Posts Tagged ‘North Light Books’

Drawing for the Absolute Beginner by M and M Willenbrink

Drawing for the Absolute Beginner by Mark and Mary Willenbrink, softback published by North Light Books in the USA. Available in the UK, ISBN 978-1-58180-789-9, price 12.99 from www.davidandcharles.co.uk
This is a useful guide for beginners with step-by-step instructions on scale, proportion, perspective and everything else you need to know to draw confidently. Examples include buildings, figures [...]

Spin, Dye, Stitch by Jennifer Claydon

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Spin, Dye, Stitch by Jennifer Claydon, softback published by North Light Books in the USA. Available in the UK, ISBN 978-1-60061-1551, price 15.99 from www.davidandcharles.co.uk
This is a book full of ideas for the homespun knitter. Spinning is a craft that has always appealed to me. I like the idea of dyeing in a single large [...]

Journal Spilling by Diana Trout

Journal Spilling by Diana Trout, softback published by North Light Books in the USA. Available in the UK, ISBN 978-1-60061-319-7, price 15.99 from www.davidandcharles.co.uk
I love books that exhort us to go ahead an make a mess. Subtitled Mixed Media Techniques for Free Expression, this is a book that gets the creative juices flowing. Gather your [...]

Socks a la Carte by J. Raffino

Socks a la Carte by Jonelle Raffino, Katherine Cade and the SWTC staff, hardback, spiral-bound, published by North Light Books in the USA. Available from D&C in the UK, ISBN 978-1-60061-185-8, price 14.99 from www.davidandcharles.co.uk
What an excellent idea this is – split pages so that you can choose patterns and mix and match your socks. [...]

Paint Amazing Watercolors by Henry W. Dixon

Paint Amazing Watercolors from Photographs by Henry W. Dixon, hardback published by North Light Books in the USA. Available in the UK, ISBN978-1-60061-123-4, price 18.99 from www.davidandcharles.co.uk
In theory, this is an excellent book for all painters who for one reason or another are unable to paint in situ. There are tricks to learn to translate [...]