Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Art and Craft

Women designers have made an immense contribution to our shared material culture and built environment. However, while several pioneers have achieved global recognition - Ray Eames, Florence Knoll Bassett and Charlotte Perriand to name a few - there are others not so well known but equally influe...

A feminist visual manifesto. Women in the Picture is a fierce challenge to the ways we depict, and are taught to see, women's bodies. Plunging into the realms of art history, popular visual culture and advertising, McCormack opens our eyes to how archetypal depictions of women - as mothers, daugh...

"Legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz's surprising account of her encounters with fashion over five decades. 'Looking back at my work, I see that fashion has always been there,' Annie Leibovitz observes in the preface to Wonderland. 'Fashion plays a part in the scheme of everything, but photogr...

In this book Stephen Frink, one of the world's most experienced underwater photographers, shares his years of knowledge. He offers a wealth of information on the best places to go for photography underwater, the best equipment to bring along, and the proper techniques for taking lasting and beaut...

"Explore a simpler way to working with wood. One that allows you to create beautiful crafts without expensive materials and machinery." -- back cover.

Begin your journey into the captivating world of woodworking with this comprehensive guide. Whether you're a novice or have limited experience, this book will help you become a skilled woodworker.

"Learn to use epoxy resin in your scroll saw and woodturning projects! Woodworking with Resin is a skill-building guide that offers 13 step-by-step scroll saw projects that all incorporate resin elements. Opening with insightful sections on the scroll saw and turning basics, avoiding common pitfa...