Have yo ever wondered how popup books are made? From idea to publication is an interesting article which tells the story of how popup books are conceived, designed, developed and produced.
Cathy Decker has provided a site on Bargello canvas work with sections on traditional designs, line patterns, Florentine work, geometric and ribbon patterns, and Four-Way Bargello designs. While you are on the site you may also like to check out her page of crewel embroidery
Last Wednesday I posted an image of a block assembled from one of Vivian and Mary’s Heavenly Embellishment Bliss bags. The idea was to see what we could do with them. Last week I pieced the block this week I embroidered it. Annie Whitsed were both given a choice of …
The collection of French illuminated manuscripts is a database of breathtaking texts dating from the year 500 through the 1400s. The site is divided into themes. Though the high-resolution images take a bit of time to load they are gorgeous. I particularly liked Working Plant Fibers to Make Cloth (hemp …
Connie McGinnis collects needle books, and she shares them with us in her Needle Book Museum. Most women I know who sew have one or two needlebooks. Sometimes more, as they are often given as gifts as they are small, quick to make and act as nice mementos. Apart from …
For anyone who really enjoys illustration of the Art Deco period the flickr site Deco illustrated will have you compulsively clicking through the images of 1920’s – 1930’s colour illustrations and pictures.
Charlotte Jirousek of Cornell University have provided a textbook for Art Design and Visual Thinking . This design course includes articles on the Language of design, design elements and principles, application of media, colour psychology, notes on the fine art movements, and the decorative arts.
