Pieh Tool

Solo

A fabulous resource for black and white ornaments.  Over 800 Art-Nouveau florals, swirls, women, animals, borders, scrolls, wreaths, spots and dingbats, copyright-free.

Mattenklott

With an Essay by Gert Mattenklott

"Karl Blossfeldt's interest in the plant world was of an artistic and didactic nature: he was fascinated by the structure of plants, their organic configuration, and their lofty artistic form. He wanted to illustrate and compare in a photographic style that could be described as strictly objective, almost graphic.

His goal was to to create a catalogue of forms for the benefit of artists, artisans, and above all, architects. This then would provide them with a book of instruction and models to guide them in their designs." 

Plant life has for ever had a strong influence on blacksmith designs. From these pictures flows a forceful stream of inspirations also to the modern  blacksmith.

Hans Christian Adam

Taschen 25th Anniversary

German photography pioneer Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) photographed plants so beautifully, and with such originality, that his work transcends the medium itself. Over more than 30 years, he took thousands of photographs, revealing a formally rigorous talent whose precision and dedication bridge the nineteenth and twentieth century worlds of image making and bring a distinctly sculptural aspect to a firmly two-dimensional art form. Beautifully but starkly composed against plain cardboard backgrounds, Blossfeldt's images, relying on a northern light for their sense of volume, reveal nothing of the man but everything of themselves. They are still-lifes, piercingly final statements on their subject, and have endured owing to their technical brilliance and the ongoing fascination of students and photographers. Like their maker, they are quietly and lastingly effective.

Muldoon

From flowing scrollwork to intricate butterflies with mother-of pearl accents, the raised designs Muldoon creates on metal are exquisite. She uses traditional embossing techniques to impart luster, radiance, dimension, and texture to this versatile material. After describing the tools and supplies you'll need, Muldoon explains the simple steps required for accomplishing the basic techniques. Learn how to create borders, attach cabochon gems to add color and dimension, make metal cutouts to lend interest, and more. Then try any of the thirty projects for embellished home accessories and paper crafts.

Using innovative techniques, photographer Karl Blossfeldt produced arresting images of seed pods, buds, stems, and other botanical items. This spectacular collection features scores of his remarkable photographs of plant life, offering artists and craftspeople a treasury of royalty-free pictures and design inspirations. 120 full-page black-and-white plates.

Bowles & Carver

163 pages, 8-1/8 x 11 (Paperback)

Popular 18th century engravings:  folk humor, chapbook stories, nursery rhymes, oddities, costumes, stage situations, puzzles and more.

48 pages, 8-1/4 x 11 (Paperback)

153 black and white copyright-free art in bold and eye-catching motifs and designs in varied sizes.  Commercial artists and craftsman will have an abundance to choose from! 

138 pages, 8-3/8 x 11 (Paperback)

One of the largest selections of silhouettes presently available.