In this volume; noted illustrator Madeleine Orban-Szontagh renders designs produced by the Indians of the Pacific Northwest; Alaska; and the western coast of Canada: Nootka; Kwakiutl; Tlingit; Haida; Tsimshian; and other groups. More than 270 original designs include stylized plants; birds and animals; abstract borders and repeating patterns; totemic images and symbols; and a host of other decorative elements. These arresting and beautiful Native American images lend themselves to use in a wide range of Indian-related graphic art and craft projects; as well as providing a rich source of design inspiration.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Bon lire!By www.frontstreetreviews.comIf you are wanting to read a small novel this summer but tired of the mainstream you might want to check out some of the new publications from Talonbooks. Particularly fine is the first novel by Monique Durand; The Painters Wife. Durand; a long time journalist and producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; has created a lexical painting of Evelyn Rowat and Rene Marcil`s marriage.Beginning in the 1930s with a glimpse of Evelyns childhood; The Painters Wife; is first set in the town of Mount Royal near Montreal. Evelyns father is a kind but browbeat man whose job as a biochemist has moved his family several times. Evelyns mother is a deeply prejudice conservative who is both physically and mentally abusive. At a young age Evelyn is drawn to the arts and begins her career in advertising by drawing hats for Eatons. She soon meets and marries a young musician before moving to New York in 1941. It is in New York that Evelyn eventually meets Rene Marcil. Their devotion to art binds them together through a lifetime of depression; exertion; and passion. Evelyns devotion to Rene is what makes this story extraordinary.Monique Durands use of language is an art unto itself. Words like phantasmagoria and transhumance color her pages; while letters to Evie from Rene read like poetry. Descriptions of St. Henri on the St. Lawrence River; Paris; Les Saintes-Maries in France; Islington near London England; New York; and Toronto are opulent and fluid. Reading The Painters Wife is like drinking a fine glass of wine; it intoxicates the senses. The themes of melancholy and nostalgia are at the essence of this epoch affair with art and leave the reader feeling almost inebriated.Sheila Fischmans translation of The Painters Wife is superb and greatly compliments Durand`s writing. Quite possibly; everything being translated to English for us monolingual Americans should be done by Sheila Fischman. The only bad thing about The Painters Wife is that it is too short and leaves you craving dialog. It definitely sparks an interest in Rene Marcils paintings. There is a wonderful website devoted to Marcil which gives a brief biography with timeline and many examples of his paintings. It can be found at [...] More information about The Painters Wife can be found at [...] Lovers of words will find Durands book a must read. Bon lire!