Arts Crafts

Finding Home speaks to everyone who appreciates arts and crafts and the role they play making a home. In a series of twenty-six brief essays the author reflects on a range of topics - from rug hooking and macrame to tole painting, letter writing, calligraphy, card making, and porcelain painting. The audiobook is a tribute to the ability of modest excursions into popular crafts to make a difference - by making us aware of the beauty and lessons found as we create in multiple mediums.

You're about to discover how to craft great songs packed full of meaning. You'll learn how to stay focused, be productive, and get over writer's block. They'll be little exercises throughout that will challenge your ear, creativity and artistry.

In Material, Kary takes listeners along with him to visit some of the places where modern artisans are preserving, and in some cases passing on, the old craft skills. His vivid descriptions and eye for detail make this book a rich and delightful listen, and the natural and cultural history he imparts along the way provides an important context for understanding our own past and the roots of our industrial society. Personal, engaging, and filled with memorable people, landscapes, and scenes, Material is a rich celebration of what it means to imagine and create.

Want to know how to get those amazing dreamy images you see in photo magazines? This book shows you how—explaining all the different techniques and gear which will help. You'll be making your own wonderful shots in no time after listening to this book.

Whether you dream of standing in the spotlight as a stand-up comedian, entertaining crowds with your wit and charm, or aspire to infuse humor into your everyday life and professional endeavors, this audiobook is your go-to resource. Prepare to embark on a transformative journey, navigating the intricacies of comedy writing, delivery, timing, and stage presence.

All Penny has ever wanted to do is dance-and when that chance is taken from her, it pushes her to the brink of despair, from which she might never return. When she wakes up after a traumatic fall, bruised and battered but miraculously alive, Penny must confront the memories that have haunted her for years, using her love of movement to pick up the pieces of her shattered life.

Are you in a relationship with anxiety that you can't get out of? Do you value yourself? I believe you do! Did you know that meditation has so many beneficial offerings, such as, enhancing productivity, reduces anxiety, improves sleep quality, reduces anger, and overall, makes you a much nicer person? Is anxiety making it impossible to take care of your daily tasks? We all get caught up in the routine of "life", just going through the motions. Panic attacks hit! Anxiety is overwhelming! Enjoy this guide to peaceful meditation techniques to help through your day!

In Detestable and Wicked Arts, Paul B. Moyer places early New England's battle against black magic in a transatlantic perspective. Moyer provides an accessible and comprehensive examination of witch prosecutions in the Puritan colonies that discusses how their English inhabitants understood the crime of witchcraft, why some people ran a greater risk of being accused of occult misdeeds, and how gender intersected with witch-hunting.

In The Science of James Bond, we recognize the Bond franchise as a unique genre: spy-fi. A genre of film and fiction that fuses spy fiction with science fiction. We look at Bond's obsessions with supervillains, the future, and world domination or destruction. And we take a peek under the hood of trends in science and tech, often in the form of gadgets and spy devices.

When Peter Bellerby set out to make a globe for his father's eightieth birthday, after failing to find a suitable one to purchase, he had no idea where the process would lead. He went on to establish Bellerby & Co, one of the only artisan globemakers in the world. The Globemakers brings us inside Bellerby’s gorgeous studio to learn how he and his team of cartographers and artists bring these stunning celestial, terrestrial, and planetary objects to life. Along the way he tells stories of his adventure and the luck along the way that shaped the company.

When Peter Bellerby set out to make a globe for his father's eightieth birthday, after failing to find a suitable one to purchase, he had no idea where the process would lead. He went on to establish Bellerby & Co, one of the only artisan globemakers in the world. The Globemakers brings us inside Bellerby’s gorgeous studio to learn how he and his team of cartographers and artists bring these stunning celestial, terrestrial, and planetary objects to life. Along the way he tells stories of his adventure and the luck along the way that shaped the company.

Witches harness energy to influence the world—this is the science and art of magick. In this book you can discover the practices, knowledge, and tools that will help you become an amazing witch. You will discover everything you need to know to get started with your witchcraft practice.

Timothy R. White begins his history of the theater industry with the dispersed pre-Broadway era, when components such as costumes, lights, and scenery were built and stored nationwide. Subsequently, the majority of backstage operations and storage were consolidated in New York City during what is now known as the golden age of musical theater. Toward the latter half of the 20th century, decentralization and deindustrialization brought the emergence of nationally distributed regional theaters and performing arts centers.

In this comprehensive guide, you'll learn everything you need to know about storytelling, from the basic elements to the nuances of sharing your stories for maximum impact. The book begins with an introduction to the concept of storytelling, exploring its history and significance in today's world. From there, you'll delve into the essential elements of storytelling, including plot, characters, setting, and more.

What’s your story? It’s a question human beings have been asking each other since we first gathered around a campfire. Millennia later, this human need for storytelling hasn’t changed. We communicate most effectively through our personal stories - and our professional success depends on it. This groundbreaking guide shows you how to tap into the timeless power of storytelling to transform your business.

50 Things to Know About Budget Shopping: Staying on top of the Latest Trends and Styles without Breaking the Bank, by Amanda Walton, offers an approach to shopping that makes it affordable for everyone. Most books on budget shopping tell you to save money first and worry about style second.

First published in 1999, Crafts Directory draws together interviews, features, showcases and listings of makers in the UK and Ireland, which explore individual practices and avenues of distribution from workshop production to general retail outlets.

Gustav Stickley was one of the greatest furniture makers in the past century and an inspiration for furniture craftsman worldwide. His works are some of the best known in the craftsmen movement, and his original works still command high prices at antique dealers. In this guide, craftsman Paul Anthony teaches you how to create a Stickley tabouret.

Aircraft Photography: Critical Decisions No Room for Error is a collection of "on location" shooting missions and how I solved problems with unusual camera techniques. Still, movie, and video solutions in the corporate environment requires using smart ideas to accomplish your goal. Detailed solutions as simple as how to use a piece of paper and string, through modifying equipment and using reverse logic to accomplish a goal.

There are art forms that, rooted in the simpler pleasures of rural life, continue to beckon creative intellectuals and art enthusiasts to rethink what art is and how it may be created. Gourd art is an example of that simple, rural-based art form. It is a little known practice that begins with growing, harvesting, choosing, then cleaning and designing a gourd. If you do not have an artistic hobby yet, you would do well to learn all about gourd art and how easy it is to get started with this art form.