Art

Mirror, 'Art Nouveau'

Veronica Ossio's inspiration is a turbulent sea as she interprets the images in the art nouveau style. Working with natural onyx, she surrounds a wall mirror with restless waves. The piece is a superb work of art and design.

Art glass centerpiece, 'Medusa'

Translucent serpents form the hair of the winged woman, Medusa the Gorgon. Veria Canonico captures their sinuous beauty in an original art glass centerpiece. She paints the pigments by hand between crystal panes and fires the circular piece. Because each piece of art glass is individually crafted, each is absolutely unique. No two are ever identical.

Klutz Hand Art Hand Art

Hand Art is about everything you can make with hand tracings: dragons, frogs, dogs, aliens, ducks, cats, monsters, skunks, peacocks, people and, yes, turkeys. Since every creature needs essential details, we included essential-detail-makers: googly eyes, glue, pompoms and crayons. The book itself is crammed with handfuls of inspiration and handy ideas developed by our staff of art experts, kindergarteners all. Written by the Editors of Klutz. For ages 4 and up. Spiral bound paperback book measures 7 1/2 in. x 7 1/2 in., 23 pages all in color. Klutz, 2005. ISBN 1591741637

DK The Art of Calligraphy The Art of Calligraphy

A practical guide to the skills and techniques. Whether you want to personalize stationery or enhance other special gifts and objects, The Art of Calligraphy helps you choose equipment, from brushes, pens, pencils, papers, to inks, and then shows exactly how to produce every letter of the alphabet in a number of different scripts. Paperback measures 8 3/4 in. x 11 in., 128 pages. DK, 2005. ISBN 0756613043

Cave art necklace, 'Escape'

Aline Luz creates this unique necklace for her "Hunt" collection featuring animals escaping from their human predators. Fascinated by the emotive content of early art forms, Luz replicates the scene on a ceramic pendant that hangs from a cotton thread, while bamboo beads add a distinctive accent.

'Art of Capoeira I' (diptych)

Day or night, the beach is the ideal training ground for capoeira, Brazil's legendary martial art. Pame Rio captures the dynamic energy of two men as they practice to the tunes of traditional instruments. Rio paints with a palette of bright acrylics, delivering a captivating composition rendered in diptych form. Titled "Arte da capoeira I" in Portuguese.

Art glass candleholder, 'Equilibrium'

Reminiscent of color studies by Piet Mondrian, this lovely mosaic seeks and find an equilibrium in minimalist geometry. Andrea Mendes uses bright art glass squares to adorn a handmade candleholder. When illuminated, its beauty reaches new dimensions.

Steel wall art, 'Bonsai'

Alejandro de Esesarte depicts a bonsai tree in exquisite detail. Transforming steel into art, he cuts out the image and hammers it into low relief. The details are meticulously painted by hand. Because each piece is individually handcrafted and painted, size and color could vary slightly.

Batik art, 'Coastal Reflections'

Moody shades of blue conjure the Ghana coast. Drifting high in the luminous sky, the sun is reflected in the depths of the sea. "This is an aspect of the sun's movement, although it is rather the earth that moves around the sun. Science and art have proven that," artist Samuel Ashong explains. He presents the batik in a mat board passe-partout, ready for framing.

SoHo Art Brush Carousel art brush carousel

The SoHo Art Brush Carousel safely stores your favorite brushes overnight. The carousel conveniently suspends your brushes, keeping them clean and preventing them from drying out. With its innovative clip design, the Art Brush Carousel can hold a wide variety of brush sizes.