Practical Puppetry A-Z: A Guide for Librarians and Teachers
Puppetry is an exciting, flexible, malleable art form that can engage the creative forces of children or adults. Puppets can not only tell a story, they can be used to enhance the curriculum, present an idea or a concept in a compelling way, or teach any number of necessary skills. Children and adults presenting a puppet play are given a sense of their own inventive power. This reference work offers an A to Z view of working with puppets. It covers everything from the basic strategies of advertising and marketing puppet productions, to assembling the puppets out of household materials such as paper bags, cereal boxes, or gloves, to the more elaborate sculpting of armatures. Stages, curtains and props are also discussed along with the history of puppetry. Numerous illustrations give a visual of many of the finished products. This work concludes with an annotated bibliography and index.
Fabric of Vision: Dress and Drapery in Painting by Anne Hollander, ISBN 0300094191
This beautifully illustrated and innovative book examines how artists have used clothing and drapery -- real and imagined, sacred and secular -- as elements in their paintings to give emphasis and emotional force to their figures.
All kinds of draped cloth, from austere dress to billowing draperies, become in the hands of a gifted artist a dramatic and exciting means to ennoble and sanctify painted figures, to create sensual or erotic effects, and to add drama to narrative. Such was the impact of the artists' particular vision, that life often followed art, and the fashions of a particular era often reflect the pictorial creations of its greatest painters. In his portraits, Van Dyck, for example, created the elegant and aristocratic style which we associate with the court of King Charles I. Depictions of clothed and nude women from different periods show how the aesthetic distortions which governed the representation of women's fashions extended to the unclothed figure, which is similarly...
Fabric of Vision: Dress and Drapery in Painting by Anne Hollander, ISBN 0300094191
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Two-Hour Window Treatments by Linda Durbano, ISBN 1402700776
"The variety of easy window treatments depicted in color photographs, in materials and styles ranging from elegantly draped sheer swags to whimsical cut-off jeans curtains, will give amateur and expert crafters a wealth of ideas."--"Library Journal.
Two-Hour Window Treatments by Linda Durbano, ISBN 1402700776
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Arctic Tundra by Donald M. Silver, ISBN 007057927X
These beautiful and scientifically accurate books capture your imagination with the excitement of observing nature and learning to interpret what you see.''--Dr. Nancy B. Simmons, Assistant Curator, American Museum of Natural History. It's a land riddled with mysteries and puzzles. Where a winter night lasts three weeks. Where the ground is icy on the warmest of days. Where curtains of colored light hang in the winter sky, clinging to nothing at all. Beneath this magical heaven, bears and hares and howling wolves and hungry foxes roam the frozen earth, while ancient trees a century old strain to grow beyond a foot high. You may never visit this dangerously cold habitat. But now, with this activity-filled book, the strange and wonderful Arctic tundra is brrrrrrought to you--one small square at a time. Arctic Tundra is just one of the exciting, vibrantly illustrated volumes in the critically acclaimed One Small Square series of science and nature books for children ages 6 - 9. Each book inclues:...
Arctic Tundra by Donald M. Silver, ISBN 007057927X
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Gres by Laurence Benaim, ISBN 2843234166
Her jersey draperies belong to the legends of haute couture. This amazing figure, who looked like a nun, was a virtuoso who knew just how to pay tribute to the movement and freedom of the body. Within the boundaries of exoticism and adventure, she illuminated Paris with her genius before vanishing into oblivion. Beyond all her fashions, Madame Gres remains a myth.
Gres by Laurence Benaim, ISBN 2843234166
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Ideas for Great Window Treatments by Christine Barnes, ISBN 0376017562
The right window treatment can add life to any room. Ideas for Great Window Treatments helps readers decorate their windows with style and artistic flair. This 112-page book makes a perfect resource guide for persons planning to purchase curtains, draperies, shades, blinds and other popular window treatments. With over 170 bright color photos accompanying useful, easy-to-grasp information, this book is a necessity for anyone about to decorate their windows. A "tips for measuring" section is included...
Curtains and draperies Practical Puppetry A-Z: A Guide for Librarians and Teachers
Curtains and draperies > Ideas for Great Window Treatments by Christine Barnes, ISBN 0376017562