Rivera-Ashford, Roni Capin.
Summary: Miguel's school project is to make a list of eight different animals and create alebrijes, papier-mâché sculptures, inspired by those animals.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
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1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE DISTang, Marie
Summary: Yuna, who recently moved to the United States and does not speak English, is struggling to communicate with kids in her new neighborhood, but when she shows that she can do something very special with paper, a whole new world unfolds.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beaming Books, an imprint of 1517 Media 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TANSummary: Focusing on eight iconic works of art, this series reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages. A combination of reconstruction, photography and storytelling transport the viewer back to the intense moments when great works were conceived and born: the murderous, messianic world of Baroque Rome; opulent, parvenu Amsterdam; paranoid, revolutionary Paris; Victorian England...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SIMSummary: A co-production of American Masters and Florentine Films/Sherman Pictures, 'Alexander Calder' is the definitive portrait of the inventor of the mobile. This acclaimed film shows Calder at work in his studio, and features never-before-seen archival films and photographs. It includes contemporary shooting of dozens of works, seen as Calder meant them to be viewed, in dynamic motion. Interviewees...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2014
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Detroit Institute of Arts
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Published for the Detroit Institute of Arts by the Smithsonian Institution Press 1995
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 730.09 AFRJeantet, Claude.
Summary: Corrugated cardboard is ideal for inventing and creating: it's cheap, lightweight yet strong, and it folds, bends, rolls and twists easily. Using the simple templates, assembling diagrams and step-by-step instructions.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: David & Charles 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.54 JEASummary: The story of China's 8,000 terracotta warriors begins two centuries before the birth of Christ. The First Emperor of China was preparing an extravagant tomb for his journey into the afterlife, and decreed that he be protected forever by a monumental army. Since then no one has seen these ancient warriors in their original splendor, brightly painted and fully armed, ready to protect their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CHISummary: From modern China to ancient China and back again, this film reveals the great majesty, tragedy, splendor, and growth of this nation that continues to excel into the future.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MYSWenzel, Angela.
Summary: Introduces sculptures across the world from the Winged Victory of Samothrace in Paris and Dancing Ganesha in New York to the Fountain of the Four Rivers in Rome and Spiral Jetty in Great Salt Lake.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Prestel 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 730 WENCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Arts WenzelSummary: Highlights the great masterpieces on exhibit at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Each piece is put into historical context, allowing a better understanding of the sculpture itself as well as the movement that inspired it.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Koch Vision 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 730.74 SCUBarr, David
Summary: This book, written by David Barr, tells the story of Michigan Legacy Art Park, a nonprofit outdoor sculpture park in Thompsonville, Michigan. Michigan Legacy Art Park is dedicated to sharing the stories of the people, events and natural resources that continue to shape the legacy of Michigan. Contemporary artists interpret these stories through outdoor sculpture. With over 40 great works of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: MI 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 730.97 BARKenney, Sean
Summary: Presents the author's LEGO brick creations in such categories as robots, vehicles, household objects, and people, including a giant boybot, a tricycle, an Nintendo DSi, and a human head.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.592 KENPlowman, John.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: A&C Black 2003
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1 available in Adult Display, Call number: 731.4 PLOPlowman, John.
Summary: From the Publisher: This handy full-color reference guides sculptors through enhancing any sculpture with dramatic surface effects and finishes. The Sculptor's Bible covers everything from selecting surfaces, carving wood and modeling clay to utilizing various surface techniques to create stunning pieces. More than 400 detailed color photos demonstrate techniques and surfaces, while...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: KP Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Display, Call number: 731.4 PLOTrusty, Brad.
Summary: "Gives kids step-by-step instructions about how to twist fun balloon animals and other shapes"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Follows Andy Goldsworthy's bohemian free spirit all over the world as he demonstrates and opens up about his creative process. From his long-winding rock walls and icicle sculptures to his interlocking leaf chains and multi-colored pools of flowers. Goldsworthy's painstakingly intricate masterpieces are made entirely of materials found in Mother Nature - who threatens and often succeeds in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RIVBarn the Spoon.
Summary: "Making is mindfulness made practical, and whittling is a renowned and rewarding craft. Drawing on the traditions of green woodworking, Barn the Spoon has created 20 modern makes, ranging from simple tools including the classic spoon to decorative items such as animals and woodprints. He shares the basic techniques to whittling and shows how these can be developed for different projects, as...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Leaping Hare Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 736.4 BAREskimo Museum
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Museum 1994
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 730.89 BrandContents: Expanding our boundaries / Richard Stursberg -- Foreword / Adrienne Clarkson -- Introduction / Maria von Finckenstein -- Celebrating with George Pitseolak / Ann Meekitjuk Hanson -- Fifty years of thinking it over / James Houston -- Artists speak / Maria von Finckenstein.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Canadian Museum of Civilization = Musě canadien des civilisations 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 CelebratingCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 730.89 Houston 1999Summary: Over 40 different patterns and instructions on how to make your own Aranzi cute plush doll, accompanied with bright color photographs of the characters in action.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5 CUTBalliett, Blue
Summary: When seventh-grader Calder Pillay disappears from a remote English village--along with an Alexander Calder sculpture to which he has felt strangely drawn--his friends Petra and Tommy fly from Chicago to help his father find him.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BALCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC BalBrezenoff, Steven
Summary: When a priceless sculpture disappears from the Capitol City Art Museum, thirteen-year-old Clementine Wim, daughter of an assistant curator, and her three friends set out to solve the mystery and recover the Statue of Gudea.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BREBrooke-Hitching, Edward
Summary: "Enter The Madman's Gallery - the perfect gift book for any art lover. Discover an eccentric exploration through the curious history of art, to find the strangest paintings, sculptures, drawings and other artistic oddities ever made. This unique exhibition gathers more than a hundred magnificent works, each chosen for their striking beauty, weirdness and captivating story behind their creation."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 BRORusick, Jessica
Summary: This how-to book provides readers with information they need to get started on a career in metalworking. Included are the history and cultural significance of metalworking, metalworking tools and techniques, metalworking career paths, and highlights of successful metalworkers. Step-by-step projects help readers practice metalworking skills, and idea spreads inspire ways to apply what they've...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO 2023