You don't have to starve to be an artist. Build a career doing what you love. In this practical guide, professional artist Lisa Congdon reveals the many ways you can earn a living by making art-through illustration, licensing, fine...
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In its fusion of essays and artwork, Art-Medicine Collaborative Practice helps readers understand the lived realities of individuals with head and neck cancer. Featuring compelling original art from Ingrid Bachmann, Sean Caulfield, Jude...
- Author:Bhandari, Heather DarcySummary:
Originally published in 2009, Art/Work was the first practical guide to address how artists can navigate the crucial business and legal aspects of a fine art career. But the rules have changed since then, due to the proliferation of...
- Author:Hodge, SusieSummary:
Did you know that the great Pablo Picasso had many pets, including a white mouse and a goat' And that Andy Warhol loved his dachshunds, Salvador Dali liked ocelots and anteaters, and Georgia O'Keeffe had a passion for chows...
- Author:Raicovich, LauraSummary:
Walter De Maria's "Lightning Field" is 400 stainless steel poles, positioned 220 feet apart, in the desert of central New Mexico. Over the course of several visits, it becomes, for Raicovich, a site for confounding and...
- Author:Peterson, Roger TorySummary:
Even before its completion in 1839, John James Audubon's Birds of America was recognized as a masterpiece of both art and natural science; a great scientist of the day called it the "most magnificent monument which has ever...
- Author:Nelson, MarilynSummary:
Augusta Savage, a gifted sculptor of the 1930s, flourished during the Harlem Renaissance, and became a teacher to an entire generation of African American artists, including Jacob Lawrence.
- Author:Wren, JecobSummary:
Authenticity is a Feeling: My Life in PME-ART is a compelling hybrid of history, memoir, and performance theory. It tells the story of the interdisciplinary performance group PME-ART and their ongoing endeavour to make a new kind of...
- Author:Byrnes, DavidSummary:
AutoCAD is the leading software used to create 2D and 3D technical drawings. Used by engineers, architects and drafting professionals, it can be complex and is a perfect subject for the tried-and-true For Dummies format. Full-color...
- Author:Byrnes, DavidSummary:
Used by everyone from engineers and architects to interior designers and draftspeople, AutoCAD 2013 is the world’s leading 2D and 3D technical drawing program. But, with so many options and features available, finding your way around...
- Author:Croll, JenniferSummary:
Covering everyone from Louis XIV to Prince, "Bad boys of fashion" looks at men across history who have broken the rules both in fashion and in life. For junior high readers.
- Author:Hoban, PhoebeSummary:
A New York Times Notable Book: This national bestseller is a vivid biography of the meteoric rise and tragic death of art star Jean-Michel Basquiat Painter Jean-Michel Basquiat was the Jimi Hendrix of the art world. In less than a...
- Author:Goddard, JohnSummary:
Inside Hamilton’s Museums helps to satisfy a growing curiosity about Canada’s steel capital as it evolves into a post-industrial city and cultural destination. In this special excerpt we visit Battlefield House Museum and Park, which...
- Author:Straczynski, J. MichaelSummary:
With an introduction by Neil Gaiman! In this dazzling memoir, the acclaimed writer behind Babylon 5, Sense8, Clint Eastwood's Changeling and Marvel's Thor reveals how the power of creativity and imagination enabled him to...
- Author:Brown, RonSummary:
Travel across Ontario and pay a visit to Ontario's nearly 50 heritage jails. Built before the modern era of the OPP, they range in size from single cell lockups to massive monuments such as the Kingston Pen and the Don Jail....
- Author:Scott, A. O.Summary:
Few could explain, let alone seek out, a career in criticism. Yet what A.O. Scott shows in Better Living Through Criticism is that we are, in fact, all critics: because critical thinking informs almost every aspect of artistic creation...
- Author:Eilish, BillieSummary:
Billie Eilish shares personal highlights and moments as she reflects on photos from her life and career, both on and off the stage.
- Author:Frey, DarrellSummary:
To ensure food security and restore the health of the planet, we need to move beyond industrial agriculture and return to the practice of small-scale, local farming. The Bioshelter Market Garden: A Permaculture Farm describes the...
- Author:Proulx, AnnieSummary:
Proulx vividly recounts the ups and downs of building her dream house on a nature preserve in Wyoming.
- Author:Bond, BeverlySummary:
From the award-winning entrepreneur, culture leader, and creator of the BLACK GIRLS ROCK! movement comes an inspiring and beautifully designed book that pays tribute to the achievements and contributions of black women around the world...
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