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Michelle GreyFor over fifteen years, Michelle has shaped some of the most innovative and directional creative platforms - from global hospitality brands such as NeueHouse and Soho House to The New York Times's largest consumer-facing live platform, Times Talks. Most recently, Michelle was the global creative director and curator of Absolut Art. Michelle is currently the cofounder of Arts-Matter, a cultural programming platform and creative studio. Arts-Matter publishes A-M Journal, a magazine that curates a global collection of storytellers featuring original content from the fields of art, music, architecture and design, dance and fashion.Susan ArmstrongSusan is the cofounder of Arts-Matter - a cultural programming platform, creative studio, and publisher of A-M Journal - as well as a full service independent and collaborative creative, working across a diverse range of pioneering brands in Australia, Japan, UK and USA, predominantly in the art, design, fashion and lifestyle industries. Specialising in brand identity, creative direction and graphic design, Susan boasts an impressive roster of international clients, including Absolut Art, W Hotels, Pacific Brands, Secret Sounds Music Festivals and Vogue. Susan is currently the curator and creative director of a curated digital art platform, Culture Vault, and creative director of global cult publication, Doingbird.

Birrundudu Drawings is a collection that sheds new light on desert art in Australia, challenging our understanding of this familiar genre. The series of 810 drawings, created in 1945 by Aboriginal men in the Northern Territory, is now held at the Berndt Museum at the University of Western Australia.These drawings are a significant addition to Australian art history, offering a unique perspective on the country, ancestors, history, and ceremonies of the region. The collaboration between the Aboriginal men and anthropologists Ronald and Catherine Berndt resulted in a powerful record of Aboriginal knowledge and creativity.For eighty years, these drawings remained unseen, hidden away in the Berndt Museum. This book explores the significance of these artworks and the silence surrounding them. The Birrundudu Drawings have the potential to transform the narratives of Aboriginal art and Australian history, offering a fresh perspective on a rich cultural heritage.

Dogs & Art is a celebration of some of the world's greatest dog paintings, as well as an enlightening look at the history of dog breeds by art historian Susie Hodge. The book features 50 great paintings from throughout history, each depicting a different dog breed.With an essay about the work of art and the artist, as well as a separate piece about the individual dog breeds, the author analyzes the dogs featured in the works of art. She explains the original human uses of specific breeds - such as herding, hunting, defending, or lap dogs - and how those dog breeds have changed over time in terms of sizes, color, and uses. The book reveals how certain breeds were very popular in history and how the fashions for different breeds changed over time.Featuring many of the world's best-loved works, including Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife by Jan van Eyck, Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and The Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, this informative and attractive new book will appeal to both art and dog lovers alike and form part of a new series called Gemini Masterpieces.Gemini Masterpieces is a treasured series that celebrates 50 of the world's greatest paintings throughout history, each focusing on a theme related to your favorite animal or plant to bring the story of the breeds and artworks to life.

Following his survey exhibition at the Grace Cossington Smith Gallery, this book features the dynamic works produced between 2019 and 2024, which have been inspired by his long association with the landscape of Central West Region of NSW on the Belubula River. The book has an introduction by Steve Lopes with a preface and commentaries by the artist.

Silo Art 2Nd Edition Silo Art will take you on a picturesque journey from epic painted silos to grand murals that transform towns and outdoor art festivals.In this richly illustrated coffee table book, award-winning author, and respected artist in his own right, Alasdair McGregor explores the creative and community forces driving this grass roots art movement. He visits the small towns where dreams of joining the burgeoning Silo Art Trail have united rural communities in efforts to transform their faded agricultural heritage into grand visions that instil pride and bring the tourists in. He meets some of the characters at the heart of the rural art movement and delves into the stories behind the faces in the paintings. He profiles the artists, many of whom began as graffitists, but who are now in demand around the world for their jaw dropping ability to transform massive surfaces with paint, often in record time.This second edition includes a new chapter that follows six Silo Art Trails so you can carry it on your trip with you or experience it all through the pages of this book.

From fiery zinnia and festive holly to delicate primroses and golden marigolds, these paper flowers are astonishing in how realistic they look and how versatile they are they can be used in bouquets, buttonholes, garlands and in many other ways. Mainly constructed from floristry wire, crepe paper and card, few materials are required. They are perfect for beginners but will also attract experienced crafters who can put their own imprint on the finished make. Projects include: Poppy, Sunflower, Dahlia and Dandelion AUTHOR: Paula Milner is a blogger, tutor, illustrator and fabric designer. Her fabric ranges with the Craft Cotton Co can be found in shops across the UK! She enjoys drawing, sewing, quilting and paper flower making. She is a brand ambassador for Brother Sewing Machines, a Cricut Ambassador and Design Space Contributing Artist and her aim is to make craft accessible to all. She wants people to get making, creating, and inspiring themselves and others. She is based in Northamptonshire.

The 1990s: A Visual History Of The DecadeHenry Carroll is the author of fourteen books, including the Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs series, which has sold over one million copies across 22 languages. He is also the author of Photographers on Photography, the Photographs That Make You Think series and The 1980s: Image of a Decade. Originally from London, Henry now lives in Los Angeles.

The Art Of Memory CollectingA collection of art projects that will inspire you to preserve memories and indulge your sentimental, crafty side!Memory-collector Martina shares techniques and inspiration to show how fun and simple collaging and scrapbooking is, with 15 projects to inspire personal, one-of-a-kind creations to use up those old photos, tokens and memories you have stuffed in your drawer.Projects feature: Scrapbooking Journal, Framed Memory Wall Art, Memory Box, Holiday Journal, Tiny Trinket Tin, Pressed Floral Bookmark, Memory Magnets, Accordion Friendship Zine, Memory Locket, Miniature Travel Zine, Time Capsule, Secret Pocket Card, Map Collage, Scrap Wall Hanging and Martina's famous Snail Mail Art.No special skills or equipment needed, just go out and collect memories to create treasured keepsakes for life.

The Artist's Guide To Sketching A bold new edition of the groundbreaking book by two of America's most prominent visual artists, James Gurney (Dinotopia, Color and Light), and Thomas Kinkade, freshly updated with a new introduction, archival photographs, and illuminating text to guide a new generation of illustrators."If I could only have one drawing book on my shelf, it would be this one." –Shari Blaukopf, author of the Urban Sketching Handbook: Working With ColorSince its release in 1982, The Artist’s Guide to Sketching has become a classic art guide for students and laypeople around the world. The book includes instruction and artwork by James Gurney and Thomas Kinkade—two students who would go on to fame with Dinotopia (Gurney) and as the “Painter of Light” (Kinkade). This new edition restores the classic text with updated full-color visuals and a special section chronicling the book’s origins and the friendship, drawing on archives from Gurney and the Kinkade family estate.Chapters and topics include: Chapter 1: THE EXPERIENCE OF SKETCHING (Coping with the Weather, Sketching at Night, Sitting or Standing?, Dealing with Curious Spectators, Being Inconspicuous, At Home Amid the Elements Chapter 2: MATERIALS (Sketchbooks, Pencils, Pens, Markers, Wash and Drybrush, Sketchboxes and Carrying Cases, Experiencing Your Materials) Chapter 3: ACHIEVING ACCURACY: (When to Use an Underdrawing, How Much Underdrawing is Necessary, Establishing the Large Shapes, Measuring Lengths, Measuring Slopes, Using Perspective Guidelines, Constructing with Geometric Forms, Completed Underdrawing, The Final Execution)Chapter 4: CAPTURING MOTION (Freezing Motion: A New Way of Drawing, Learning to Observe Motion, Training Your Memory, Getting It Down Fast, The Scribble Approach, The Gestural Approach, The Mannikin Approach, The Tonal Mass Approach, When Your Subject Moves Unexpectedly, Places to Go for Motion Sketching)Chapter 5: CREATING MOOD (Choosing a Subject, Noting Impressions, Composing with Thumbnails, Selectivity, Center of Interest, Dramatic Opposition, Delicacy, Mystery, Structure and Expression) Chapter 6: USING IMAGINATION (Dare to be Creative, Being Imaginative On-the-Spot, Exaggeration, Changing Context and Scale, Using Anthropomorphism, Additions and Combinations, Feeding the Imagination, Becoming More Imaginative) Chapter 7: STUDYING NATURE (Nature: Your Personal Drawing Workshop, The Experience of Nature Sketching, Plants, Animals, Sketching at the Zoo, Natural History Museum, Clouds, Rocks and Landforms, The Benefits of Studying Nature) Chapter 8: SKETCHING PEOPLE (Finding Raw Material, Exaggerating Character Traits, The Cartoon Approach, Portraying People in Their Environment, Two Characters, Group Composition, The On-The-Spot Portrait, Making People Sketches Come Alive, Family and Friends: Your Free Models) Chapter 9: EXPLORING THE MAN-MADE WORLD (Begin with the Commonplace, Sketching the Home, Indicating Building Exteriors, Signs and Letterforms, A New Look at Machines, Using Clutter, On-The-Spot Spot Research, Using Written Notes, Thinking As a Documentary Artist, The Joy of Exploration) Chapter 10: SKETCHING IN YOUR LIFE (Keeping Specialized Sketchbooks, Developing Sketches into Paintings, Sharing Sketches With Others, Sketching Alone or With Others)