About surfaces...

You know I have a serious addiction to books! Well, here is another one that those of you interested in textures and lines would probably love. I found about it through Irene Semanchuk, when we were both teaching at the Campbell School this fall (by the way, check Irene's work in polymer clay- http://www.good-night-irene.com . It is quite incredible!)The book is called "Surfaces, Visual research for artists, architects and designers" by Judy A. Juracek. It has hundreds of images of textures in wood, marble, stone, brick, plaster and concrete aggregates, glass, metal, tile. It also includes a CD so you can download the images directly in your computer.The same author has several other books: "Natural surfaces, visual research for artists","Soft surfaces, visual research for artists" among others. Most of these are not cheap (however it is possible to find used ones a bit cheaper) but considering the wealth of images, well worth every penny! Here are some examples from the book. (isn't Santa coming soon? So may be you still have time to add it to your wish list, that is if you have been good!)