9-5 is a collection of designs for the in-betweener; too old to be toddlers, too young to be teens. The patterns featured here span the ages from 5 to 10 years and the styles range from a sophisticated fairisle dress to easy knit accessories.
The Five Faces of Genius: Creative Thinking Styles to Succeed at Work
What do Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leonardo da Vinci, and Ray Kroc, the man who created the McDonald's franchise enterprise, have in common? They have all mastered the skills of creative genius-essential tools in today's business climate.
Great American Artists for Kids: Hands-On Art Experiences in the Styles of Great American Masters
Fun and easy art-appreciation activities abound in this resource that features 75 American artists from colonial times to the present. A brief biography for each artist tells why his or her work is important, and a kid-tested art activity tries out the artist’s approach. For Georgia O’Keeffe, the activity is a desert painting; for Frederic Remington, a face cast; for Leroy Nieman, a sketch of athletes; and for James Whistler, a clay engraving. Projects stress the creative process and encourage kids to try unusual techniques such as block printing, soak-stain, and stone carving as they learn about architecture, drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture.
New & Traditional Styles of Chip Carving: From Classic to Positive Imaging
A guide to both new and traditional styles of chip carving. The book includes various projects some of which feature positive imaging including a Rosewood clock that combines a free-form incised owl with positive-image doves and a clock dial.
Contributors from a variety of disciplines--including literature, art history, manuscript studies, philology, and more--consider the definitions and implications of style in Anglo-Saxon culture and in contemporary scholarship. They demonstrate that the idea of style as a "constant form" has its limitations, and that style is in fact the ordering of form, both verbal and visual. Anglo-Saxon texts and images carry meanings and express agendas, presenting us with paradoxes and riddles that require us to keep questioning the meanings of style.
