{"product_id":"mini-artists-9780500660195","title":"Mini Artists","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINNER of the Made For Mums 2024 Gold Award - Non-fiction\/activity book  Twenty art projects inspired by famous artworks for budding mini artists aged 36 years.     The benefits of art to young children are well known. Art stimulates curiosity, creativity and the imagination. It also cultivates wellbeing, but being creative with young children can feel surprisingly daunting - and this is where Mini Artists comes in.   The twenty projects in Mini Artists are designed to engage children with art through making. Mini artists will discover drip painting with Jackson Pollock, carve soap sculptures with Barbara Hepworth, and create their own obliteration room with Yayoi Kusama. They'll also travel through time and explore art from different periods, from cave painting to Medieval stained-glass, and Chinese ink painting to washable graffiti inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat.   Each project requires minimal set-up so the maximum amount of time is spent creating together, and the step-by-step instructions show photographs of the projects in progress so they can be followed at a glance. The projects use simple materials, from clay to ink to paint. Being grounded in art history, Mini Artists features a range of interesting art techniques that are ideal for teaching new motor skills.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e How to Use This Book\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 1: Artists of the Past\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ice Age stencils: The Pech Merle horses\u003cbr\u003e Letters on clay: Sumerian cuneiform tablets\u003cbr\u003e Magical hippo statuette: Ancient Egyptian art\u003cbr\u003e Misty landscapes: Chinese ink-wash painting\u003cbr\u003e Rainbow windows: Medieval stained glass\u003cbr\u003e Mosaic faces: Aztec masks\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 2: Modern Artists\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Abstract paper weaving: Anni Albers\u003cbr\u003e Minimalist soap sculptures: Barbara Hepworth\u003cbr\u003e Drip paintings: Jackson Pollock\u003cbr\u003e Surrealist creatures: Wifredo Lam\u003cbr\u003e Under-the-sea cut-outs: Henri Matisse\u003cbr\u003e Monochrome assemblages: Louise Nevelson\u003cbr\u003e Mini tropical garden: Hélio Oiticica\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 3: Contemporary Artists\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Street art warriors: Jean-Michel Basquiat\u003cbr\u003e Recycled monsters: Tony Cragg\u003cbr\u003e Natural displays: Andy Goldsworthy\u003cbr\u003e Woven beings: Mrinalini Mukherjee\u003cbr\u003e Eerie silhouettes: Kara Walker\u003cbr\u003e Covered in dots: Yayoi Kusama\u003cbr\u003e Floating buildings: Jeanne-Claude \u0026amp; Christo\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e List of artworks","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402780942679,"sku":"9780500660195","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780500660195.jpg?v=1730481496","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mini-artists-9780500660195","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}