taught artist Joseph Cornell (1903–1972) transformed everyday materials into extraordinary universes. By…
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Everybody Collects Something
I am a collector, I just can't help myself. I try not to spend an insane amount of money on my hobby, but every now and then I just have to have that object in front of me and it feels like…
