No comments about Tile Decorating with Gemma.

1 comments about Papier Mache (Step-by-Step Children's Crafts).

1. This book is written to be able to be followed easily by children. This makes for an easy read and lots of pictures. Both a plus in my book. You can never have to many pictures. The instructions are easy to follow, even if you've never done papier mache before. The projects are not the most creative (things like goblets, trinket box and Native American headbands), but they are simple and create a nice finished project. This is a great book to start out on or just to get a few new ideas.

No comments about Ancient Indonesian Sculpture (Verhandelingen Van Het Koninklijk Instituut Voor Taal-, Land).

No comments about Sculpture Projects Muenster 07.

4 comments about Africa: The Art of a Continent : 100 Works of Power and Beauty.

1. I like what I got and the price was much better than the price for the same book at the school bookstore. good deal.



2. a fair collection of colour and black and white photos of African art from all over the continent. Of all the areas, East Africa (excluding the Horn of Africa) is given the least attention. I think they could have also expanded on Ethiopian art.
   Another problem is the lack of showing contemporary African art (it assumes that new Euro-influenced art is no longer African. This is of course ridiculous since contemporary Euro art since the late 19th century has been heavily African influence, yet remains European art)
   
   Also, the book does not include African architectural art. Though I only gave it a B-minus, if there was a sliding scale I'd have to give it an A-minus due to the lack of good art books regarding Africa.



3. Very informmative text, very easy to read, and understand. With pictures, and text that visually and verbably discribe in detail each object listed. Great number of art objects not available to view without the photographs in this book I am 100% satisfied with this book and will use it as a reference, on an ongoing basis. A must for the collector of African Art.



4. One of the most complete general works on African Art and well worth purchasing for detailed information on the variation in art form, tribe, country and art style in Africa. Almost full tribal location information and regionalised art details makes this book a must for the serious collector and student on the subject. From early Egyptian to more recent times, it is a book you have to read several times to understand that no one can ever know the true depth and complexity within the African Art world. A good all round reference book on a much missunderstood and underated art form.

   Mark Farley

No comments about Enlightenment Embodied: The Art of the Japanese Buddhist Sculptor (7th-14th Centuries).

1 comments about Ogi: A History of the Japanese Fan.

1. This is an outstanding book on Ogi or Japanese fans. The pictures and the explanations are beautifully set.It is a collector's book and a must for Japanese art lovers.So many fans under one book is indeed rare.Strongly recomended.

2 comments about Pop-Up Geometric Origami.

1. With the exception of five loop or coil pop-ups, this book, by the creator of Geometric Architecture Masahiro Chatani, contains patterns/templates to make geometric three dimensional objects by fitting together slices of paper with slots in them. Sandy Jackson, the founder of Some Assembly Required, calls this process Slice-Form Pop-Ups. When collapsed the objects behave exactly as do 90 degree pop-ups and take on two dimensional forms.
   Anyone interested in geometric models of cubes, tetrahedrons, hemispheres, eggs, a Snow House and a model of Suzhou Prince Regent's Palace should have this book in their collection.



2. This book is really good, it shows the basics and some really neat projects. Pop-ups are a really fun things to do and it isn't a very expensive hobby!!

No comments about Tony Smith: Architect, Painter, Sculptor.

No comments about Ah Xian.