Author : Richard Ott
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 10,29 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780486252292
Combining the delicate and tranquil beauty of Oriental design with the luminous appeal of stained glass artistry, this unique pattern book presents 47 exquisite designs. Traditional Asian motifs include cranes, peony blossoms, geishas, and other images, all specially designed to meet the demands of stained glass craft projects from lightcatchers to lampshades.
Author : Richard Ott
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 31,94 MB
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0486142566
47 exquisite designs — cranes, peonies, geishas, much more — for stained glass craft projects from lightcatchers to lampshades.
Author : Marty Noble
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 49,82 MB
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0486451755
Florals amid an abstract design. Sea life on the ocean floor. Ornate fans set against a background of repeat patterns. Butterflies on a bamboo grid. These lovely designs and more recall the timeless beauty of traditional Japanese art. You can bring the 16 fanciful illustrations in this book magically to life by coloring them with paints, crayons, felt-tip pens, or colored pencils. Then, place your finished picture in front of a window or other source of bright light and enjoy the dazzling stained glass effects.
Author : Richard Welch
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 43,23 MB
Release : 2012-07-16
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0486144178
DIVStunning patterns of ovals, rectangles, triangles, circles and many more for a variety of stained glass projects in the elegant Art Deco style. 136 b/w line illus. /div
Author : Marty Noble
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 13,15 MB
Release : 2004-12-17
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0486441350
Intriguing mandala patterns, complete with centerpieces of human faces, florals, mythical creatures, and abstract designs. Includes 16 designs.
Author : Louise Mehaffey
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 43,20 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0811711447
38 patterns for beautiful botanical and traditional designs for the homeFull-color photos show the finished panelsAll original designs by a professional craftspersonTips on creating successful designs
Author : Daniel Sheets Dye
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 20,27 MB
Release : 2012-12-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 0486146227
Chinese craft design excelled in the manipulation of geometric space and reached its highest point in the design of window lattices on Chinese houses. Long recognized as an important folk art, window lattices have been generally neglected as an art form and this book is the first work on the subject since the 17th century. Fortunately, it is also the definitive work on the subject, and though no book can present a complete coverage of Chinese lattice, this book is a great classic study and an incredibly rich source of design for Westerners. More than 1200 designs are shown here, arranged in a clear system of classification that includes 22 areas of related design — borders, brackets, tail pieces, and so on. The lattices are classified according to one basic figure or concept, and the hundreds of beautiful design variations fall into only 26 categories: parallelogram, octagon or octagon square, hexagon, single focus frames, double focus frames, triple focus frames, quintuple focus frames, no focus frames, wedge-lock, presentation, out-lock, in-out bound, the Han line, parallel waves, opposed waves, recurving wave, loop-continued, like swastikas (a Buddhist symbol), unlike swastikas, central Ju I, allover Ju I, S-scroll, U-scroll, rustic ice-ray, symmetrical ice-ray, and square and round. Each category is introduced in sections at the front. In addition, there is usually a short description for each design and every design is designated by name, location, and approximate date of construction. Professor Dye spent over 21 years studying and copying lattices all over China, and because of the ravages of time and changing cultural values, this collection can probably never be duplicated. Balanced, intricate, sometimes asymmetrical, usually harmonious, these lattice designs present a wealth of material for the Western commercial artist, textile designer, pattern-maker, and craftsman. Reflecting their Chinese heritage, these designs are universal and can be used almost anywhere.
Author : Michael Watt Cothren
Publisher :
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 38,13 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780691120805
The cathedral of Saint-Pierre in Beauvais, France, is most famous as a failure--its choir vaults came crashing down in 1284--and only secondarily for its soaring beauty. This lavishly illustrated and elegantly written book represents the first serious look at the stunning collection of Gothic stained glass windows that has always dominated the experience of those who enter Beauvais Cathedral. Chapter by chapter, Michael Cothren traces the glazing through four successive campaigns that bridged the century between the 1240s and the 1340s. The reader is transported back in history, gaining fascinating insight into what the glazing of Beauvais actually would have looked like as well as what it would have communicated to those who frequented the cathedral. Contrary to the widespread assumption that these windows are heavily restored, Cothren shows that they are in fact surprisingly well preserved, especially in light of the cathedral's infamous history of architectural disaster. More importantly, Cothren goes far to dismantle a long-held misconception about medieval painted windows, and indeed monumental medieval pictorial art in general: the notion that it was conceived and produced as a substitute text for ignorant, illiterate folks, providing for them a "Bible of the Poor." Indeed, Cothren shows us that stained glass windows, rich with shaded meanings, functioned more like sermon than scripture. As an ensemble, they created a radiant interpretive backdrop that explicated and situated the performance of the Mass in this giant liturgical theater.
Author : Teny Nudson
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,35 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781932327151
Patterns and instructions for stained glass holiday decorations, using the lead-wrap method. Includes native american nativity, traditional nativity, angels, and other decorations.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 32,29 MB
Release : 2021-03
Category :
ISBN : 9781633451070
A definitive survey on the Dada participant and pioneer of abstraction between art and craft, spanning her textiles, marionettes, stained glass, paintings and more Accompanying the first retrospective of Taeuber-Arp's work in the United States in 40 years, Sophie Taeuber-Arp: Living Abstractionis a comprehensive survey of this multifaceted abstract artist's innovative and wide-ranging body of work. Her background in the applied arts and dance, her involvement in the Zurich Dada movement and her projects for architectural spaces were essential to her development of a uniquely versatile and vibrant abstract vocabulary. Through her artistic output and various professional alliances, Taeuber-Arp consistently challenged the historically constructed boundaries separating fine art from craft and design. This richly illustrated catalog explores the artist's interdisciplinary and cross-pollinating approach to abstraction through some 400 works, including textiles, beadwork, polychrome marionettes, architectural and interior designs, stained glass windows, works on paper, paintings and relief sculptures. It also features 15 essays that examine the full sweep of Taeuber-Arp's career. Arranged into six chapters that follow the exhibition's sections, these essays trace the progression of Taeuber-Arp's creative production both chronologically and thematically. A comprehensive illustrated chronology, the first essay on Taeuber-Arp's materials and techniques, and an exhibition checklist based on new research and analysis detail the expansive nature of Taeuber-Arp's production. Sophie Taeuber-Arpwas born in 1889 in Davos, Switzerland, and trained at the interdisciplinary Debschitz School in Munich. In 1914, she began a successful applied arts practice in Zurich, where she also taught textile design and participated in the Dada movement. Starting in the late 1920s, Taeuber-Arp completed several architectural and interior design projects, most significantly the Aubette entertainment complex in Strasbourg. When she moved to Paris in 1929, she turned her attention to abstract paintings and painted wood reliefs. During the Nazi occupation, Taeuber-Arp spent her final years in the South of France, and died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in 1943.
