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This eagerly awaited publication celebrates the artistic career of one of Australia's most important printmakers of the twentieth century, Jessie Traill. Embracing the medium of etching in the early 1900s, Jessie Traill forged a radical path for printmaking in Australia through the duality of her vision.

(Paperback, New Edition with new cover & price)

With easy-to-follow, in-depth instruction from four accomplished artists, Step-by-Step Studio: Drawing Concepts teaches the foundational skills beginning artists need to get started with graphite pencil.

(Paperback, New edition)

Lyricist, composer, tortured genius and enigma. A biography both of the man and his work.

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(Paperback)

Studio of the South tells the fascinating story of Van Gogh's time in Arles and the Yellow House.

(Paperback)

Looks at the many techniques for embellishing clay, all supported by detailed images. This title features detailed images that inform various phases of the process, from the wet and leather-hard stages through bisque ware, to firing and post-firing. It includes recipes which are supplemented by design theory and historical examples.

(Hardback)

From home-goods stores to hip bars, the Tate Modern to the most conservative decor magazine, taxidermy is everywhere these days. In this collection of rogue taxidermy, you will find a monkey with a fez and a martini glass, a jewel-encrusted piglet, a bionic fawn, and a polar bear floating balancing refrigerator.

(Hardback)

Presents a celebration of what it is to be part of a family, to share the gift of friendship and, more than anything else, to be loved!

(Hardback)

This scholarly, yet jargon-free, exploration of the relationship between music and the visual arts examines how that relationship was conceived at various times by practising artists and musicians, by critics and theorists of art

(Paperback)

The debut novel by Pete Townshend, one of the world's greatest rock stars

(Hardback)

A beautiful and important book about the remarkable collaboration between the modernist architect James Hackshaw (a member, for a time, of the famous Group Architects), the painter Colin McCahon and the then young sculptor Paul Dibble on 12 New Zealand buildings - from churches to school halls.

(Hardback)

"Featuring Elliot from Disney Pete's dragon 2016"--Cover.

(Hardback)

This tribute to a true animated classic has been revised and updated since its original 1998 publication.

(Paperback)

Use paper, paint, water, and more to create your own colourful, abstract marbled art with The Art of Paint Marbling.

(Paperback)

Step-by-step illustrations show how to create pencil compositions - from still life and landscape to animals and people. This text should be suitable for anyone who draws in pencil, and covers the range from rough, bold sketches to fine detail with subtle contrasts of texture and shading.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

One big slice of cheesecake brought to you by Dian Hanson! Based on the XXL compendium, this book features nearly 100 pin-up artists, with showcase chapters for the top 10, including Gil Elvgren, George Petty and Alberto Vargas. Each chapter presents a calendar or magazine cover, original model photos and preparatory sketches.

(Paperback)

A comprehensive guide of the world of spray paint that includes the process of each art form, as well as tricks of the trade from artists around the world.

(Paperback)

The Art Puzzle Book is a fun introduction to art with puzzles, riddles and trivia relating to 36 iconic works of art.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

In the art world the way materials come together to mean something is fascinating. This book by three painting conservators explores the backs of 33 paintings held in the collections of Te Papa, Auckland Art Gallery and the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.

(Paperback)

In troubled times, when the pros and cons of participating in international conflicts and the fear of acts of terrorism in any quarter are major topics of conversation, we all need a dose of laughter. The author offers an antidote to the seriousness, in this collection of her cartoons.

(Hardback)

After years of research including hundreds of new interviews, Spitz has excised mythology to expose the truth about the greatest rock'n' roll band of all time.

(Hardback, Main)

An unmissable journey into the past, present and future of urban life.

(Hardback)

A comprehensive reference guide to help you master more than 200 mixed media concepts and techniques.