Keep an eye out next year for the new Sonia King book - Mosaic Masterclass: Advanced Techniques. It is being cowritten by Emma Biggs, founder of the London Mosaic Workshop.
Above is a detail from an installation for the Children’s Medical Center in Dallas.
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I plan on making a quarterly list of new books you may not have known were coming out. My only "normal" job has been as an assistant librarian. I gave that up in 1998 but I can’t resist keeping track of publishers and upcoming releases. Many of these books won’t be out for months yet, but I just place them in my Amazon wish list and let them sit there until Amazon shows them as available.
For dollmakers, we have Creative Cloth Doll Faces by Patti Medaris Culea and Cloth Dolls
by Brenda Brightmore. Patti’s last book was excellent and I expect the new one will be too.
For those who bought or upgraded to Corel Painter IX, there are two books coming out - one is the updated Painter IX Wow Book
by Cher Threinen-Pendarvis and the other is Painter IX Creativity
by Jeremy Sutton.
For artists in more traditional media we have Facial Expressions: A Visual Reference For Artists
by Mark Simon, Abstract Painting: Concepts And Techniques
by Vicky Perry (love the cover!!), The New Acrylics: Complete Guide To The New Generation Of Acrylic Paints
by Rheni Tauchid, Paint Luxurious Textures in Watercolor
by Jennifer Sheffer, and Color and Light in Oils
by Robin Capon and Nicholas Verrall.
Altered Book and journal makers may be interested in Pockets, Pullouts, and Hiding Places: Interactive Elements for Altered Books, Memory Art, and Collage
by Jennifer Mason. Also, eagerly awating The Decorated Journal: Creating Beautifully Expressive Journal Pages
by Gwen Diehn who brought us the highly recommended The Decorated Page a couple of years ago. Want to try Fabric Jornals? Try The Art of Fabric Books by Jan Bode Smiley
Fiber artists may enjoy Yummy Yarns: Learn To Knit In 20 Easy Projects Featuring Fun Novelty Yarns by Kathleen and Nick Greco, Fusing Fun! Fast Fearless Art Quilts by Laura Wasilowski, Art to Wear by Jana Ewy, Quilt National 2005 , Picture Your World in Applique by Margaret Cusack, Knitting Over The Edge (The Second Collection) by Nicky Epstein and Felting by Trisha Malcolm.
And what Colorist Blog book list would be complete without a new book on color, Powercolor: Master Color Concepts For Every Medium by Caroline Jasper.
There! That should keep us busy for a while!