As some knitters craft mittens and sweaters; others find themselves taking flight into the realm of art. Some become true fiber artists; creating exhibition-quality quilts and sweaters and shawls; yarn mobiles and sculptures and gigantic abstract installations. An exploration of art knitting; this book profiles eighteen of the most prominent and intriguing practitioners of this craft-turned-art. Karen Searle; herself a recognized fiber artist; examines the works and inspirations of each of these knit artists. Numerous photographs illustrate each profile; documenting these artistsrsquo; work and at the same time offering inspiration to those who might transcend the purely practical aspect of knitting. Among the artists encountered here are such nationally known knitters as movement founder Katharine Cobey; Carolyn Halliday; Debbie New; Lisa Anne Auerbach; Lindsay Obermayer; Kathryn Alexander; and others.
#1240229 in eBooks 2004-11-01 2004-12-13File Name: B004N61A60
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. This looks great so far but I wanted to point out that ...By AshleyThis looks great so far but I wanted to point out that one of the other reviewers is incorrect - someone mentioned that all the songs are arranged in C. and they are not. If youve got the skills you can re-arrange/transpose them into C for your students but dont take it for granted that all these songs are going to be easy. My guess is that my beginner will be able to pick up a few phrases from a few of the songs early on but that itll take a while to get to the point that shell be able to play any in their entirety. Recommend. but have a realistic outlook. "Easy" means probably beginners who are a year or 2 in.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. NOT ONE BIT EASYBy Puff n GruntThese are mostly lovely tunes and mostly faithful to the music in the three films of the "Rings" trilogy but the title of this book is a misnomer. I am a three-year piano student and I practice an hour a day and I am here to tell you there is nothing "easy" about this music book. The notes are clearly marked and the chords are awkwardly achievable but many notes are uncomfortably sited on the staff and after several months of practice they are still too far apart for me to manage performance tempo. Howard Shores earlier 2002 "Rings" music book of "Fellowship" tunes was difficult but somehow much more playable in that the music flowed as I am used to hearing it in the film. I am therefor led to believe Dan Coates arranging skills leave much to be desired. That said. "Evenstar" is hauntingly beautiful and alone is worth the price of the book.76 of 79 people found the following review helpful. Adult re-beginnerBy Karen Tiede"Easy" is a hard word. Im just coming back to the keyboard after 30+ years away and I cant say what level of player I was when I left (past Fur Elise; stalled on the Moonlight Sonata). Have been buying a host of popular music for "easy" piano and it varies. Some is so simplified I have it down on the third time through; others send me to the flash cards to learn what those off-staff notes are. LOTR is right in the middle of the range.--A few songs from each of the three movies. In Dreams and Concerning Hobbits are the ones Im learning first; will go back to the DVD and listen differently to decide which of the remaining songs I liked enough to want to learn.--For the most part. no more than four notes in play at any one time. and a lot places where the music is one note. each hand. A smattering of 16th notes but mostly quarters. some eighths. and half notes.--Easy key signatures; mostly C and the rest two sharps or two flats max.--Lots and lots of 12-note arpeggios without a lot of fingering assistance in the left hand.--Notes range two octaves above and below middle C.In sum? There are enough notes on each page that the song sounds good. yet easy enough to recognize the tune on the first or second time through. Plan: master this book. then buy the individual movie scores one at a time as I get better and want a richer sound.
