Product Description: No other volume has ever presented such a diverse and captivating collection of contemporary animal-themed ceramics. Juried by distinguished artist and educator Joe Bova, this magnificent gallery includes pieces from an international group of artists; the beautifully crafted works range from the representational to the abstract, from artful realism to provocative surrealism (including animal-human hybrids)...read more

Product Description: Gems are the rarest and most enticing material a jeweler can work with, and this newest entry in the acclaimed 500 series showcases a rainbow of stones, from rough and natural to fully-faceted precious jewels.  The pieces include rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, pendants, and even a tiara, and they’re set in every imaginable kind of material, both precious and non-precious: gold, glass, platinum, palladium, iron, resin, silver, and more...read more

Product Description: Contemporary knifemakers are far more daring than their counterparts from as recently as a generation ago: they’ve become masters of new techniques and technologies, experts in reinterpreting form and function to create sculptural works of art...read more

Product Description: More artists make necklaces than any other form of jewelry—and these pieces are among the most exquisite ever created. Selected from over 5,000 entries, they range from unique chokers to artful collars. Some showcase precious metals and gems, while others use more unusual materials, including plastic, wood, paper, and glass...read more

Product Description: One look at these breathtaking suspended neck ornaments, and it’s clear why Lark’s series of jewelry design books has become so wildly popular. Every pendant is a masterful work of art, whether it’s symbolic and purposeful (amulets, talismans, and charms) or purely decorative...read more

Product Description: Find out how to use every amazing feature of the new EOS 30D with the help of a superbly filmed DVD. It shows the actual camera in action, and thoroughly discusses everything from image quality and formats to shooting with flash and editing the photos...read more

Product Description: Enjoy a personal D-SLR class with the experts…in the comfort of your own home. This multimedia workshop will take step-by-step through the basics of using the newest cameras in the highly popular Canon Rebel series. The package includes: a camera-specific 80-minute DVD; a Great Photos with Your Digital SLR 60-minute DVD; and the 64-page book, Taking Great Digital Photos...read more

Product Description: Every unique photograph begins with an original point of view The first book in a brand-new photographic series—shot mostly by amateurs—about seeing the world from a brand-new perspective! Amateurs, by definition, work for love alone—so what subject could be more fitting for the first entry in a brand-new series focusing on the art of the amateur photographer than that potent symbol of love: the heart?  Through their snapshot-hungry eyes, these photographers glimpse hearts everywhere: in graffiti scrawled on an alleyway wall, in paper cut by a child, and in nature’s worn stones scattered on a forest floor...read more

Product Description: Just look closely-and creative doors will open! This second book in the successful FOCUS series unlocks a doorway to the imagination, with a collection of approximately 250 photographs of passages of all kinds, captured by amateur photographers...read more

Product Description: Whether it's a mirror image of a breathtaking landscape captured on the still surface of a lake or the photographer himself accidentally revealed in his subject's sunglasses, reflections captivate and entice photographers. This fifth book in the Focus series once again shows us the world in new and surprising way, through 250 stunning shots of varied types of reflections...read more