Waxing Poetic

Waxing Poetic

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  • Author: Gail Stavitsky
  • Publisher: Rutgers University Press
  • ISBN: 9780813527642
  • Category : Encaustic painting
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Published in conjunction with an exhibition devoted to the encaustic medium, Waxing Poetic: Encaustic Art in America examines a painting method first used by the ancient Greeks and Romans. The word "encaustic" derives from the Greek term "enkaustikos," meaning "to burn in." The basic technique calls for dry pigments to be mixed with molten wax on a warm palette and applied to any ground or surface. A heat source is passed close to the surface, burning in and fusing the colors. Currently enjoying a widespread revival among painters, sculptors, and even printmakers, the encaustic medium's resurgence has been bolstered by the availability of commercially prepared paints and the availability of electrically heated equipment. In this lavishly illustrated volume, featuring more than 100 art works, Gail Stavitsky examines the twentieth-century encaustic renaissance. She discusses the work of such well-known artists as Jasper Johns, Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, Lyndia Vengalis, and many others who have turned to this ancient medium to express their aesthetic, philosophical, and environmental concerns. The other two essays in this volume are "Encaustic Painting and Revivals: A History of Discord and Discovery" by Danielle Rice and "Encaustic Painting as a Contemporary Paint Medium" by Richard Frumess.


Small Cures

Small Cures

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  • Author: Della Hicks-Wilson
  • Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
  • ISBN: 1524871826
  • Category : Poetry
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 176

From the British viral poet Della Hicks-Wilson comes an empowering and lyrical collection of short, interconnected poems about the heart, letting go, and a healing love, that readers can carry and quote for a lifetime. Small Cures is at once a compelling reminder to anyone struggling with heartbreak, mental health, or trauma, that they are not alone, an inspirational manual on how to survive, and a stirring call to arms for self-love. This unique volume brings together 150 poems into one seamless narrative based on the different stages of an “illness” – diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. Through words that are as breathtakingly sparse and raw, as they are honest and memorable, Hicks-Wilson’s soothing and soulful voice serves as the gentle guide to self-healing we all need. ‘darling, you feel heavy because you are too full of truth. open your mouth more. let the truth exist somewhere other than inside your body.’


Vision in Spring

Vision in Spring

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  • Author: William Faulkner
  • Publisher: Austin : University of Texas Press
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 140


Use Your Planets Wisely

Use Your Planets Wisely

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  • Author: Jennifer Freed, Ph.D., MFT
  • Publisher: Sounds True
  • ISBN: 9781683644439
  • Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 250

“Who am I, really? What did I come here to do? Who am I in relationships?” A good therapist will help you answer these questions; so will a good astrologer. Dr. Jennifer Freed has a deep understanding of both these areas of practice, and she has incredible success in combining them in her work with individuals and groups for the last 25 years. In Choose Your Fate, Dr. Freed introduces you to psychological astrology as a way to dive deep into understanding yourself and others in a profound and life-changing way. If you think of yourself as simply a Virgo or a Pisces or a Capricorn, be prepared to expand your self-knowledge many-fold. “Your birth chart reveals at least ten times more about you than you might have thought,” says Dr. Freed. “The knowledge in this book will give you a far more complete picture of your psychological and emotional blueprint.” By understanding your cosmic DNA, nine core strengths, and cosmic committee, you’ll come to trust that there is a divine orchestration that guides you, that you have a purpose in the world, and that both your light and your shadows are welcome participants in your psychological and relational lives. Choose Your Fate is for everyone who would like to better know themselves, have better relationships, and enjoy greater happiness and fulfillment in community.


The Immortal Throne

The Immortal Throne

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  • Author: Stella Gemmell
  • Publisher: Penguin
  • ISBN: 1101606525
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 562

No one is safe, and no one is to be trusted as the bloody war that began in Stella Gemmell’s The City continues... The dreaded emperor is dead. The successor to the throne is his nemesis, Archange. Many hope her reign will usher in a new era of freedom and stability. Soon however, word arises of a massive army gathering in the shadows of the north. They are eager to lay waste to the City and annihilate anyone—man, woman, or child—within it. Yet just as the swords clang in fields wet with the blood of warriors, family feuds, ancient rivalries, and political battles rage on within the cold stone walls of the City. A hero must rise up and restore the peace before anything left to fight for is consumed by the madness.


Beauty of the Broken

Beauty of the Broken

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  • Author: Tawni Waters
  • Publisher: Simon and Schuster
  • ISBN: 1481407090
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 368

As if her parents' heavy drinking and her father's abuse--which nearly killed her half-brother, Iggy--were not enough, fifteen-year-old Mara is caught kissing her girlfriend, Xylia, by the preacher's son and becomes terrified that her own life is at risk.


Waxing Poetic

Waxing Poetic

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  • Author: Wilma Shulman
  • Publisher:
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  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages :


The Ode Less Travelled

The Ode Less Travelled

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  • Author: Stephen Fry
  • Publisher: Penguin
  • ISBN: 1101216824
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 384

Comedian and actor Stephen Fry's witty and practical guide, now in paperback, gives the aspiring poet or student the tools and confidence to write and understand poetry. Stephen Fry believes that if one can speak and read English, one can write poetry. In The Ode Less Travelled, he invites readers to discover the delights of writing poetry for pleasure and provides the tools and confidence to get started. Through enjoyable exercises, witty insights, and simple step-by-step advice, Fry introduces the concepts of Metre, Rhyme, Form, Diction, and Poetics. Most of us have never been taught to read or write poetry, and so it can seem mysterious and intimidating. But Fry, a wonderfully competent, engaging teacher and a writer of poetry himself, sets out to correct this problem by explaining the various elements of poetry in simple terms, without condescension. Fry's method works, and his enthusiasm is contagious as he explores different forms of poetry: the haiku, the ballad, the villanelle, and the sonnet, among many others. Along the way, he introduces us to poets we've heard of but never read. The Ode Less Travelled is not just the survey course you never took in college, it's a lively celebration of poetry that makes even the most reluctant reader want to pick up a pencil and give it a try.


Brown Girl, Brownstones

Brown Girl, Brownstones

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  • Author: Paule Marshall
  • Publisher: Courier Corporation
  • ISBN: 0486118606
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 274

Set in Brooklyn during the Depression and World War II, this 1953 coming-of-age novel centers on the daughter of Barbadian immigrants. "Passionate, compelling." — Saturday Review. "Remarkable for its courage." — The New Yorker.


Nature Cure

Nature Cure

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  • Author: Richard Mabey
  • Publisher: University of Virginia Press
  • ISBN: 9780813926216
  • Category : Biography & Autobiography
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 260

Richard Mabey is the author of numerous books on Britain's ecology, including the best-selling Flora Britannica and the Whitbread Prize-winning Gilbert White (Virginia).