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Pattern Motifs: A Sourcebook

Pattern Motifs: A Sourcebook
By Graham Leslie McCallum

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Woodworkers, quilters, glass painters, and other artisans will welcome this awe-inspiring collection of motifs. Thousands of choices—all suitable for reducing or enlarging—range from simple interlacings, braidings, and basket weaves to intricate tartan, paisley, art deco, and arabesque patterns. Varied and beautiful, they also take inspiration from a variety of cultures and historical periods, including ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Celtic, Gothic, and Chinese, as well as contemporary Islamic, African, Asian, Indian, Native American, and Aboriginal. A special topical index makes it quick and easy to locate a desired mood or difficulty level from all the available designs. Author Graham McCallum’s fine draftsmanship makes this large resource an essential addition to the library of every designer and crafter.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #118486 in Books
  • Published on: 2006-10-28
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 384 pages

Editorial Reviews

About the Author
Graham McCallum is an artist, designer and craftsperson. He is the author of 4000 Flower and Plant Motifs (071348909X) and 4000 Animal, Bird and Fish Motifs (0713489391). He teaches and writes on design and lives in Durban, South Africa.

Customer Reviews

Great book for crafters5
This book would be great for anyone who likes to applique. The bold pictures are easy to copy. There are many varieties of designs with these chapters: Stone Age Europe, Neolithic Europe, Mesopotamia, Egyptian, Minoan, Mycenaean, Greek, Chinese, Early Celtic, Barbarian, Byzentine, Romanesque, Gothic, Japanese, and Art Deco. I can also see someone who likes to make their own stencils use this book also.

Sorely disappointed2
While the drawings in this book are beautiful, I cannot use this book at all. The back cover states that the images are copyright-free, but the copyright inside the book states otherwise. I e-mailed the publisher and was told that I could only use the images for personal use, not commercial use. As I had purchased this book to create digital scrapbooking supplies to either sell in an on-line store or give away for free, I needed the images for commercial use. I am very disappointed in this because the images are indeed wonderful. If you want this book for personal use, go for it. But if you plan using it for any sort of commercial work, I do not recommend it.

WHAT CAN I SAY!!??5
BUY-IT! If you are a designer looking for ref books for inspiration, this one and 4000 Flower & Plant Motifs: A Sourcebook are amazing books for inspiration! Cannot stop browsing thru them!!!!