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Martin Cheek Mosaic Artist
"In recent years, the ancient art of mosaic has become increasingly popular worldwide, showing up everywhere from the studios of fine artists to the pages of interior decorating magazines. Mosaic Artist: Creative Inspiration is perfectly poised to capture that enthusiasm. The seventh book by internationally acclaimed mosaic artist and teacher Martin Cheek, it was written in direct response to inquiries and requests from both newly taught and long-established mosaic artists. It is simultaneously a how-to, full of expert advice about everything from initial design to the last details of a finished piece -- and a sourcebook of inspiration, jammed with images, ideas, and concepts that aspiring mosaic artists can take and make their own. Many of the images of Cheek's own work represent the first time they've been featured in a book, and their intricate beauty is sure to fire the imaginations of artists, decorators, and art lovers."--Amazon.com.
Mosaic Art
Aimed at people who have made small mosaics their hobby and are interested in tackling larger projects, this book combines the visual inspiration of a sourcebook with information about the creative process involved in making mosaics.
The Martin Parr Coloring Book!
Photography and pop-culture buffs, get out your crayons and colored pencils! Martin Parr's colorful and tongue-in-cheek photographs--his comedy of contemporary manners--have been transformed into a coloring book. Here is Parr's affectionate and hilarious catalogue of human foibles--bad fashion choices, messy foods, trashy souvenirs and the tourists who buy them--rendered afresh. The book's eighty pages are packed with the most iconic and beloved Parr images, made into original drawings by Jane Mount, offering hours of coloring entertainment.
Mosaic Craft
"This book begins with information on the tools you will need, and then covers all the basic techniques, with clear instructions and step-by-step photographs. The project section has 20 glorious designs that build in complexity as you progress in skill, from easy items that can be made in a few hours to more complex projects, taking a couple of days. Once you've mastered the basic techniques, discover how easy it is to bring mosaics into your home. From glass lanterns and gingham platters to a geometric mirror and a stylish side table, the projects will add a spectrum of colours to any home. Moreover, Martin incorporates millefiori to create detailed effects throughout his work. Each project is accompanied by a list of materials, step-by-step instructions and coloured photography. At the end of the book, a gallery of Martin's own work provides inspiration for your own designs, and there are templates and lists of suppliers" -- Provided by publisher.
Red Data Book of the Flowering Plants of Cameroon
This is tropical Africa's first Red Data book for plants. Cameroon contains tropical Africa's most species-diverse hotspots for plants; many are rare and threatened with extinction. In the book 815 species are documented as being threatened using IUCN global assessments, most being assessed for the first time. Short species descriptions to aid identification in the field are given, as well as notes on habitats and threats, together with distribution maps and management suggestions to assist better conservation.
Making Mosaics
Making Mosaics is an introduction for new mosaicists as well as providing inspiration for those with some experience. The author, Martin Cheek is an expert on the subject with extensive experience of running weekend courses for complete beginners. The book covers 15 original projects to make - appealing to all tastes and budgets - which are described step-by-step.
Clean Energy Nation
In the vein of “An Inconvenient Truth,” a sobering assessment of our nation’s energy policies and a stirring call for change. Dangerous CO2 emissions, massive oil spills, dwindling supplies—the problems with fossil fuels are driving a long-overdue reassessment of our nation’s energy policies. U.S. Congressman Jerry McNerney, a renewable energy engineer and the first representative with expertise in energy independence, leads the way to change. In Clean Energy Nation, he and journalist Martin Cheek make an impassioned argument for drastically reducing dependency on fossil fuels and developing sustainable, readily available energy sources—solar, wind, biofuel, geothermal, and hydro...
Fused Glass Mosaics
Mosaic artist Martin Cheek provides a practical mental tool kit to assist the reader in making fused glass mosaics. Growing out of 5-day master glass, this book begins by exploring creative influences and the development of a design and continues through the execution, with an in-depth exploration of the uses of color and texture in glass mosaic art. Illustrated with more than 300 color images and driven by an engaging text, each chapter offers techniques and examples, and concludes with a challenge designed to expand the reader's artistic and practical abilities, like making a subtle mosaic using analogous colors or making a piece inspired by a favorite artist, and learning the techniques for using a glass fusing kiln. While written for seasoned mosaicist, there is something for glass artisans at all skill levels. A gallery of the authors works provides ideas for the reader's own creations.
The Sacrifice Box
An atmospheric, chilling page turner from rising star Martin Stewart, reminiscent of Stand by Me and Stranger Things. Sep, Arkle, Mack, Lamb and Hadley: five friends thrown together one hot, sultry summer. When they discover an ancient stone box hidden in the forest, they decide to each make a sacrifice: something special to them, committed to the box for ever. And they make a pact: they will never return to the box at night; they'll never visit it alone; and they'll never take back their offerings. Four years later, a series of strange and terrifying events take place. Someone broke the rules, and now everyone has to pay. But how much are they willing to sacrifice?
East of Laughter
There have always been the Twenty One Pillars of Rectitude who sustain the World: Seven Saints to insure the sanity of the world; Seven Technicians to insure its correct mechanical working; and Seven Scribbling Giants to write its scenarios and histories. The Saints and Technicians were always in plentiful supply. But not so the Scribbling Giants. So when Atrox Fabulinus, the greatest of the Scribbling Giants, was most foully murdered with his own nine-foot-long goose feather quill, the World staggered with the collapse of its most sustaining pillar. Then the remaining Scribbling Giants (all of them very old and tired) cried out for replacements so they could go to their restful deaths. This is the story of how the World, at the uneven changing of its supporting pillars, staggered and reeled. It is also the story of the Group of Twelve, an Group remarkable for its creativity and elegance, and how it set out to sustain the World in its new days of tottering terror. Whether the Group will be successful, indeed whether they have been successful, remains to be answered on the ninth day of the week, east of Laughter.
