Craft Focus - Oct/Nov (Issue 63)

craft focus 47 book reviews MAKERS AND DESIGNERS BE HAPPY BE MAKER By Carolina Amell Price: £26.95 RRP ISBN: 978-84-16500-50-5 Publisher: Monsa Publications distributed by Roundhouse The maker movement has seen dramatic growth in the past decade, and is fuelled by the internet. With so many people able to share ideas and spread inspiration across the web, makers have become artisan sellers creating handmade products from hand-drawn wallpaper to bespoke surfboards. Etsy – the online shop for creatives – now has over one million artisan sellers and a revenue stream in excess of one billion. Be Maker Be Happy showcases floral art, fine woodworking, hand-painted textiles, porcelainware, artisanal candy, tweeds, block printing and chocolate to name just a few. We say: “The book will appeal to crafters that like to read about a variety of crafts, which are made by creative professionals who make for a living.” Book contacts GMC Group, thegmcgroup.com Octopus Books, octopusbooks.co.uk Roundhouse, roundhousegroup.co.uk Search Press, searchpress.com The Quarto Group, quartoknows.com ORIGAMI CRAFT AND COLOUR RHS FLOWERS - THE WATERCOLOUR ART PAD By Rachel Pedder-Smith Price: £14.99 RRP ISBN: 97817823828 Publisher: Mitchell Beazley is am imprint of Octopus Books Learn to become a botanical artist with this beautiful guided creativity book created in collaboration with the RHS. Anyone can produce beautiful botanical paintings with this book. It’s the first guided watercolour book and printed on specialist watercolour art paper and contains step-by-step tutorials. It’s a perfect introduction to producing wonderful illustrations and much needed ‘me’ time. We say: “Encourage your customers to take time out and put down their digital devices. Drawing and colouring is a good example of mindfulness crafts.” THE COMPLETE COLOR HARMONY By Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of Pantone Color Institute Price: £16.99 RRP ISBN: 978-1631592966 Publisher: Rockport is an imprint of The Quarto Group This is the latest book in Rockport Publishers’ best-selling colour series. Written by Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, it’s the perfect handbook to inspire and inform designers and artists with Pantone colour palettes and harmonies. The book includes 30 colour moods of 36 palettes each, including more than 3,500 Pantone colours, and will be an invaluable resource providing information on marketing and naming colours, what your personal choices say about you, as well as a section devoted to the psychology of colour. Filled with meaningful explanations and engaging photos, Eiseman’s book helps readers determine the best and most effective hue combinations for anybody who embraces colour. An excellent colour reference book that dives into the psychology of colour, Leatrice’s a colour specialist who has been called ‘the international colour guru,’ and is recognised by Fortune Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and global media as one of the most influential people in the world of colour. We say: “So often we’ve seen a poor choice of colours spoil a project, so this book is a must-have guide for designers, makers and anyone else who want to get to grips with colour while crafting.” OUT NOW OUT NOW ART AND MINDFULNESS