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Hamonshu: A Japanese Book of Wave and Ripple Designs (1903) – The Public Domain Review

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"...a wonderful selection of wave and ripple designs produced by the Japanese artist Mori Yuzan, about whom not a lot is known, apart from that he hailed from Kyoto, worked in the Nihonga style, and died in 1917. The works would have acted as a kind of go-to guide for Japanese craftsmen looking to adorn … Continue reading Hamonshu: A Japanese Book of Wave and Ripple Designs (1903) – The Public Domain Review

Oblique Strategies

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The Oblique Strategies constitute a set of over 100 cards, each of which is a suggestion of a course of action or thinking to assist in creative situations. These famous cards have been used by many artists and creative people all over the world since their initial publication. Fifth edition 2001.

Tarot Cards by Mieke Marple – Minnesota Street Project Editions

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"A subject of artist interpretation and popular fancy since its birth in Renaissance-era Europe, tarot has always beguiled with veiled meaning and transcendental appeal. In the hands of Mieke Marple...tarot card archetypes have been reinterpreted as playful takes on real people in the artist’s life and other figures who have been important to her. Marple … Continue reading Tarot Cards by Mieke Marple – Minnesota Street Project Editions