A Few of my FAVorite Things

FAVorite Books . . . Version 1.0:  October 11, 2009

Dolls and Dollmaking

Who’s Your Dada: Redefining the Doll through Mixed Media. Linda O’Brien and Opie O’Brien

500 Handmade Dolls: Modern Explorations of the Human Form. Lark Books

Anatomy of a Doll: The Fabric Sculptor’s Handbook.  Susanna Oroyan

Fantastic Figures: Ideas and Techniques using the New Clays. Susanna Oroyan

Designing the Doll: From Concept to Construction. Susanna Oroyan

Finishing the Figure: Doll Costuming, Embellishment and Accessories. Susanna Oroyan

Soulmate Dolls: Dollmaking as a Healing Art. Noreen Crone-Findlay

Creating and Crafting Dolls:  Techniques and Inspiration for Making Cloth Dolls. Eloise Piper

Dollmaking with Papier Mache and Paperclay: Complete Instructions and Patterns for Making more than 20 Figures.  Doris Rockwelll Gotilly

A Dollmaker’s Art: the Creations of Nancy Wiley.  Louise Fecher: Nancy Wiley

Sewing and Sculpting Dolls: Easy-to-make from Fabric, Modeling Paste and Polymer Clay. Eloise Piper

Mother Plays with Dolls and finds an Important Key to Unlocking Creativity. Elinor Peace Bailey

Black Dolls: Proud, Bold and Beautiful. Nayda Rondon;  Barbara A. Whiteman

African American Quilt History

Crafted Lives: Stories and Studies of African American Quilters. Patricia A. Turner

A Communion of the Spirits: African American Quilters, Preservers and their Stories. Roland Freeman

Spirits of the Cloth: Contemporary African American Quilts. Carolyn Mazloomi

Quilting African American Women’s History: Our Challenges, Creativity and Champions. Carolyn Mazloomi

Quilts of my Soul: Quilts by Black Arkansans. Questa Benberry

African American Quiltmaking in Michigan. Marsha McDowell

Black Threads:  An African American Quilt Source Book. Kyra HIcks

The Soulful Art of African American Quilts: Nineteen Bold, Improvisational Projects. Sonie Ruffin

The Last Folk Hero: A True Story of Race and Art, Power and Profit.  Andrew Deitz

Stitched from the Soul: African American Slave Quilts from the Antebelllum South . Gladys-Marie Fry

Printmaking

Printmaker’s Bible:  The Complete Guide to Materials and Techniques. Ann D’Arcy Hughes

Printing + Mixed Media: Simple Techniques and Projects for Paper and Fabric. Dorit Elisha

Monotype: Mediums and Methods for Painterly Printmaking.  Julia Ayres

Printmaking: A Complete Guide to Materials and Processes. Beth Grabowski

Collagraphs and Mixed Media. Brenda Harthill

Water-based Screenprinting Today: From hands on Techniques to Digital Technology. Roni Henning

Screenprinting: the Complete Water-based System. Robert Adam

Linoleum Block Printing. Francis J. Kafka