Monday, October 24, 2011

Book Reviews and Giveaway

My 2 friends and I would like to introduce you to 2 new titles from Laurence King Publishing, graciously provided by my friends at Raincoast books.





"My Even More Wonderful World of Fashion" by Nina Chakrabarti,  is great for all those future Project Runway candidates.









Soft cover and over 200 pages of prompts to get you drawing and designing your next "fashionista" collection.






"Let's Make Some Great Art" by Marion Deuchars is also soft cover and full of prompts, techniques and art history.  Lots of art projects in the making here.










I really enjoyed the artist profiles and accompanying projects.







So if you are interested in winning both of these books please leave me a comment on this post, an email  (thatartistwoman@shaw.ca ), or a like/comment on Facebook.

You have until Wednesday 11:59pm and the results will be posted Thursday.  U.S. and Canadian residents only.  Good Luck everyone!



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  1. bensedin artOctober 24, 2011 at 6:28 AM

    Great books! I would like to win:))!

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  2. Arlene GOctober 24, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    Both books sound very interesting!! Thanks for doing this give away.

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  3. CherylOctober 24, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    These look amazing! My kids would have a lot of fun with both of these books.

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  4. Christie - Fine LinesOctober 24, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    Both of these books look interesting. Thanks for the opportunity!!

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  5. janice skivingtonOctober 24, 2011 at 7:14 AM

    Great books! I really like seeing these reviews and I might not ever have found these books without your blog. Please enter me in the draw.

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  6. AprilOctober 24, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    I live in Chicago, home of a lot of great art! The second book is particularly appealing to me.

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  7. The Art RoomOctober 24, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    Thanks for sharing all your great ideas!

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  8. elizabeth janeOctober 24, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    I love your blog. I teach 5th grade & have used several of your projects with my class.

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  9. ClaireOctober 24, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    Oh dear. By commenting second, I am almost guaranteed to lose, but I'll do it anyway. I would love to win those books!

    claire.negus@gmail.com

    Claire

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  10. Phyllis at All Things BeautifulOctober 24, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    I would love these books!

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  11. Marcia BeckettOctober 24, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    ooh! I would love to win either of these! marcia

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  12. Melanie Cramer (Ms Melanie)October 24, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    Me too! They sound great!

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  13. KristaOctober 24, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    Wowie kazowie! Pick me! Pick me!

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  14. HeatherOctober 24, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Oooh! I'm drooling over these books! I would use them with my 3 daughters!!!

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  15. emarciOctober 24, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    Oh my goodness...
    you have the greatest giveaways! I would love to have these books...thanks for the chance <3

    emarci at hot mail dot com

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  16. TinaOctober 24, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Big Project Runway and art fan here! Both of these books look like they would have lots of inspirational ideas. I'd love to win them!

    Tina

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  17. Prairie MotherOctober 24, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    Let's Make Some Great Art looks fabulous! I'd love them both. Hoping to win!

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  18. Celebrate TodayOctober 24, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    Fantastic books! I would love to be entered!

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  19. Jenny L.October 24, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    Fantastic giveaway! I would be delighted to win.

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  20. Ashwini VanmaliOctober 24, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    That Looks Awesome, I love art and I love books. So I would Love to have those books!

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  21. sherryOctober 24, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    Wow - I lovethe second book but my girls would love the first :)
    Thanks for the chance,
    Sherry

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  22. Christine F.October 24, 2011 at 3:25 PM

    Those look like fantastic books - they make me want to draw! Plus I think my kids would like them too!!

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  23. AnonymousOctober 24, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    I would like to win:)

    selin c.

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  24. GraceOctober 24, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    I agree with the previous commenter! I would love the second book but my girls would love the first one! Great giveaway. Thanks!

    myyearinhaiku at gmail dot com

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  25. Ana RitaOctober 24, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    I would love to win these books, they look awsome!

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  26. TheresaOctober 24, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    Those books look great! My daughter would love them! Please enter me in the drawing.

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  27. JannellOctober 24, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    These would be great resources for my art classes!
    artteajannell.blogspot.com

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  28. kszwahlOctober 24, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    You have the greatest friends to give you books to give away~ tell them Thanks!

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  29. JessicaOctober 24, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    Yay books! :)

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  30. Domestic ScribblesOctober 24, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    Always hopeful to win, but will add them to my wish list if it's someone else's lucky day.

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  31. Jane S.October 24, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    What great books! If I am the lucky winner I'll be giving these books to my girls. They're both artists and love to have reference materials.

    Thank you for the giveaway!

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  32. TamOctober 24, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    You always review the best books! If I don't win, I'm going to buy these for my 7 year old son. We made the leaf in plaster project & they turned out beautiful! Thank you for your blog. Tam

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  33. giniginOctober 24, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    Great books and I agree - let's make art!!

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  34. AnonymousOctober 25, 2011 at 12:14 AM

    Just a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave today [25 Oct 02:00am GMT]. Thanks, Maria

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  35. mamatkinsOctober 25, 2011 at 5:25 AM

    I would love to win. Thanks, mamatkins@hotmail.com

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  36. JavacurlsOctober 25, 2011 at 5:33 AM

    What a fantastic giveaway! Oh, how I'd love to win!! I know my son would love these books! He loves art project & is already a little designer. Of course we love watching "Project Runway" together!! Thank you so much for the opportunity to win!!

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  37. AnonymousOctober 25, 2011 at 5:38 AM

    What a fabulous giveaway!! These books look amazing. I know my son would love these books. Like your family, we also enjoy doing art projects together. He's already a little designer in the making. ;) We love watching "Project Runway" together too.

    Thanks so much for giving your readers the opportunity to win these books!

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  38. OliviaOctober 25, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    Oh my, great books! I would love these for my girls to explore (and myself as well!!)

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  39. DonnaOctober 25, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    Both of these books look awesome!! I'd love to win either :)

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  40. IndaguyOctober 25, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    Oh boy!!! I saw Alexander Calder in there!!! How exciting it would be to be able to share these books with our students! Thanks for the chance! Love your blog! ~Cindy

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  41. AnonymousOctober 25, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    You can never have enough books about art!!!

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  42. CathyOctober 25, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    Fabulous books! Would love to own these.

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  43. KellyOctober 25, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    Those look like great books! Here's hoping I win one!

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  44. Karen WallaceOctober 25, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    Beautiful books!

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  45. SheilaOctober 25, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    Hi Gail, I'm not entering the giveaway since I don't live in North America, but I thought this might encourage you: http://exploreandexpress-sheila.blogspot.com/2011/10/happy-blogiversary.html

    Have a great day!

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  46. AnonymousOctober 25, 2011 at 2:16 PM

    These look like fun! Thanks for a great giveaway!
    someluckydog at gmail dot com

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  47. CherylOctober 25, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    Fantastic giveaway! I would love to win. Thanks for the opportunity.
    a1arttch@gmail.com

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  48. fashionvixenOctober 25, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Gail...Thank you so much for your fantastic ideas and instructions! I have made the wool roving trees with my 3 kids and their friends,which were a HUGE success! Even more exciting is that we tried the batik squares!I did them with two 3rd grade classes, and even got the teachers to make a square, then i sewed the 8x8 squares into two large rectangles, had some framing donated, and they were auctioned off at our school's fundraiser. They were gorgeous, and raised $1400 all by themselves!In a very small school district, with even smaller bidgts, this was huge! Your blog is my go to inspiration place for my kids....THANK YOU! Long live art in the classrooms!
    Krista

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  49. EmmaOctober 25, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    These look like so much fun! Can't wait to see them (even if I don't win :-) )

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  50. ArtTeacherLeighaOctober 25, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    These books look amazing! I love the pages of shoes ;-)

    leighad8448 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  51. lerinOctober 25, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    Both books look fun. Thank you for the chance to win and for all your incredible art ideas.
    Erin

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  52. Mary S.October 25, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    Love books like these!!! I use similar ones for my "free draw" station in my art classes. They are great for filling in extra time when students finish projects early!
    marycsaca at yahoo dot com

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  53. AnonymousOctober 25, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    Just a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave today [26 Oct 02:00am GMT]. Thanks, Maria

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  54. AnonymousOctober 26, 2011 at 12:23 AM

    The books look great!! I would love to win. :)

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  55. Aubry Reese's MomOctober 26, 2011 at 5:50 AM

    Look like great selections. I love your site:):) Cheers!

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  56. Jennifer UnsellOctober 26, 2011 at 6:38 AM

    These books look incredible! Thank you so much for sharing and I would love a chance to win!

    unsells(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Appreciate your blog!

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  57. Jennifer R. GarciaOctober 26, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    Awesome Giveaway! The books look great! I work for a school for special needs students and teach all of the art classes. The second book looks great. I love the glimpses of the artists. My higher functioning students love to learn about new things in art and it's great to connect it to real artists/artwork. So glad I found your site. You have some wonderful ideas that I have been able to adapt to all the various levels I teach here!! Thank you for it all!!!

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  58. BunnyOctober 26, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    I would love these books and know my kids would too. Thanks for a chance to win!

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  59. karle1October 26, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    These books look like so much fun!

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  60. JuiseOctober 26, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    What fun looking books! Thanks for the chance. :)

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  61. LeonieOctober 26, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    These books look great. My oldest daughter (and I too) would love them!
    Thanks for the chance to win.

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  62. RosanneOctober 26, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    These books look like they will take my mind far away to the land of "WOW let's Create".
    My new students would love them.

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  63. Katie MorrisOctober 26, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    Those books look like fun, especially the second one! Thanks!

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  64. geoleoanOctober 30, 2011 at 12:45 PM

    great books!! thanks for the opportunity!

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