{"product_id":"field-guide-to-nature-inspired-art","title":"Field Guide to Nature-Inspired Art","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA perfect book for aspiring mixed media artists who want to build technical skills alongside the careful art of observing and celebrating the natural world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\"\u003eOne of the biggest challenges for any maker is learning how to effectively translate a location orexperience into a finished piece. Teacher and award-winning mixed media artist Tara Axford is here to help you do just that—think through the process of using “pocket finds” and observations from your life to create unique compositions that capture a place’s essence.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe book includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul style=\"font-size: medium; list-style-type: disc;\"\u003e\r\n    \u003cli style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA framework for creative observation\u003c\/strong\u003e: extracting color from place; simplifying natural forms into a personal visual vocabulary; creating moodboards; and using photography to notice, collect, and record\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechniques for creating mixed-media surfaces and compositions\u003c\/strong\u003e, including gel plate printing, hand-carved rubber stamps, watercolor, collage, and expressive mark-making with ink\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e12 hands-on projects that put these skills to work\u003c\/strong\u003e: composing with pocket finds, loosening up with drawing and color, translating nature through hand-carved stamps, and creating mixed-media collage in unexpected forms, from stitched postcards and sculptural paper vessels to a hand-bound artist book\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\"\u003eWith this book by their side, readers will build their technical skills while learning to represent the familiar with fresh eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';\" class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e[AuthorName]By Tara Axford[\/AuthorName][AuthorBio]\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\" class=\"cvgsua\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTara Axford\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning, Sydney-based mixed media artist and instructor whose work responds to nature through collage, printmaking, and photography. Her work has been exhibited and sold in Australia and internationally, and she is a Gelli Arts featured artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\" class=\"cvgsua\"\u003e\u003cem\u003etaraaxford.com\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e[\/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]150+ color images[\/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][\/CoAuthor][SubTitle]Techniques and 12 Projects for Mixed Media[\/SubTitle][ColorPattern]150+ color images[\/ColorPattern]","brand":"Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":48737942700281,"sku":"9780764373152","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/7224\/5178\/files\/9780764373152.jpg?v=1785489594","url":"https:\/\/schifferbooks.com\/products\/field-guide-to-nature-inspired-art","provider":"Schifferbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}