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10% from the sales of all books by or about Indigenous Canadians will be donated to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society.
Art Against Despair
$50.50 CAD
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A collection of inspiring and therapeutic works of art. Art therapy for the soul. One of the most unexpectedly useful things we can do when...
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Art and Fear
$19.50 CAD
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"This is a book about making art. Ordinary art. Ordinary art means something like: all artnot made by Mozart. After all, art is rarely made by...
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Art As Therapy
$24.95 CAD – Sold Out
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Two authorities on popular culture reveal the ways in which art can enhance mood and enrich lives.This passionate, thought-provoking, often funny, and always-accessible book proposes...
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Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art
$53.95 CAD
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'Destined to become a new classic' Chris KrausA dazzlingly original reassessment of women's stories, bodies and art - and how we think about them.For decades,...
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Artist's Way 30th Anniversary Edition
$27.99 CAD – Sold Out
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“Julia Cameron invented the way people renovate the creative soul.” –The New York TimesOver four million copies sold!Since its first publication, The Artist's Way phenomena has inspired the...
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Beginning Drawing Atelier
$34.00 CAD
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Written by a well-known artist and best-selling art-instruction author with almost rock-star popularity in the contemporary world of representational art, Beginning Drawing Atelier, with its unique workbook/sketchbook...
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Color: A Sketchbook
$34.95 CAD
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Color has captivated artists, designers, scientists, and philosophers for centuries. From early principles of color theory to color wheels, great thinkers study and use color...
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Common as Air: Revolution
$31.50 CAD
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Common as Air offers a stirring defense of our cultural commons, that vast store of art and ideas we have inherited from the past and continue...
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Designa
$36.00 CAD
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Following the success of Quadrivium and Sciencia, a compendium of six titles on art and design in the acclaimed Wooden Books series appears here in one volume.From the...
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Draw and Be Happy
$29.95 CAD
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Drawing makes you happy! This boldly illustrated handbook offers easy-to-follow drawing exercises—some thought-provoking, some meditative, all fun—inspired by art-therapy practices. Each page features an activity...
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Drawing on the Dominant Eye
$20.00 CAD – Sold Out
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A fascinating follow-up to the beloved bestseller Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain--with new insights about creativity and our unique way of seeing the...
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Dress Code: Unlocking Fashion from the New Look to Millennial Pink
$21.00 CAD
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An Esquire Best Nonfiction Book of 2022 * A Town & Country Must-Read Book of 2022 * A Fashionista Summer Read “Smart, funny, and impressively thorough.”—The Cut In the spirit of...
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Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes
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The hidden fabric of a Victorian woman's life - from family and friends to industry and Empire - told through her unique textile scrapbook.'Irresistable' The Times'The...
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Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World
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A magnificent work of original research that unravels history through textiles and cloth—how we make it, use it, and what it means to us.A New York Times...
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Indigo: In Search of the Colour That Seduced the World
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Brimming with rich, electrifying tales of the precious dye and its ancient heritage, Indigo is also the story of a personal quest: Catherine McKinley is the descendant...
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Keep Going - 10 Ways to Stay Creative
$19.95 CAD – Sold Out
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In my previous books — the New York Times bestsellers Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work! — I showed readers how to steal their way to...
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Light the Dark
$24.00 CAD – Sold Out
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A stunning masterclass on the creative process, the craft of writing, and the art of finding inspiration from Stephen King, Elizabeth Gilbert, Amy Tan, Khaled Hosseini,...
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Make Ink: A Forager's Guide to Natural Inkmaking
$44.00 CAD
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“Once you start making ink, the world never quite looks the same.” ―Martha Stewart“Named a Best Book of 2018.” ―The Guardian“Demystifies the process, encouraging experimentation.”...
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My Friend Fear
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From the bestselling author of Start Where You Are comes a vibrantly inspiring look at making peace with fear--to become our truest selvesOn the heels of her...
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On Writers and Writing
$19.95 CAD
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A brilliant, ambitious, insightful inquiry into the art of writing from the legendary Margaret Atwood.What do we mean when we say that someone is a...
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Quadrivium
$35.00 CAD
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The quadrivium-the classical curriculum-comprises the four liberal arts of number, geometry, music, and cosmology. It was studied from antiquity to the Renaissance as a way...
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Read This If You Want to be Great at Drawing
$28.99 CAD – Sold Out
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This book demystifies the art and practice of drawing. Through fifty drawings by great masters past and present, the techniques and ideas behind their master...
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Sacred Geometry
$19.00 CAD – Sold Out
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Miranda Lundy gives us a beautiful glimpse into the world of shapes and the geometry behind some of mankind's most famous creations.Geometry is one of...
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Secret Lives of Colour
$26.99 CAD
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The Secret Lives of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought...
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Sew Witchy
$37.50 CAD
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Enhance your witchcraft by putting needle and thread to fabric. Part sewing manual and part grimoire, this fun and easy guide turns every craft project...
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Show Your Work
$19.99 CAD – Sold Out
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A book for people who hate the very idea of self-promotion, Show Your Work! is the followup to my New York Times bestselling guide to creativity, Steal Like...
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Steal like an Artist
$19.95 CAD – Sold Out
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Steal like an artist. Don’t wait until you know who you are to get started. Write the book you want to read. Use your hands....
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Stephen Ellcock's Book of Textiles: The Karun Thakar Collection
$40.00 CAD
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• For the first time, social-media art-curator sensation Stephen Ellcock turns his hand to textiles and fashion • Lavishly illustrated with many previously unseen images...
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Sull's Manual of Advanced Penmanship
$35.99 CAD
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From internationally recognized master penman Michael R. Sull comes an incredible volume of advanced techniques in several forms of penmanship. In Sull’s Manual of Advanced Penmanship, this...
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The Age of Creativity
$22.95 CAD
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A moving portrait of a father and daughter relationship and a case for late-stage creativity from Emily Urquhart, the bestselling author of Beyond the Pale:...
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The Creative Habit
$27.00 CAD – Sold Out
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One of the world’s leading creative artists, choreographers, and creator of the smash-hit Broadway show, Movin’ Out, shares her secrets for developing and honing your creative...
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The Gift: How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World
$24.00 CAD
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“A classic. . . . If you want to write, paint, sing, compose, act, or make films, read The Gift.” —from the Introduction by Margaret AtwoodA...
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The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History
$19.99 CAD
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'Fascinating . . . The history of the world through the eye of a needle . . . I recommend this book to anyone' THE SPECTATOR'A...
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The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History
$44.95 CAD
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This fascinating and bizarre collection compiles the most unusual, obscure books from the far reaches of the human imagination throughout history.From the author of the...
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The Pink Book
$28.95 CAD
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What do we think of when we think pink? In this richly illustrated homage to the color, artist Kaye Blegvad explores its significance across history...
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The Schubert Treatment: A Story of Music and Healing
$32.95 CAD
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For readers of Oliver Sacks and Being Mortal by Atul Gawande comes “a luminous ode to the ‘mysterious ways music... moves’ patients with such conditions as dementia...
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The Story of Art Without Men
$60.00 CAD
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The story of art as it’s never been told before, from the Renaissance to the present day, with more than 300 works of art. How...
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Undressed Art: Why We Draw
$24.00 CAD
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To draw is to understand what we see. In The Undressed Art, writer-naturalist Peter Steinhart investigates the rituals, struggles, and joys of drawing. Reflecting on what...
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Unraveling
$23.99 CAD
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“Orenstein is such a breezy, funny writer, it’s easy to forget she’s an important thinker too.”—People In this lively, funny memoir, Peggy Orenstein sets out to...
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View From the Studio Door~2nd Edition
$16.95 CAD
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In the perennial best-sellerArt & Fear, Ted Orland (with David Bayles) examined the obstacles that artists encounter each time they enter their studio and stand...
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Werner's Nomenclature of Colours
$19.95 CAD
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A taxonomic guide to the colors of the natural world, with 13 palettes and 110 color swatches, cherished by artists and scientists for more than...
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Wired for Music: A Search for Health and Joy Through the Science of Sound
$24.95 CAD
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“Beautifully written… a riveting account of how melodies and rhythms connect us, and help us deal with alienation and anxiety.”—Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, author...
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Woolbuddies: 20 Irresistibly Simple Needle Felting Projects
$28.95 CAD
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You can see how cute these woolbuddies are. You're not going to believe how easy it is to make them! Tired of searching for special...
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Wreck This Journal
$22.00 CAD
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“Not gonna lie, this is probably the coolest journal you’ll ever see. . . . Wreck This Journal is here to inspire you.” —BuzzfeedA spectacular coloring and painting...
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Writing Down the Bones
$22.95 CAD
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The all-time best-selling writer's handbook turns thirty.With insight, humor, and practicality, Natalie Goldberg inspires writers and would-be writers to take the leap into writing skillfully...
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Your Brain on Art
$41.00 CAD
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A life-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brains and bodies transform when we participate...
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