Craft in Art Therapy


Book Description

Craft in Art Therapy is the first book dedicated to illustrating the incorporation of craft materials and methods into art therapy theory and practice. Contributing authors provide examples of how they have used a range of crafts including pottery, glass work, textiles (sewing, knitting, crochet, embroidery, and quilting), paper (artist books, altered books, book binding, origami, and zines), leatherwork, and Indian crafts like mendhi and kolam/rangoli in their own art and self-care, and in individual, group, and community art therapy practice. The book explores the therapeutic benefits of a range of craft materials and media, as well as craft’s potential to build community, to support individuals in caring for themselves and each other, and to play a valuable role in art therapy practice. Craft in Art Therapy demonstrates that when practiced in a culturally sensitive and socially conscious manner, craft practices are more than therapeutic—they also hold transformational potential.




Making Cool Crafts & Awesome Art


Book Description

Explains a variety of hands on art and craft activities, incorporating storytelling, etnic cooking, music, nature, cultural games and more.




Making Cool Crafts and Awesome Art


Book Description

Explains a variety of hands-on art and craft activities, incorporating storytelling, ethnic cooking, music, nature, cultural games, and more.




Making Cool Crafts & Awesome Art


Book Description

Explains a variety of hands-on art and craft activities, incorporating storytelling, ethnic cooking, music, nature, cultural games, and more.




Awesome Art and Craft


Book Description

Awesome art and craft is a three-book collection of vibrantly creative and uniquely inventive art and craft projects for children. Featuring stunning, full-colour photography and an innovative design, the series encourages children of all ages to develop, explore and enhance their visual arts experience.




The Paper Playhouse


Book Description

Artist Katrina Rodabaugh shares her artistic training and up-cycling sensibility in this unique and inspired book, The Paper Playhouse. With simple techniques including sculpture, printmaking, bookbinding, collage, and even ideas for public art, families work through step-by-step instructions while using imagination and budding aesthetics. This book goes beyond the typical paper craft project to include contemporary design references like Mid-Century Modern dollhouses, VW buses, paper monsters, costumes and masks, and the classic lemonade stand--all made with unique style and flair! Focused around surprising and easily accessibly materials like shipping boxes, shoeboxes, junk mail envelopes, newspapers, maps, found books, and other paper ephemera, and with stunning photography by Leslie Sophia Lindell, The Paper Playhouse has 22 projects aimed at inspiring children to create amazing paper crafts. A beautiful gallery provides further project inspirations from Lisa Congdon, Maya Donenfeld, Heather Smith Jones, Courtney Cerutti, Gracia Haby, Mati Rose McDonough, and many more!




The Grown-Up's Guide to Making Art with Kids


Book Description

Make art and memories with the special kids in your life! Packed with how-to drawing and painting projects, creative prompts, and original crafting activities, The Grown-Up’s Guide to Making Art with Kids will inspire you and your little ones to spend hours of creative fun together. Whether you're a teacher, a homeschooling parent, or a creative looking to improve upon your drawing skills while having fun with your kids, this book is for you! The Grown-Up's Guide to Making Art with Kids includes drawing and painting projects featuring popular, kid-friendly, and on-trend subjects—like dinosaurs, pets, flowers, and robots—that adults and kids can create together. Guided practice pages invite interactivity and allow children and adults to draw and paint the same subjects, side by side, for a fun-filled joint activity. The book’s artwork is colorful, cheerful, approachable, and done using ordinary, easily available art tools, including markers, crayons, colored pencils, and acrylic paint. In addition to drawing lessons, The Grown-Up’s Guide to Making Art with Kids also includes projects and ideas for using artwork created from the prompts in the book to make crafts, including a map, pop-up art, paper dolls, and much more. The Grown-Up’s Guide to Making Art with Kids teaches valuable drawing, painting, and crafting skills to both kids and adults; inspires creativity; and encourages family togetherness. What better way to avoid screen time than by drawing, painting, and creating together with your kids? Follow-up books in the series that are also ideal for kids and adults to do together include The Grown-Up's Guide to Painting with Kids and The Grown-Up's Guide to Crafting with Kids, both publishing in June 2020.




Ages 6-7


Book Description

Awesome art and craft is a three-book collection of vibrantly creative and uniquely inventive art and craft projects for children. Featuring stunning, full-colour photography and an innovative design, the series encourages children of all ages to develop, explore and enhance their visual arts experience.







Ages 8-11


Book Description

Awesome art and craft is a three-book collection of vibrantly creative and uniquely inventive art and craft projects for children. Featuring stunning, full-colour photography and an innovative design, the series encourages children of all ages to develop, explore and enhance their visual arts experience.