Buy 3 Book COLLECTION: Growing the Garden, City of the World, Art Festival Guide

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Two books describe the awesome puzzle print projects and one is a humorous and informative glimpse into the art festival world. Great value! Shipped Media Mail FREE

BOOK 1 Title:Growing the Fantastic Garden 2013
Category: Arts & Photography

Description: Growing the Fantastic Garden is the tale of a four-panel collaboration woodcut print undertaken by 93 artist printmakers from around the world. The puzzle print project is directed every two years by artist printmaker Maria Arango Diener from Las Vegas, Nevada USA. A woodcut is made by carving an image in relief on a block of wood, applying ink and pressing paper onto the carved block. The result is a mirror image of the carved block. A puzzle print is made by cutting the wood block into pieces, then carving each piece independently. The puzzle is assembled at the press. In this project, each puzzle piece was carved by a different artist.

"GROWING THE FANTASTIC GARDEN" The tale of the making a monumental collaborative puzzle print Fantastic Garden. PAPERBACK BOOK 8.5" x 11", perfect binding, white interior paper (60# weight), black and white interior ink, white exterior paper (100# weight), full-color cover. Contains all the participant images, information on each print, overall panels with maps and process notes and photos.

Publisher:Maria Arango Diener
Copyright Year:© 2013
Language:English
Country:United States
Keywords: art, fine art, fine print, woodcut print, woodblock print, hand pulled print, printmaking, puzzle print, collaborative print, artist collaboration
8.5 x 11 format, 144 pages

BOOK 2 Title:City of the World: 2012 Monumental Collaborative Puzzle Print

Category: Arts & Photography

Description: City of the World 2012 is the tale of a nine-foot, five-panel collaboration woodcut print undertaken by 112 artist printmakers from around the world. The puzzle print project is directed every two buy years by artist printmaker Maria Arango Diener from Las Vegas, Nevada USA. A woodcut is made by carving an image in relief on a block of wood, applying ink and pressing paper onto the carved block. The result is a mirror image of the carved block. A puzzle print is made by cutting the wood block into pieces, then carving each piece independently. The puzzle is assembled at the press. In this project, each puzzle piece was carved by a different artist.

CONTENTS: print information, reproductions of the 9-foot, 5-panel print, key to all the participants, participant individual submissions (aka "city blocks") with information about the image submitted by each, and brief overview of the process. Aside from having participated, this colophon of information may be the next best thing to having been there.

BOOK 3 Title: The Art Festival Guide by Artist/Author Maria Arango:

Making a living as an artist, the brave way! Entertaining and thorough account on how to launch and sustain a career as a successful art festival artist. A book for brave artists who embark on the treacherous and most wonderful adventure of selling artful creations in art festivals and generally directly to the public. What you will need, how to choose shows, sales at the booth, marketing and promotion, setting goals for continued success, display tips, tricks of the trade, staying healthy and much more.

I had been mulling over the idea of writing a guide for artists who want to embark on the awesome adventure of entering the art festival circuit. Mulling didn't get it done, so I planned to start during those rare lulls in this business (Lesson 1: Art Festivals are addicting), perhaps during the summer months. Then it occurred to me that the best time to get this done was during the time when I am most engaged in these wonderful events, right in the thick of things, so to speak.
So I jotted down some notes on a scrap of paper between customers, then I proceeded to wash the scrap of paper in the laundry along with a rare two-dollar bill also residing in my jeans pocket, probably since 1978. Undaunted by such minute obstacles (Lesson 2: Every obstacle is minute and surmountable) I rewrote the notes subsequently between festivals and this time I was able to hold on to that little piece of paper. Loosely organized and flexible, the outline itself became an analogy for how these festivals go most of the time and also the best basic advice I can possibly give someone, that is, loosely organized and flexible.

Consequently, this book is a loosely organized and flexible guideline of how to successfully (key word) launch a career as an art festival artist. Although everyone will do different art, the basics covered in the coming chapters should be a good solid blueprint on how to go about taking the first step. Once you learn the basics and get a couple of festivals under your belt, you will be able to come up with your own strategies and follow your own lead. I should also say that I don't do everything that I talk about, but I have seen other successful artists who do. I still learn something new every festival, and hopefully I also teach someone new a few tricks of the trade.