Craft Focus - October/November 2020 (Issue 81)

97 BOOKS ADDICTIVE – AN ARTIST’S SKETCHBOOK Adebanji Alade £19.99 9781782218739 Search Press Adebanji Alade is one of the UK’s most renowned artists – and he’s addicted to sketching. Inspired by the sights and sounds of London, he travels around the city filling his sketchbooks with drawings of people, places and scenes of contemporary urban life. Showcasing one of Adebanji’s inspirational sketchbooks in its entirety, and with a fascinating introduction to the way he works, this unique visual record of everyday city life also offers a compelling insight into the creative process of a modern urban sketcher. We say: A great book for inspiration! Alade believes in capturing the energy and bringing out the life in everything he sketches or paints. MINIATURE SECRET GARDEN By Johanna Basford £6.99 9781786277701 Lawrence King Rediscover colouring with this pocket edition of Johanna Basford’s multi- million bestseller Secret Garden. Take a ramble through a secret garden created in beautifully detailed pen- and-ink illustrations. Bring them to life with colour, while discovering the wealth of tiny creatures just waiting to be found in the pages. With gorgeous artworks, this book will appeal to all ages. Secret Garden , released in 2013, has sold 15 million copies worldwide and many say kick-started the global trend for colouring. This stunning mini-edition includes two brand-new and exclusive images that will allow colourers to create even more intricate artworks than ever before. We say: Did you know, Johanna’s first book, Secret Garden , was a runaway bestseller and has now been translated into 44 languages! KIDS KNIT By Kerry Kimber £12.99 9781784945824 GMC Publications Kids Knit is a stylish and aspirational book containing age and stage appropriate knitting techniques and patterns. The projects enable children to learn the basics of knitting and start creating simple items very quickly – kids will be amazed at what they’re suddenly able to make from those basics and once they’re hooked there will be no stopping them. Once they’re ready they can move on to learning how to change colour and knit in stripes – then they’ll be on to complex shapes and textures. We say: The book is also interspersed with beautiful photography, knitting jokes and activities and attractive illustrations. Sketching C olouring in Knitting