Lisa Milroy
It is a brute of a painting: bold and challenging. It dates from 2004-05 and bears the title Black and White. Consisting of 12 panels, it stretches over a total length of 20.4 meters (22.3 yards). The picture shows one large space into which studio, living area, workspace and strage flow together. It certainly counts among the central works of an artist who has been facing the challenges of painting for more than twenty years.
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"Small Bungalows" by Christian Gladu
"Small Bungalows" is a compact guide to getting started on building a new Arts and Crafts home that fits today's modern lifestyle-all under 1,800 square feet. Author Christian Gladu shares valuable information on choosing a plot of land, following green building principles, staying true to the principles of Arts and Crafts style, plus incorporating modern necessities into this classic home style. Also included are photographs, illustrations, and home plans to get you started, plus a comprehensive resource section that makes it easy to gather the right information.
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"Don't look at me" by Ryan Mendoza
Ryan Mendoza is a young American from New York who has lived in Naples for the past seven years. A very unusual situation. Artists of his generation usually make the journey in the opposite direction: from Europe to the United States. A true historic rarity: because of his love of Europe, Mendoza followed in the tracks of the American writers and artists of the first half of the twentieth century who traveled Europe, especially France and Italy. They undertook those journeys to encounter another reality (how many Eminhway's works are set in Europe!) but also another aesthetic.
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"Treasures of China" by Reader's Digest
Walk in ancient footsteps as you explore the many treasures of China. Marvel at Thousand Buddha Hill, where striking Buddha images are carved into rock. Explore monasteries clinging to the face of a sheer cliff or over a deep ravine. Follow the Great Wall as it winds through the countryside. Visit pagodas as old as the hills.
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"The drunken boat" by Arthur Rimbaud, illustrated by Bruce Goff
"As I descended black, impassible Rivers, I sensed that haulers were no longer guiding me: Screaming Redskins took them for their targets, Nailed nude to colored stakes : barbaric trees.
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"Craft in America" by Jo Lauria and Steve Fenton
For two centuries, Americans have made stunning, utilitarian objects by hand. Each tells a story—about the person who laid his or her hands to the work; about the historical moment in which it was created; and about the political mood, community, and cultural forces that gave rise to that design.
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