A selection of art and craft books

Learn the tools and techniques you need to start making ceramic mugs, bowls, and more! The art of pottery making is described in detail for the beginning potter. Complete with a chapter on tools and materials to get started, this easy-to-use guide explains and illustrates how to wedge clay, use a...

Uses LEGO models to explore Neoclassical, Art Deco, Brutalist, Modernist, and other architectural styles. Each chapter includes a discussion of the architectural movement, photographs of famous real-life buildings, and a gallery of LEGO models, with step-by-step building instructions.

'Wild things, funky little clothes to sew' will inspire makers of all abilities to create something exciting for their children that they will really want to wear. Drawing on simple shape and whimsical imagery, the step-by-step projects include dresses, hats, jackets and dungarees, as well as som...

The tiny museum that has become an international phenomenon offers a crowdsourced book that celebrates the objects that outlast love.

Junk Type is a project driven by the passion of one man to document a disappearing aspect of American culture. Bill Rose--aka Recapturist--is a photographer and designer who has spent the last decade traveling across America looking for junkyards, yard sales, antique stores, and other unlikely so...

More than 365 images chart Smith's singular aesthetic inspired by her wildly popular Instagram. In 2018, without any plan or agenda for what might happen next, Patti Smith posted her first Instagram photo: her hand with the simple message "Hello Everybody!" Known for shooting with her beloved Lan...

The post-war period of progressive civic architecture and art gave rise to some of the UK's most important pieces of publically owned artwork. Acclaimed photographer Simon Phipps journeyed around the UK uncovering forgotten treasures as well as unexplained losses. This is the first photographic s...

Melanie Morita-Hu is back with 40 more delightful designs that come together in a flash! These adorably addictive patterns require minimal to no sewing, making them perfect for beginners or for a quick and breezy project to add to your amigurumi collection.

With the painting tips, techniques, and step-by-step projects in Flowers, you can learn to paint breathtaking flowers in oil and acrylic.

The bioregion that encompasses Australia, New Zealand, The year's best wildlife and landscape photos Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back more than 80 million years, to the breakup of the great southern continent of Gondwana. The South Australian Museum an...