Book review : Surrealism for Kids

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  Do you have kids? What a cute book this is! It’s a bunch of fun activities for kids from age 4 up, based on some of the Surrealist’s most famous methods of creating art. It also gives a brief introduction to some of the most well-known Surrealist...

Book review : Mr JW Lewin, Painter & Naturalist

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  JW [John William] Lewin was the first professional artist to emigrate to Australia in 1800, not much more than ten years after the first white settlement was established in the “new country”. Encouraged to go by a wealthy patron to collect and...

Books : The World Ornament Sourcebook

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  This one’s for all keen surface and graphic designers! The book is a re-release of a two volume set first published in 1888 in Paris by August Racinet, and is principally aimed at artists and designers for use as a reference book. It contains a pretty...

Book review : The Dressmaker – Posie Graeme-Evans

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    On the face of it, The Dressmaker is a girly book. Rags to riches, romance and intrigue, and lots of luscious clothes. And in the pages? Well, yes, it’s just what you expect. Although perhaps a little bit less than you expect. Set in London and...