This volume by applique artist Carol Armstrong has 14 wall hanging projects showcasing realistic cats in garden settings. You can change individual pattern pieces or mix'n'match parts from different projects. No templates are required - a lightbox technique is used that should bring the applique pro[...]

It's not nice to fool Mother Nature...but these easy, realistic flower designs will make her (and crafters everywhere) bloom with delight. Projects from top-selling author Carol Armstrong combine traditional piecing with amazing Applique, plus beading and fringe options to add dimension. Quilters ca[...]

Published to accompany a group of exhibitions in Vienna, "Why Painting Now?" looks at the relation of painting to information and communication media and other issues of contemporaneity. Curators such as Ei Arakawa, Yve-Alain Bois, Tyler Coburn, Antony Hudek, Franklin Melendez, Christiane Meyer-Stol[...]

Today, it seems astonishing that the work of Edouard Manet (1832-83), the master French painter, was controversial in his day. His subversive handling of both paint and subject matter, coupled with his detached gaze, shocked contemporaries--but established him as the father of modern painting. This [...]