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Author
Publisher
Trafalgar Square
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Knitting sensations Arne and Carlos present 36 gorgeous patterns that evoke the simple joy of gardens no matter the time of year or location. Hydrangeas, roses, violets, and fluttering critters are among the bucolic countryside delights that are transformed into knit and crochet projects in this image-laden book, ranging from the small and decorative to the larger and more practical, including afghans and throws. Arne and Carlos go out of their way...
Author
Series
Publisher
Walter Foster Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
With Watercolor Painting at Home, artists can learn to find painting inspiration around their homes and gardens, and then paint beautiful, homey art. Easy-to-follow watercolor techniques and projects help you find inspiration at home and paint what you see around you, from seasonal decor to favorite recipes and the flowers in your garden. As we all spend more time at home, you may find yourself looking for a creative outlet that doesn't require you...
Author
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Find your cross-stitch bliss in the enchanted garden! Beloved cross-stitch designer Gail Bussi is back with a new collection of designs inspired by the imagery of a discovered garden full of secret delights. Designs feature favorite flowers such as roses and sunflowers; birds, bees, and butterflies; herbs and tea; the changing seasons and glorious sunshine. The thoughts and meditations in her designs are meant to uplift and bring peace as you stitch...
Publisher
Royal Academy of Arts
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"While depictions of gardens are found throughout history, the impressionists were among the first to portray gardens directly from life, focusing on their color and form rather than using them as a background. This volume explores the close, symbiotic relationship between artists and gardens that developed during the latter part of the 19th and first part of the 20th centuries, centering on Monet, a great horticulturalist as well as a great artist...
Author
Publisher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The spectacular transformation of Paris during the nineteenth century into a city of tree-lined boulevards and public parks both redesigned the capital and inspired the era's great Impressionist artists. The renewed landscape gave crowded, displaced urban dwellers green spaces to enjoy, while suburbanites and country dwellers began cultivating their own flower gardens--trends that spread throughout Europe and even to America. As exotic botanical specimens...
Publisher
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pub. Date
c2015.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by European impressionist paintings of open countryside, private gardens, and urban parks, American artists working in the years between 1887 and 1920 turned their attentions to the new landscapes being created in the fast-changing cities and rapidly emerging suburbs of their own country. Up and down the eastern seaboard, a middle-class idyll was brought to life with the construction of railways, trams, and parkways that connected city centers...
Author
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Are you ready to step inside? Labyrinths are as old as humanity, the proving grounds of heroes, the paths of pilgrims, symbols of spiritual rebirth, and pleasure gardens for pure entertainment. In Follow this thread, Henry Eliot leads us on a twisting journey through the world of mazes, real and imagined, drawing upon mythology, history, philosophy, psychology, pop culture, and more along the way. From Kafka to Kubrick, from the myth of the Minotaur...
Author
Publisher
V & A Publishing in association with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This book draws on Edward Bawden's delightful illustrations, posters and linocuts of Kew Gardens made over 60 years. It presents a light-hearted social history of Kew, peopled with the many Hanoverian Kings, Queens and Princes who resided there, as well as courtiers such as the 3rd Earl of Bute, Joseph Banks Fulke Greville and their proteges including William Chambers, William Aiton, Fanny Burney and Sir William Hooker. Alongside Bawden's posters...
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