Explore: Art!
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Explore: Art!

Looking for a new hobby? Consider trying your hand at a new art style! Here are 8 titles that might inspire your next big creation! The art of paint pouring : tips, techniques, and step -by-step instructions for creating colorful poured art in acrylic / Amanda VanEver Featuring easy step-by-step projects, practical tips, and beautiful art from an established paint-pouring expert, this book…

Explore:  Drawing Anime + Manga
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Explore: Drawing Anime + Manga

Are you crazy for anime or manga? Have you ever wanted to try and draw your favorite characters or make one of your own? Here are the books for you!!! The titles listed below offer some great info if you are a budding artist or more experienced creator. Check out these books for your next…

Learn About:  Asian American + Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Learn About: Asian American + Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian/Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United…

Anna Atkins and the cyanotype process (E. Krasnopoler)
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Anna Atkins and the cyanotype process (E. Krasnopoler)

“We are looking at a white-ish blue, organically-shaped form radiating from a central point, and surrounded by a rich, flat cyan-blue tone. Little here gives a clue as to what this is—Is it a drawing? A plant? A print?—but a small cursive label at the bottom offers our first clue, Dityota atomaria. This Latin name for a species of algae suggests a scientific origin—perhaps that this is a botanical specimen.” (E. Krasnopoler)