"This practical and inspiring book explains how to draw realistic hands and feet. With a focus on the importance of practice and observation, it looks first at fundamental anatomy and external structures before explaining how to simplify form and develop your...

"A compact edition of this highly acclaimed survey of the Fayum paintings, the enigmatic and compelling funeral portraits created by the inhabitants of Roman Egypt in the 1st century CE. These remarkable paintings take their name from a district of Roman...

"The way we experience the world is largely through the design of the places, products, communications, services and systems we encounter every day. Design determines how difficult or easy it is to achieve certain things - whether taking a bath, cooking a...

"Fill your wardrobe with breathtaking handmade pieces that you will treasure for years to come. Knitwear designer Helene Arnesen is a master in combining simple knitting techniques with elegant details, such as billowing sleeves, ribbon ties and lace edging,...

"In this latest collection, romance is in the air. Charlie Brown's attempt at flirting in class sends him to the school nurse, while Linus is thwarted in his attempt to woo 'Lydia' of the many names. Other storylines include Snoopy's sojourn in the hospital...

"Everyone's favourite Beagle comes into his own in this fourth volume of the best-selling Complete Peanuts series. Linus, who had just learned to speak, becomes downright eloquent. Charlie Brown cascades further down the hill to loserdom. But Snoopy is at the...

"Humorous fiction. As Peanuts concludes its first decade, a new character makes her appearance: Charlie Brown's little sister Sally. This volume covers her earliest days, from her proud brother's announcement of her birth to her first words (and crush on...

"The latest in Canongate's highly collectible and praised series, with an introduction by Robert Smigel. As The Complete Peanuts reaches its halfway point, Snoopy's family suddenly expands, adding a brother (Spike), a sister (Belle), and even a nephew. Also in...

"We are now in the mid-1960s, one of Schulz's peak periods of creativity (and one third of the way through the strip's life!). Snoopy has become the strip's dominant personality, and this volume marks two milestones for the character: the first of many...

"Make 37 gorgeous Scandi-style felt decorations, embellished with simple but stunning embroidery stitches. Award-winning artist and best-selling author Corinne Lapierre's gorgeous designs are easy to sew and have a timeless simplicity. Use them to make your...

"Staring Into the Night is a book that brings together Amélie Bouvier's research and artistic work inspired by astronomical stories and the history of sky observation, from the late 19th century to the present day. Amélie was particularly interested in the...

"Elevate your quilting skills with flawless binding techniques! Marci Baker is your guide to the world of quilt bindings through a step-by-step journey, revealing the joys of achieving a polished finish. Whether you're tackling your first quilt or your...

"Born just fourteen months apart, one in London and the other in rural Suffolk, J. M. W. Turner and John Constable went on to change the face of British art. The two men have routinely been seen as polar opposites, not least by their peers. Differing in...

"A strange thing has happened over the last two decades: the world has come to believe that the most 'authentic' American garments are those made in Japan. From high-end denim to oxford button-downs, Japanese brands such as UNIQLO, Kamakura Shirts, Beams, and...

"'If you want to buy something that appreciates, buy stocks and shares. Buy art because you want to live with it. Your appreciation is its appreciation.' - Ronan Sulich. This philosophy lies at the heart of Collecting: Living with Art. A visual feast and...

"Simon Stalenhag's Tales from the Loop is a wildly successful crowd-funded project that takes viewers on a surprising sci-fi journey through various country and city landscapes from small towns in Sweden and the deserts of Nevada to the bitter chill of Siberia...

"In his intimate memoir, legendary ballet dancer and entertainer Wayne Sleep looks back on the extraordinary times he’s lived through. Wayne Sleep has danced with ballet legends Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, partied with Freddie Mercury and performed with...

"Margaret Holzmann, author of the popular Geometric Knit Blankets, is back, this time with themed designs featuring cats, dogs, houses, Christmas trees, and candy canes, among other graphic, colorful designs. 30+ patterns for blankets and pillows, plus table...

"The idea for Paper Anniversary came about four years ago when I had a vision for an on-going biennal works on paper show at the Franklin Arts Centre. The first very successful Paper Anneversary show was held in 2011. Paper Anniversary II - Romance is a...

"Phoebe Howard is an expert at creating homes that reflect the elegance and appeal of oceanfront living. With every project, Howard is always seeking to connect interior and outdoor spaces, and to encourage alfresco entertaining. And there's nothing she loves...

"The bestselling book of conversations between David Hockney and art critic Martin Gayford as they explore the nature of creativity. David Hockney's exuberant work is highly praised and widely loved, but he is also something else: an incisive and original...

"A square is a small, repeatable crochet project that is versatile and easy to take with you wherever you go. You can use them individually or you can join endless amounts of squares together to build up patterns which can give you everything from mug coasters...

"Step into your Dolly era with this glittering guide on how to recreate her style, so your outfits impress 9 to 5 From cowboy boots and flared jeans, to studded leather and sparkling rhinestones, the Queen of Country is not just known for her music, but also...

"Only six men can lay claim to wearing the famous Savile Row tuxedo of James Bond; more people have stepped on the moon. Yet, hundreds more came within an inch of winning the coveted 007 role the pinnacle for so many actors. For the very first time, The Search...

"Hungry for a new drawing challenge? Grab a marker or pen and ENTER CUTE FOOD! The world of cute art has a delicious style of fusing food and character drawings and this ultra-adorable book by Angela Nguyen features a menagerie of irresistibly sweet creatures....

"Part inspired creative endeavour and part determined detective work, this long overdue book brings to light one of New Zealand's most significant botanical artists of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Just as Emily Harris's beautiful paintings...

"The Great Pottery Throw Down is the official tie-in to the popular Channel 4 show. The Great Pottery Throw Down book is a practical and beautiful guide to creating in clay at home. Accompanying budding potters on their creative journey, this book teaches the...

"What Art Does is an invitation to explore this vital question. It is a chance to understand how art is made by all of us. How it creates communities, opens our worlds, and can transform us. Curious and playful, richly illustrated, full of ideas and life, it...

"The age-old artistic tradition of pictorial illusionism, known as trompe l'oeil ("deceive the eye") beguiles us with visual tricks and confounds our perception of reality and fiction. Presenting a radically new take on Cubism, this book shows how Pablo...

"An encyclopedic collection of art and information from the global hit game Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, presented in a deluxe, full-color, hardcover volume. The second Material Ultimania volume created for Final Fantasy VII Remake, this lavishly...

"Mahjong is one of the first English language books to break down classic Chinese Mahjong. Readers learn game setup, rules, common hands, strategy, and scoring through beautiful illustrations and photography, but the book also showcases mahjong culture, past...

"Sanctuary: Creative Homes with Intention, Meaning and Beauty is a beautifully curated interiors book featuring 21 homes from around the world that showcase the art of authentic living and intentional style. From an idyllic forest dwelling in Vancouver to a...

"Piece by Piece: 20 modern patchwork and quilting projects to make from preloved fabrics is a hands-on craft book complete with patterns, tutorials and projects that use a mix of quilting, patchwork and appliqué. Designer, maker and founder of textile studio...

"The ultimate guide to using colour in your home by a leading interiors expert. As co-founder of the Lick paint brand and a colour psychologist, Tash Bradley wants you to feel like she's sitting at your kitchen table guiding you to choose the colours that will...

"Art in Residence is a stunning exploration of how life and soul is brought into beautifully designed spaces through the cherished objects, sculptures and seminal artworks of their owners. From a New York City loft and a Californian hideaway to an historic...

"With their delicate textures and soft colours, theres no doubt about why watercolours are the most popular painting medium. But as any artist will tell you, getting started with painting isnt as simple as buying the right kit - there are techniques to...

"In The Invention of British Art, Bendor Grosvenor embarks on a journey of discovery through an incredible array of artworks and artists from 10,000 BCE to the nineteenth century, revealing how the art from these isles was created, what made it distinctive,...

"52 Weeks of Accessories is a beautiful collection of 52 patterns to create cosy accessories and was created by 48 international designers. It is a great companion for those who love knitting hats, shawls, socks and mittens, but also includes some more...

"In 2001, the young artist Carson Ellis moved into a warehouse in Portland, Oregon, with a group of fellow artists. For the first week she lived there, she kept a detailed diary full of dry observations, mordant wit, hijinks with friends and...

"In this volume, Peanuts celebrates its 40th birthday! Snoopy and Spike decline to compete in an ugly dog competition, entering their brother Olaf instead. Charlie Brown and Marcie spend quality time together at sleepaway camp, while Peppermint Patty simmers...

"The Complete Peanuts 1955 to 1956 reprints the sixth and seventh years of the beloved newspaper comic strip, Peanuts. These two years mark an important moment in the history of the strip and for creator Charles M. Schulz. It is a pivotal time when Schulz...

"In The Complete Peanuts 1963-64: this volume is particularly rich in never-before-reprinted strips: Over 150 (more than one fifth of the book!) have never seen the light of day since their original appearance over 40 years ago, so this will be a trove of...

"In Reconnect: Tokelau Ta Tatau, artist Jack Kirifi reveals his journey of rediscovering Tokelau heritage through the ancient art of tā tatau. Raised in Porirua, New Zealand, Kirifi revisits the symbols and meanings of Tokelau tā tatau that captivated him...

""David Lynch is best known for his work as a filmmaker, directing some of the most iconic movies in American history. His output as a visual artist is less widely known. This revelatory book brings together some of the most striking examples of Lynch's...

"This issue of Aperture explores how artificial intelligence is quickly transforming the field of photography and our broader culture of images. Moving beyond hype and hysteria, the essays, interviews, and artist portfolios in this issue provide a crucial...

"Neal Slavin began taking group portraits in the early 1970s, intrigued by the social dynamics of groups and the motivations behind their formation. While the pictures themselves were most often posed, Slavin instructed his subjects to arrange themselves,...

"Illustrated with images as iconic as they are stunning and including the author's first-hand experiences on set and interviews with Scott himself, this book charts the extraordinary journey of Britain's greatest living director. Telling the stories behind...

"There is a rich, beautiful, complex, and diverse narrative being told by African Americans and other persons of color in the floral marketplace. It is long past time to recognize their excellence and contributions to cut flower farming and floristry. Garden...

"Slöjd is Swedish for handicrafts, but it's so much more than making things with your hands. In Sweden, slöjd is a compulsory subject taught to all schoolchildren, but it is also a concept that extends beyond the classroom as a mentality for life. Slöjd...

"Bassano, although widely appreciated in his lifetime, was later overshadowed by the immense fame of the Venetian masters Titian, Tintoretto, and Veronese. Located outside the artistic center of Venice, Jacopo Bassano and his sons were able to produce...

"Acclaimed newborn and maternity photographer Kristina Mack shares her knowledge of the creative and practical aspects of the genre, and how to make a living from capturing this unique stage of the human experience. Have you always dreamt of turning your...

"This book showcases a collection of the most visually captivating, intriguing, and often overlooked examples of Korean art. Mina Kim highlights the artistic output of the 1960s and '70s through today, providing crucial aesthetic and political context for...

"A book by Red Leap co-founder and former Artistic Director, Julie Nolan. This book deeply explores devising techniques and exercises used by Red Leap over the years. Julie also interviews other well-known New Zealand theatre makers. This is a great tool to...

"Landscapes in Watercolour breaks down ten progressively more challenging paintings into easy-to-achieve steps for the absolute beginner. A variety of landscape paintings, from a midwinter farm and a sunny woodland to a coastal waterfront and boats in an...

"Discover a colorful, contemporary approach to traditional whitework with best-selling embroidery expert Trish Burr. Fresh and uplifting, Trish Burr's use of color brings a joyful lease of life to her stunning whitework designs. Complete with a comprehensive...

"A decade's worth of spectacular works by renowned glass artist Jeff Zimmerman, a maker at the height of his creative power. Covering the most creative period of this premier glass artist's output, Jeff Zimmerman: Glass Light Space documents how he has pushed...

"Maira Kalman combines personal stories in verse with 50 full-color paintings to tell her family's history, from her grandfather's birth in Belarus to her own upbringing in Tel Aviv. In addition to stories from her own life, she includes musings on other great...

"Welcome to the world of Home Design Recipes – your ultimate guide to modern home design rooms with ease. Just as baking the perfect cake requires sourcing the finest ingredients and following a tried-and-true recipe, designing a stunning space demands the...

"Yōkai ghosts are a significant aspect of Japanese culture. In turns terrifying, playful and mischievous, they can take the form of malevolent spirits, seeking a place in the afterlife, or shapeshifters tricking humans with wisdom and sometimes cruelty.This...

"A definitive survey of the world's leading contemporary artists working in vido and the moving image. Video has never been more prevalent in contemporary art than it is today. At a time when moving images have saturated daily life to an unprecedented degree,...

"Photographer Mirjam Bleeker and stylist and designer Frank Visser have known each other for more than 20 years. During this time, they have traveled around the world together, often without a fixed plan, seeking adventure and beautiful houses. On their...

"Revered interior designer David Kleinberg invites readers inside a selection of projects representing the height of sophistication, luxury, and refinement. For over 35 years, David Kleinberg, whom Architectural Digest calls a designer of "singular rooms...

"Childhood never lets go of anyone. For many artists, it was the trigger for making art in the first place, and still is what drives them today. For 'Dream On Baby', Gesine Borcherdt asked 33 artists, including Ai Weiwei, Marina Abramovi?, Lynda Benglis,...

"Professional photographer Ted Forbes of The Art of Photography Youtube channel presents Visually Speaking, an innovative how-to guide for all skill levels"--Publisher's description.

"The latest in Canongate's highly collectible and highly praised series, with an introduction by Lynn Johnston. The Complete Peanuts marches into the 1980s as Snoopy's brother Spike is drafted into the Infantry and a second brother, 'Marbles', takes his bow....

"The latest in Canongate's highly collectible and highly praised series, with an introduction by Leonard Maltin. This volume of The Complete Peanuts is particularly romance-heavy as the Charlie Brown / Peppermint Patty / Marcie triangle heats up; love blossoms...

"In The complete Peanuts: 1999-2000 (Vol. 25), Charlie Brown starts taking dancing classes and is asked to the sweetheart ball! The World Famous Attorney handles some tough cases, Rerun wants Snoopy to come out and play and Linus hears coyotes howling at...

"As we rush toward the end of Peanuts' second full decade, Snoopy finds himself almost completely engrossed in his persona as the World War I Flying Ace. Still, Snoopy looms large, so this volume (a particularly Snoopy heavy one) sees him arm-wrestling Lucy as...

"The tenth complete Peanuts comic strip collection. He turns up first as Snoopy's secretary, then gradually becomes a good friend whom Snoopy helps to fly South . . . but it's not until 22 June 1970 that the little bird gains a name, in a perfect salute to the...

"Peanuts surges into the 1970s with Schulz at the peak of his powers and influence: a few jokes about Bob Dylan, Women's Liberation and "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex" aside, these two years are as timeless as Peanuts ever was. Sally Brown...

"In this volume of The Complete Peanuts, Charlie Brown, found guilty by the EPA of dentally assaulting the Kite-Eating Tree, goes on the lam and ends up coaching the diminutive 'Goose Eggs' baseball team. New characters include the doghouse-dicing neighbour...

"The latest in Canongate's highly collectible and highly praised series, with an introduction by Al Roker. This volume of The Complete Peanuts features the long, surprisingly dramatic sequence in which a grievously ill Charlie Brown checks himself into a...

"The Complete Peanuts reaches the go-go mid-1980s with this volume: "mallies," "punkers" (Snoopy with a mohawk!), killer bees, and Halley's Comet. The gang go to "rain camp" and "survival camp," the World War I Flying Ace comes down with the flu, Charlie Brown...

"In The Complete Peanuts: 1995-1996 (Vol. 23), Charlie Brown starts taking dancing classes and is asked to the sweetheart ball! The World Famous Attorney handles some tough cases, Rerun wants Snoopy to come out and play and Linus hears coyotes howling at...

"Mark Adams is one of Aotearoa New Zealand's foremost photographers. His focus on Samoan tatau, Māori-Pakeha interactions in Rotorua, carved meeting houses, locations of significance for Ngāi Tahu in Te Waipounamu, and Captain James Cook's landing sites...

"Both an exploration of colour and form and a dazzling artistic statement, The Tapestry is a one-of-a-kind monograph that originated during a time of deep reflection and evolution for the artist. Relentlessly creative, Erik Madigan Heck used the enforced pause...

"The complete critical companion to AMC's Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated series Better Call Saul from the author of Breaking Bad 101 and The Sopranos Sessions Across six critically acclaimed seasons, Better Call Saul surprised audiences and subverted...

"Since 1948, The Met Gala has attracted an A-list crowd to the steps of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art on the first Monday in May each year. It's the biggest event on the fashion calendar, where celebrities vie to flaunt looks that will resonate for...

"A guide to the game of Mah-Jong, suitable for both the active participant or the passive enthusiast. It features information, photographs and illustrations which explain the core skills, tactics and rules of the game. It includes photographs of top players...

"Explore all the beauty nature has to offer with 20 awe-inspiring land and seascape sketches. In this accessible, step-by-step guide, artist and nature enthusiast Harrison How shows you how to effortlessly capture the ancient wonders of the world in stunning...

"Featuring over 50 original illustrations of dramatic seascapes and reflective rivers, alongside photography of the stunning places that inspired the artwork, Angela Harding's beautiful new book captures the waters that move us. 'A blue-green sketchbook sits...

"Improve your skills, explore new techniques, and immerse yourself in the joy of watercolour painting! Watercolour painting is a popular and satisfying art form that offers vibrant, luminous results, encourages spontaneity, and rewards creativity. Though it...

"This follow-up to Watercolor the Easy Way is all about flowers. Inside, you'll find 50 stunning floral designs and the watercolor techniques you need to paint them"--Publisher's description.

"Published to celebrate the Chartwell Trust’s 50th anniversary, Being, Seeing, Making, Thinking: 50 Years of the Chartwell Project conveys the passion and energy driving Chartwell’s visionary work and its impact on the visual arts in New Zealand. Illustrating...

"Bold use of colour, energetic patterns, a mixture of textures: dopamine decor is all about getting your neurotransmitters pumping to unlock joy and showcasing your personal style. In this inspirational book, interiors expert Rachel Verney (aka...

"Explore one of the UK's most critical decades, the 1980s. This exhibition traces the work of a diverse community of photographers, collectives and publications -creating radical responses to the turbulent Thatcher years. Set against the backdrop of race...

"This book is an illustrated guide to the visual arts of the Māori as they existed from about the time of Captain Cook's landing on New Zealand shores in 1769, until about 1900 the so called Classic and Historic periods."Page 11.