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Author
Publisher
Pelican Pub. Co
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
As old as the culture itself, this style of scissors cutting is a cherished tradition. These designs and poems conjure the spirit of Halloween. Fritsch provides a brief history of the Pennsylvania Dutch culture and dialect, and an instructional page for readers to make their own Halloween paper cutting.
Publisher
Walter Foster Publishing
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"Creative Folk Art and Beyond features the whimsical and colorful folk-art style of Scandinavia ... and beyond! Inspired by the concept of hygge, Creative Folk Art and Beyond includes creative prompts, easy exercises, and step-by-step projects that embrace all things Scandinavian. No matter your skill level, you can learn how to draw and paint beautiful, colorful art using a variety of accessible, affordable supplies. Starting off with basic tools,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Folk Art Fusion explores the colorful combination of art styles present in modern folk art paintings. Learn how traditional folk art continues to influence today's painters, and discover how to create contemporary folk-art paintings with approachable, step-by-step projects featuring traditional subjects painted with creative techniques and popular style, including flowers, animals, architecture, sugar skulls, portraits, and more. Colourful, contemporary,...
Author
Publisher
Distribited in the United States and Canada by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc
Pub. Date
2018, 2018
Language
English
Description
"A practical and inspirational guide to textile folk art from cultures all around the world, accompanied by step-by-step projects. From samplers and quilts in Europe, to tribal and nomadic cloth further afield in Mongolia and China, folk and traditional designs have played a crucial part in the development of textile art and craft. In this book, Anne Kelly explores the traditional motifs used in textile folk art and shows you how contemporary textile...
Publisher
C & T Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A delightful collection of modern folk-art cross stitch designs. Cross-stitch flowers, animals, nature, and so much more with helpful guides to each project. Designs range from beginner-friendly to more advanced, and with 50+ designs there is plenty to keep you reaching for this book again and again." --
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
An eye-opening documentary that explores the life of a unique American artist, a man with a remarkable and unlikely biography. Bill Traylor was born into slavery in 1853 on a cotton plantation in rural Alabama. After the Civil War, Traylor continued to farm the land until the late 1920s. Aging and alone, he moved to Montgomery and worked odd jobs in the thriving segregated black neighborhood. A decade later, in his late 180s, Traylor became homeless...
Author
Series
First concepts in Mexican folk art volume 2
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"You're invited on a trip to a special place and there are many ways to get there. You could take a bike, a bus, or even a boat! The folk-art pieces were lovingly handmade by Oaxacan craftsmen Augustín Tinoco Cruz, Martín Melchor, Maximino Santiago, and Avelino Pérez--all of whom have longstanding relationships with Cynthia Weill. Vámonos will spark a lifelong love of languages and libraries in young readers. Grab your favorite person to read...
Author
Series
First concepts in Mexican folk art volume 1
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Este libro ilustrado para niños presenta el alfabeto usando esculturas de animales talladas de madera y pintadas por la familia Jiménez, descendientes de Manuel Jiménez de Oaxaca, un fundador de ese tipo de arte folklórico.
This illustrated book for children introduces the alphabet, using painted wooden sculptures of animals made by the Jiménez family, descendents of Manuel Jiménez from Oaxaca, one of the founders of this type of folk art.
Author
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Did you know that animals that live in one country don't always talk the same language as animals from somewhere else? Take a rooster, for instance. In English-speaking countries, he says cock-a-doodle-doo when he has a notion to announce himself or to greet the dawn. But in Spanish-speaking countries, he says ki-kiri-ki. Emerging readers will delight in identifying the animals depicted on each new page. And the bilingual text invites parent and...
Author
Series
First concepts in Mexican folk art volume 3
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Learn the names of the colors with Mexican folk art.
Aprende los nombres de los colores con arte folklorico mexicano.
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This book gives a fascinating overview of Russian decorative art, revealing a highly accomplished crafts tradition that persisted over nine centuries. It includes works by Peter Carl Faberge and his workshop, jeweled Byzantine icons, silver drinking vessels, and intricate enamels. Featured are two extraordinary Faberge eggs that were once in the Russian Imperial collection, including one that opens up to reveal a miniature gold replica of the Gatchina...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"In 1963, thirteen-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at the old man's head in a moment of rage, but the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects. Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton"--
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of Harriet Powers, who was born a slave in Georgia but spent the years after the Civil War providing for her family by creating elaborate pictorial quilts, earning her recognition as an African-American folk artist.
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