This month’s SDA Book Club welcomes back contributing author Vivien Zepf, who reviews the beautiful book, Modern Fabric. Modern Fabric: Twenty-Five Designers on Their Inspiration and Craft by Abby Gilchrist and Amelia Poole Modern Fabric: Twenty-Five Designers on Their Inspiration and Craft is a double-dose of eye candy. With 400 luscious illustrations, this book is …
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This month’s SDA Book Club review comes to us from our recurring reviewer, Faith Hagenhofer. For September, Faith reviews “The New Politics of the Handmade” edited by Anthea Black and Nicole Burisch. “The New Politics of the Handmade: Craft, Art and Design” edited by Anthea Black and Nicole Burisch, reviewed by Faith Hagenhofer True confession: …
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This month’s addition to the SDA Book Club is Raw Material: Working Wool in the West by Stephany Wilkes. We’re excited to have our recurring author, Faith Hagenhofer, back to review this lovely book! Raw Material: Working Wool in the West Full disclosure: For as long as I’ve been an artist member of Surface Design …
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We have quite an exciting lineup of books to be featured this year in SDA’s Book Club! Our first addition for 2021 is A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire by Amy Butler Greenfield, reviewed by Vivien Zepf. A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of …
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2020 is coming to a close and the holidays are fast approaching, which means it’s time for SDA’s yearly list of the best books to give (and get) the holiday season! At the start of the year, we began the SDA Book Club reviewing and promoting fiber and textile-themed books. Here’s a review of those …
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This month’s SDA Book Club features a behind-the-scenes look into My Bed: Enchanting Ways to Fall Asleep Around the World by Rebecca Bond, with art and BTS from Salley Mavor. My Bed: Enchanting Ways to Fall Asleep Around the World I’m happy to share how I approached illustrating my latest picture book My Bed, from …
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This month’s SDA Book Club features of review of Fray: Art and Textile Politics by Julia Bryan-Wilson and reviewed by Faith Hagenhofer. Fray: Art and Textile Politics by Julia Bryan-Wilson It is essential to read the Introduction to Fray, as Julia Bryan-Wilson outlines the very considered, serious academic work ahead. While it may appear so, this …
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This month’s SDA Book Club features of review of True Colors: World Masters of Natural Dyes and Pigments by Keith Recker and reviewed by Faith Hagenhofer. True Colors : World Masters of Natural Dyes and Pigments by Keith Recker True Colors, is a journey! With chapters organized as a rainbow, from blue through purple and the rest, …
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This month’s SDA Book Club spotlights a fun book to help you stay occupied during this time at home. “Build a Flower” by Lucia Balcazar goes over the tools, techniques, designs, and more when it comes to making paper flowers. Chances are, many artists have some type of paper lying around, and this book provides …
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This month’s SDA Book Club features of review of Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle by Clare Hunter written by Faith Hagenhofer. We’re lucky to have Faith reviewing quite a few new and upcoming textile books that go further in-depth into the rich history and materiality of textiles! Threads of …
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