Artists in Their Gardens

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DREAM GARDENS WITH REALTY

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the gardener as artist

Artists in Their Gardens
Valerie Easton , and David Laskin
Manufacturer: Sasquatch Books
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Anyone who has ever yearned for a garden more expressive than the usual beds, borders, and lawns should look no further than the nearest visual artist's home garden for inspiration. That's just what Valerie Easton and David Laskin do in Artists in Their Gardens. The authors profile 12 artists--glass blowers, ceramicists, painters, sculptors, and architects--and show that artists don't just break all the traditional rules, they approach the act of gardening as if there were no rules to begin with. Their stories and ideas provide multitudes of inspiration for the rest of us.

The artists featured have come up with decidedly different ways of doing things. For instance, painter Robert Bateman--famous for his paintings of wild animals in their environments--has created a garden so "natural" that it feels almost ancient. What is surprising is that he has done so using painstakingly fabricated fake rocks to create cliffs and a meandering stream that provide the backbone for this stunning space. Ceramicist Anne Hirondelle uses every horizontal space--indoors and out--as an opportunity for display. A stone bench, for example, holds a series of vessels that collect rainwater, reflect the sky, and provide a shimmering surface for floating blossoms. Glass artist Ginny Ruffner, not satisfied with an unadorned 4-foot stone head that rises out of the center of her garden, devised a canopy of bright pink blossoms that suggests a colorful bonnet or a cascade of flower hair.

The authors provide lovingly intimate portraits of the artists and their gardens. Stunning photographs by Allan Mandell show off these gardens for the works of art that they are, while a section in each chapter called "The Artist's Eye" shares tips and inspirations that readers will surely want to use in their own home gardens. After reading this book, you'll come away with not just inspiration and a few new ideas, but a whole new way of looking at the act of gardening. --Robin Donovan

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Artists do it differently. Make gardens, that is. This lusciously photographed book showcases ten creative, unconventional, sometimes outrageous gardens made by painters, glassblowers, collage artists, and sculptors. Their uncommon approaches provide fresh ideas and inspiration for all gardeners who are all tired of the same old beds, borders, and lawns.

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DREAM GARDENS WITH REALTY.......2007-05-17

Absolutely fantastic garden book with a totally different twist. Already incorporated several ideas in my backyard with great results.

complaint.......2005-11-14

I am attempting to purchase this book. I live in Australia.For
my previous purchase I had no problem. Now you are asking for details that apply to USA. No good. I want to use my Australian ANZ Visa card. When you are able to manage this I will be able to complete my book purchase hopefully before Xmas.
Roy F Claughton Australia
When I get a copy I may rate it more highly

the gardener as artist.......2001-07-04

Artists in Their Gardens is a book for the gardener who loves the garden as a means of self-expression. In the ten gardens described, each of us will find things we love, and perhaps things which disturb us. I love the austerity of potter Ann HIrondelle's garden, the zaniness of Lewis and Little's work, the majesty of Lee Kelly's monuments. I could never live with the kitsch of Leter and Barton, yet it is fascinating to see their artistic vision as developed in plants and plastic. The sections on The Artist's Eye helped me see how to translate these visions to my own garden. After all, in my own garden, I am the artist! This book encourages me to be daring in shaping my own garden vision.

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Mary Miss: Making Place

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A Vision of Eden: The Life and Work of Marianne North (Published in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

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A Vision of Eden: The Life and Work of Marianne North (Published in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)
Marianne North
Manufacturer: Web & Bower Publishers Limited
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following the artist's process

Rachel Whiteread: Looking Up

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following the artist's process.......2000-09-13

This is a great book not only because the art project is amazing and both the pictures and the editing are beautiful, but also, and mostly (at least for people involved with creation), because it allows you to follow step by step the various ideas and images that appear during the creative process. The artist generously shares her path and thus we get involved in the investigation of water as a visual and symbolic subject; we go from an object to a space and a meaning; we participate in the technical details and finally witness the result: a work of ephemeral art that stands in the memory and the book we are looking at, since it has already melted.

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Andre Le Nostre (The great artists, their life-their work)
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Impressions of Giverny: Monet's World
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one of America's great artists ... in his own words

The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum
Isamu Noguchi
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one of America's great artists ... in his own words.......2004-04-25

This is a very special volume. Noguchi is one of the greatest American artists ever. Here you have his seminal collection selected by him, illustrated, ... and perhaps most importantly ... presented in his own words.

The full tale of Noguchi's profound American duality is best revealed and amplified in additional volumes. Here is an extraordinary view of the essence.

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Rubens: The Garden of Love As Conversatie a LA Mode (Oculi : Studies in the Arts of the Low Countries, Vol.4)
Elise Goodman
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ASIN: 155619269X

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Artists in Their Gardens
Valerie Easton; David Laskin; Photographer-Allan Mandell
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Forged in the clouds by the elemental gods of feudal Japan, the legendary sword Kusanagi -- also known as "Grasscutter" -- holds such power that it is sought after by mighty forces of good and evil. Multiple award winner Stan Sakai continues the epic adventures of his signature samurai rabbit, Usagi Yojimbo, in this second book centering on the mystical sword. Starting with a prologue that unveils the history of the sword, Grasscutter II rejoins Usagi with his samurai travelling companion, Gen, as they journey to the sacred shrine of Atsuta to return the powerful sword to its final resting place. But two ninja clans will fight the honorable samurai as well as each other in order to capture the sword and gain control of the empire with it. An enthralling book for all ages to enjoy, Grasscutter II will amaze readers with its narrative depth and poetic storytelling.

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Stan Sakai never fails.......2007-09-01

If you have ANY interest in Samurai tales, Shinto/Zen/Tao, or comics in general, you will be awestruck by Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo.... Stan Sakai creates whole moods with his art, even when not using words....

Journey to Atsuta Shrine pits two Ninja clans attempting to control the fate of Japan with Usagi and friends stuck in the middle.... Should one faction win, the ultimate villian will become Shogun... the other two can't agree on the best keeper of the sword and all three battle for their worldview.... The finale gives "Cliffhanger" a new meaning!

Enjoyable comic series Usagi Musashi.......2006-12-21

I really enjoy this graphic novel, the story telling, art work, and moral tales. The style is wonderful.

Grasscutter II (Usagi Yojimbo (Sagebrush))

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Stan Sakai
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Usagi Yojimbo #45 (Grasscutter II: Journey To Atsuta Shrine, Volume 3)
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Black & white comic book published by Dark Horse Comics under their Maverick Imprint. The adventures of a rabbit Ronin (masterless Samurai) in feudal Japan. Written & illustrated by Stan Sakai.

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Usagi Yojimbo: Grasscutter II

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If you have ever dreamed of making a film, Teach Yourself Film Making is for you. It demystifies the process and proceeds with step-by-step advice while providing pointers on creative and technical elements along the way. It highlights the joys as well as the pitfalls of making a film, without the usual industry jargon. Areas covered include script writing and casting, finding locations, financing, useful contacts, and many more.

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Wonderful !.......2005-06-10

Hi ,
I bought this book a week ago .Iam a software engineer and i was never associated with film industry either in theory nor in practice .I actually wanted to read about scripts and i had mistakenly bought this book .

To my surprise ,this book is wonderfully written .To a non-art guy like me ,it was pure bliss reading this .He starts with the most common sense issues to topics like framing ,cut ways ,editing .He touches upon each and every aspect in the making the film .No false promises ,no hypes -Just plain common sense and knowledge .

The intresting aspect is that while he discusses all the technical aspects ,he does not assume the user to be film-savy guy or anything like that .Also ,there are few examples where the user can actually think of alternatives and be a active reader .

The bottomline - As a non-art student ,after reading this book ,i got a different way of appreciating films !Well ,isn't it more beautiful to appreciate arts than juding it ?

What are u waiting for ?Just go and grab this book !

Essential College Reading - par excellence.......2002-08-23

Did anyone forget that making films should be fun? The guy who wrote this book sure didn't. This has got to be the first book where everything is infused witha real sense of enjoyment and fun, but at the same time combined with simple and structured learning. I've read some real stinker film making guides for my media production college course, but this book bucks the trend big time.
Highly reccomended reading for the media or film production student!!
Read, enjoy, have fun, learn.

Gem of a book!.......2002-07-26

Gotta say, with many, many books telling you how easy it is to make a hit film it's nice to have come across and read this honest, and highly readable, approach.
I liked the size, unlike several other film making guides it wasn't some 'Book of Lore' that requires lifting equipment to read. You could probably fit this in your back pocket and read it over a couple of afternoons(or nights...)
It's simple, it doesn't fly away with obscure technical speech, and I liked the way when some film making process was on the verge of getting complicated, there's a breather and explanation that allows the reader to follow EVERYTHING.
It actually talks about creativity and how to go about writing scripts and thinking of stories as well as how to get the most out of camera and methods and procedures of making a film. I don't think I've ever seen a book or on-line guide that merged these themes so well. Three for the price of one!!
I guess the British guy who wrote this, knows what it takes to get a film started and made. OK, there's a few Britishisms, but the information is pretty universal and above all simple and helpul.
Definitely good background reading to my film studies course.
I feel as though I have discovered a real gem here.
T.D.

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Film Making (Teach Yourself)
Roger Hill
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Teach Yourself Film Making
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Tom Holden
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The accounts of Chopin's pupils, acquaintances and contemporaries, together with his own writing, provide valuable insights into the musician's pianistic and stylistic practice, his teaching methods and his aesthetic beliefs. This unique collection of documents, edited and annotated by Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger, reveals Chopin as teacher and interpreter of his own music. Included in this study is extensive appendix material that presents annotated scores, and personal accounts of Chopin's playing by pupils, writers, and critics.

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Chopin: Pianist and Teacher: As Seen by his Pupils.......2007-02-14

I satisfied with this book very much.

Must have for anyone seriously studying Chopin.......2006-07-14

To the general public Chopin is famous for his beautiful piano music. However, in his days he also was a renowned piano teacher with some revolutionary ideas (at least for his time) about piano technique. His students included rich, aristocratic ladies (he had to make a living) and some very talented students.
Luckily many of the things Chopin told his students during their lessons have been preserved in various diaries and notes by his students and have now been compiled in this book.
Also, Chopin made a start with a piano method (which he did not complete). This method is also included in this book.
If you are a piano student this book is simply a must-have.
If you are not a pianist, but seriously interested in Chopin's ideas about (his own) music and teaching you also should buy this book.
JJ Eigeldinger wrote more excellent books about Chopin which unfortunately are still only available in French.

A must have.......2004-06-06

AAA++++...a must have book if you are serious about playing Chopin. A wealth of valuable information. Very highly recommanded.

You need this if you play Chopin.......2004-02-15

You need this book if you play Chopin. There is a wealth of information on playing Chopin's music directly from the composer and his pupils. It has answered many questions and cleared up some misconceptions I had about this music.

great book on how to play Chopin.......2002-08-17

For those of us who bungle at the keyboard and can always use more guidance, this book offers a great start in understanding Chopin's music. Probably the most difficult piece to play in public is Chopin Ballade No. 4, and Chopin offers some incredible insight into how he wanted it played. As you know, the music notation on the sheet cannot cover every intention of the composer, much like writing cannot capture everything, but most of what we want to say. This book supplements your understanding of the music. I would not be surprised if your great piano teacher pulls material out of this book in order to advise you on how to play Chopin.

Fredric Chopin: A Guide to Research (Composer Resource Manuals)

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Fredric Chopin: A Guide to Research (Composer Resource Manuals)
William Smialek
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This essential guide considers the Chopin legend through studies of the performance tradition and a discography of recent and reissued recordings. The volume also features short essays on the historiography of Chopin research and the direction of scholarship.

Chopin at the Boundaries: Sex, History, and Musical Genre (Convergences: Inventories of the Present)

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Sand was a killer!!!
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Chopin at the Boundaries: Sex, History, and Musical Genre (Convergences: Inventories of the Present)
Jeffrey Kallberg
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The complex status of Chopin in our culture--he was a native Pole and adopted Frenchman, and a male composer writing in "feminine" genres--is the subject of Jeffrey Kallberg's absorbing book. Combining social history, literary theory, musicology, and feminist thought, Chopin at the Boundaries is the first book to situate Chopin's music within the construct of his somewhat marginal sexual identity and to explore how this should figure in our understanding of his compositional methods. Through this novel approach, Kallberg reveals a new Chopin, one situated precisely where questions of gender open up into the very important question of genre.

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Sand was a killer!!!.......2007-04-18

For instance, Aurore Dupin, pseudonym George Sand, the French novelist - later Baroness Dudevant - who wrote in masculine genres, was grotesque in her absurd ideas of love and she tortured the Polish Chopin who mainly composed in feminine styles.
Chopin must have felt her mind was a region utterly difficult to penetrate under the best of circumstances (she was six years his senior) hence the approaches he made to her daughter Solenge.
Chopin, fearing to be in the shadow of the strong willed George Sand of aristocratic lineage (through her father) and a distant relative of Louis XVI, would have none of it. Both were unhappily powerless.

FINALLY.......2000-05-17

....we are all aware of the greatness of chopin. a few are privy to the greatness of george sand. here finally we learn a little of the chemistry which flowed between these two giants of the artistic paris in the 1840's. also importantly, the details, clearly presented, of the questions concerning chopin's music of the last years. this is a calm and reasoned book, showing the author's comprehensive knowledge of the subject. this is not a biography, rather a set of vignettes on particulars of chopin's life and gorgeous music. if you want some brilliant and clear-headed discussion of his gender ambiguity as a person and as expressed in his nocturnes, i encourage you to read this fine work.

The Age of Chopin: Interdisciplinary Inquiries

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The Age of Chopin: Interdisciplinary Inquiries

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The Cambridge Companion to Chopin (Cambridge Companions to Music)

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The Cambridge Companion to Chopin (Cambridge Companions to Music)

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This Companion is designed to provide the enquiring music lover with helpful insights into a musical style that recognizes no contradictions between the accessible and the sophisticated, between the popular and the significant.

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Chopin and the Land of His Birth

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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000I06M0O

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Picture book about Chopin and the area he was born in, in Poland. Includes descriptive text in Polish, Russian, English, French, and German. English text is about 5 pages. Also includes a separate listing describing each image. The bulk of the book is taken up with large color and black and white images, on semi-glossy paper. The book is about 9-1/4 by 8-1/4 inches.

Chopin Complete Works VII Nocturnes - Paderewski (The Fryderick Chopin Institute in Poland)

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Chopin
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The Chopin cult in Poland
Antoni Grudzinski
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Chopin's Poland
Iwo Zaluski , and Pamela Zaluski
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Companion CD to Frederic Chopin, Son of Poland, Early & Later Years (Great Musicians Series)

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Companion CD to Frederic Chopin, Son of Poland, Early & Later Years (Great Musicians Series)

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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: 1933573104

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This enhanced CD provides audio files of all the music from Wheeler's classic books on Chopin in MP3 file format, so that you can hear a sample of these composers' works. (DOES NOT INCLUDE COMPLETE WORKS, ONLY THE MUSIC CONTAINED IN THE BOOK) In addition, all the music contained in the books can be printed as sheet music from this enhanced CD. Moreover, printable coloring pages for each chapter of both books are provided. Geared for a variety of learners - auditory, kinesthetic, visual, and just plain "active" - it's a excellent supplement to your reading experience.

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Wow! great fun!

The New York Times Sunday Crossword Puzzles Vol. 28
The New York Times
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The Sunday Crossword of The New York Times has been a beloved fixture of the Sunday Times since its inception in 1942. Under Will Shortzs editorship, Sunday Volume 28 features 50 Sunday-size puzzlesthe biggest and most anticipated puzzle of the week!

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Wow! great fun!.......2006-06-27

I bought this for my grandmother who loves crossword puzzles. She is having a ball!

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