General Books


ZBrush Character Creation: Advanced Digital SculptingZBrush Character Creation: Advanced Digital Sculpting
Best Price: $27.21
In a world flooded with basic introductory books on major 3D packages (cough*Maya*cough), Scott...
Creative Concrete Ornaments for the Garden: Making Pots, Planters, Birdbaths, Sculpture & MoreCreative Concrete Ornaments for the Garden: Making Pots, Planters, Birdbaths, Sculpture & More
Best Price: $13.90
I don't really care much at all for most of the modern concrete art in this book, but I still...
Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing (Jewelry Crafts)Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing (Jewelry Crafts)
Best Price: $17.98
Interesting subject and very well presented. Will be used by me as my reference guide for new...
Spiral Jetta: A Road Trip through the Land Art of the American West (Culture Trails)Spiral Jetta: A Road Trip through the Land Art of the American West (Culture Trails)
Best Price: $12.37
Land art was a controversial movement that came out of the 1960's and 1970's. Artists like...
The Art of Polymer Clay Creative Surface Effects: Techniques and Projects Featuring Transfers, Stamps, Stencils, Inks, Paints, Mediums, and MoreThe Art of Polymer Clay Creative Surface Effects: Techniques and Projects Featuring Transfers, Stamps, Stencils, Inks, Paints, Mediums, and More
Best Price: $10.99
Donna did it again with this book and as with her other books, I am learning so much. I suggest...


Sculpture TodaySculpture Today
Best Price: $39.12
This is a beautiful book. It is more than I expected and a pleasure to own.
The Encyclopedia of Jewelry-Making Techniques: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to Traditional and Contemporary TechniquesThe Encyclopedia of Jewelry-Making Techniques: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Techniques
Best Price: $12.98
Once again I find myself reviewing not the book, but the "search inside" function....
Introducing ZBrushIntroducing ZBrush
Best Price: $21.87
As a fifteen year veteran of the 3D art world, I can say that ZBrush is the revolution I've been...
The Figure in Clay: Contemporary Sculpting Techniques by Master Artists (A Lark Ceramics Book)The Figure in Clay: Contemporary Sculpting Techniques by Master Artists (A Lark Ceramics Book)
Best Price: $14.42
Better than expected. Some novel and interesting techniques as well as anatomical knowledge put...
Chihuly: 365 Days (365 Series)Chihuly: 365 Days (365 Series)
Best Price: $19.76
Other than seeing Chihuly's work in person (breathtaking!), this is the best book detailing his...


Altered Curiosities: Assemblage Techniques and ProjectsAltered Curiosities: Assemblage Techniques and Projects
Best Price: $7.07
Altered Curiosities: Assemblage Techniques and Projects I have this book on my coffee table...
Antonio Lopez GarciaAntonio Lopez Garcia
Best Price: $12.80
Yes this book is smaller than the $1,500. Rizzoli book, but it has great reproductions and newer...
Louise BourgeoisLouise Bourgeois
Best Price: $36.89
Louise Bourgeois is among the most prominent contemporary sculptors. Strongly influenced by...
Stories in StoneStories in Stone
Best Price: $15.27
An outstanding book about the symbolism of tombstone art. It shows an enormous amount of...
Shaping SpaceShaping Space
Best Price: $54.95
As a guide to introductory three-dimensional design or sculpture, SHAPING SPACE offers an...

Clay and Glazes for the PotterClay and Glazes for the Potter
Best Price: $20.75
I did not like the book, as a result I returned it. It seemed a bit deep, not real interesting,...
Modelling and Sculpting the Human FigureModelling and Sculpting the Human Figure
Best Price: $8.97
A little hard to read because of the time it was written, to small of lettering,for a old man...
Modeling the Head in Clay (Practical Craft Books)Modeling the Head in Clay (Practical Craft Books)
Best Price: $10.99
An excellent learning tool for the amatuer or professional. Illustrated with many photographs of...
The Complete Book of Origami: Step-by Step Instructions in Over 1000 Diagrams (Origami)The Complete Book of Origami: Step-by Step Instructions in Over 1000 Diagrams (Origami)
Best Price: $6.35
I have enjoyed this book for the past 18 years, and have figured out about three quarters of the...
Making Concrete Garden OrnamentsMaking Concrete Garden Ornaments
Best Price: $11.14
I've already made about 10 projects from this book. If you are a gardener, or like to...

Human Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of FormHuman Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of Form
Best Price: $42.50
This book is invaluable for reference. At 1st I was 'so so' about the illustrations but as I...
Launching the Imagination 3D + CC CD-ROM v3.0Launching the Imagination 3D + CC CD-ROM v3.0
Best Price: $50.00
Designed for courses in Creativity or Three-Dimensional Design, Launching the Imagination: A...
From Clay to Bronze: A Studio Guide to Figurative SculptureFrom Clay to Bronze: A Studio Guide to Figurative Sculpture
Best Price: $18.58
I have been sculpting only a short time. This book has become a great resource for me to...
Origami Design Secrets: Mathematical Methods for an Ancient ArtOrigami Design Secrets: Mathematical Methods for an Ancient Art
Best Price: $44.10
This is a must have book for origami designer as well as folder. Robert J. Lang is obviously a...
How to Carve Wood: A Book of Projects and Techniques (Fine Woodworking Book)How to Carve Wood: A Book of Projects and Techniques (Fine Woodworking Book)
Best Price: $5.00
still not worth the money, go on line, alot better info on the web, its free and save the money...

Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty YearsRichard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years
Best Price: $47.25
Besides the extraordinary contents of the book, I was surprised by the correct and coherent...
Introduction To Lapidary (Jewelry Crafts)Introduction To Lapidary (Jewelry Crafts)
Best Price: $10.00
This book is great for beginners. It contains a lot of good information covering a wide range of...
Gemstone Buying Guide, Second Edition: How to Evaluate, Identify, Select & Care for Colored GemsGemstone Buying Guide, Second Edition: How to Evaluate, Identify, Select & Care for Colored Gems
Best Price: $12.87
This book is an excellent source of easy to understand information. The information is easy to...
The Beginner's Handbook of Woodcarving: With Project Patterns for Line Carving, Relief Carving, Carving in the Round, and Bird CarvingThe Beginner's Handbook of Woodcarving: With Project Patterns for Line Carving, Relief Carving, Carving in the Round, and Bird Carving
Best Price: $6.62
If you need an overview of woodcarving and were not very picky about the need for step by step...
How to Make Clay CharactersHow to Make Clay Characters
Best Price: $8.67
My daughter loves polymer clay and my wife saw this book so she told my daughter about it. My...

Whose Art Is It? (Public Planet)Whose Art Is It? (Public Planet)
Best Price: $5.99
Whose Art Is It? is the story of sculptor John Ahearn, a white artist in a black and Hispanic...
Joseph Cornell: Navigating the ImaginationJoseph Cornell: Navigating the Imagination
Best Price: $47.24
I ordered this book for my husband's birthday and he was estatic. By far it is the best book we...
Sandcastles Made Simple: Step-by-Step Instructions, Tips, and Tricks for Building Sensational Sand CreationsSandcastles Made Simple: Step-by-Step Instructions, Tips, and Tricks for Building Sensational Sand Creations
Best Price: $6.75
This book is very interesting, we took it on our last vacation and will probably take it with us...
500 Metal Vessels: Contemporary Explorations of Containment (500 Series)500 Metal Vessels: Contemporary Explorations of Containment (500 Series)
Best Price: $14.48
I got this book for my husband, a blacksmith, to inspire him. Even though he may not always be...
Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Best Price: $40.95
I've just returned from seeing the exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and now I can't...

Bernini (Penguin Art and Architecture)Bernini (Penguin Art and Architecture)
Best Price: $7.95
The content i.e details of Bernini's sculpture is very interesting to know. The author makes us...
Passages in Modern SculpturePassages in Modern Sculpture
Best Price: $19.98
This is Krauss's first book, and the one I like best. Her history of modern sculpture from...
Origami to Astonish and AmuseOrigami to Astonish and Amuse
Best Price: $8.98
Origami to Astonish and Amuse is Jeremy Shafer's first and only book so far (as far as I know). ...
500 Figures in Clay: Ceramic Artists Celebrate the Human Form (A Lark Ceramics Book)500 Figures in Clay: Ceramic Artists Celebrate the Human Form (A Lark Ceramics Book)
Best Price: $14.45
I love this series from Lark! It provides me with lots of inspiration and it is a wonderful tool...
PassagePassage
Best Price: $29.84
I really enjoy the works of Mister Andy Goldsworthy. He has a great imagination to use the...

Origami Flowers: Popular Blossoms and Creative BouquetsOrigami Flowers: Popular Blossoms and Creative Bouquets
Best Price: $4.68
Origami flowers is a FANTASTIC book, but it is not for the novice, or for one that does not want...
Sculpture since 1945 (Oxford History of Art)Sculpture since 1945 (Oxford History of Art)
Best Price: $16.00
As an overview of a large amount of sculpture, this book is great. I think it would take...
UnmonumentalUnmonumental
Best Price: $40.00
In a world falling to pieces, a new breed of art objects is capturing its fractured allure in...
Fifth Chinese DaughterFifth Chinese Daughter
Best Price: $8.20
I first read The Fifth Chinese Daughter in about 1963 when I was 13 and living 30 miles south of...
New Media Art (Taschen Basic Art Series)New Media Art (Taschen Basic Art Series)
Best Price: $5.89
Art in the age of digital communication Artists have always been early adopters of emerging...

Complete Origami: An A-Z facts and folds, with step-by-step instructions for over 100 projectsComplete Origami: An A-Z facts and folds, with step-by-step instructions for over 100 projects
Best Price: $11.25
This book is not what I expected. Instead of a collection of origami patterns, it's more of a...
Make It in Clay: A Beginner's Guide to CeramicsMake It in Clay: A Beginner's Guide to Ceramics
When your professor comes over the first day of class and leafs through your brand new book and...
Working with ClayWorking with Clay
Best Price: $25.66
This is a great text book for beginner - intermediate students. I like the spiral binder.
Lee Bontecou: A RetrospectiveLee Bontecou: A Retrospective
Best Price: $29.10
This is a terrific 2003 exhibition catalogue of the seminal work of sculptor Lee Bontecou. If...
Martin PuryearMartin Puryear
Best Price: $37.78
Martin Puryear, like Louise Bourgeois , defies categories and this makes him a challenge for...

Ceramics: A Potter's HandbookCeramics: A Potter's Handbook
Best Price: $81.76
One of my all-time favorite references. I really love this book. It was a "suggested...
Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait SculptureBernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture
Best Price: $29.67
Gian Lorenzo Bernini was the greatest sculptor of the Baroque period, and...
Sticky Note Origami: 25 Designs to Make at Your DeskSticky Note Origami: 25 Designs to Make at Your Desk
Best Price: $4.17
Sticky Note origami contains a lot of models that you would have already seen in many basic...
Pornogami: A Guide to the Ancient Art of Paper-Folding for AdultsPornogami: A Guide to the Ancient Art of Paper-Folding for Adults
Best Price: $7.20
It's not the easiest for the novice origami person (i.e., me), but the folks I bought it for who...
Roman Sculpture (Yale Publications in the History of Art)Roman Sculpture (Yale Publications in the History of Art)
Best Price: $43.20
THis book is part of what I have to read in my introduction course in greek/roman art. In this...

Conversations on Sculpture (Perspectives on Contemporary Sculpture)Conversations on Sculpture (Perspectives on Contemporary Sculpture)
Best Price: $18.68
A unique collection of interviews with contemporary sculptors drawn from the 25-year history of...
The Big Book of Ceramics: A Guide to the History, Materials, Equipment and Techniques of Hand-Building, Throwing, Molding, Kiln-Firing and Glazing Pottery and Other Ceramic ObjectsThe Big Book of Ceramics: A Guide to the History, Materials, Equipment and Techniques of Hand-Building, Throwing, Molding, Kiln-Firing and Glazing Pottery and Other Ceramic Objects
Best Price: $17.98
A true guide on technique, but also to build excitment and passion for this craft.
   
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