Enter the wonderfully whimsical world of Maria Trolle! This coloring book includes 77 all-new illustrations featuring delightful creatures, lush greenery, and starry skies.

Welcome to the wonderfully whimsical world of Maria Trolle!

Enter a timeless place of lush greenery and starry skies. Here, Earth's wonders include delightful creatures, shimmering glades, and lush forests, below an open sky adorned with comets and shooting stars. Take a peaceful moment and enjoy the magnificent plant kingdom and all the magical figures that populate Maria Trolle's world.

When a star falls, you get to wish for something: a hopeful reminder that we all have the opportunity to find something that brings us happiness. This all-new collection provides whimsical scenes to color and explore, designed to spark creativity, joy, and imagination.

Also on View: Unique and Unexpected Museums of Greater Los Angeles shines a light on an incredible wealth of stories that lie just beyond the well-beaten path.

For those who love to wander through the corridors of culture and history, this book is an essential guide to the vibrant and wonderfully eclectic museum landscape that makes Los Angeles truly one-of-a-kind.--Flaunt Magazine

The African American Miniature Museum. The Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology. The Skid Row History Museum. The Finnish Folk Art Museum. The First Original McDonald's Museum. The Museum of Jurassic Technology...

Also On View: Unique and Unexpected Museums of Greater Los Angeles celebrates LA's most fascinating and underappreciated collections, from the deeply culturally significant--such as the Garifuna Museum--to the highly specific and unusual, like the City of Los Angeles's Streetlight Museum. There are more than 750 museums in the greater Los Angeles area, many of which lie beyond the beaten path and may not be familiar to even the most seasoned explorers. With striking photographs and a staggering range of critical, curious, and incredible histories, Also On View presents an unparalleled survey of all the diversity and wonder that Los Angeles has to offer.

Keep your mind and your camera open and book your next expedition using this invaluable guide. -- Los Angeles magazine

Originally published in Sweden as Skymningstimman.

Step into nightfall, as the boundary between day and night blurs and shadows begin to appear. Let your imagination roam (inside or outside the lines), as you bring to life the woodland creatures who live among the lush flora of this magical garden, and the whimsical fairies who call these creatures friends

Includes 94 full-page illustrations of diverse plants and flowers--32 pages with Maria Trolle's signature black background--and a plant registry for artists to reference the flora rendered throughout this new collection.

The twelfth adult coloring book from Sweden's coloring book sensation, Hanna Karlzon, and the fifth in her best-selling Tales from . . . series.

With Hanna Karlzon's newest coloring book, Tales from Atlantis, you will go on an adventure to the bottom of the sea to discover ruins, corals, sea horses, and treasures in the company of imaginative fish and mermaids. Welcome down to a realm where time has stood still, welcome to Atlantis!

Drawn in her highly regarded detailed style, coloring book enthusiasts will love getting lost in Hanna's magical illustrations.

Enter the wonderfully whimsical universe of Maria Trolle! This anniversary collection brings together 70 of Maria's best-loved illustrations and 22 new scenes for you to color and explore.

Welcome to Maria Trolle's Universe!

Enter a world of lush greenery and whimsical fantasy. Smell the scents of gardens in full bloom and bathe in the warmth of the sun seeping through the forest canopy. Pause by the babbling brook to say hello to Luna, Myra, and the fairies and magical animals of the forest. Calm your mind and let the colors of your imagination brighten this magical kingdom, from its magnificent landscapes to the butterflies flitting through the foliage.

In this collection, you'll get to revisit your favorite places and figures from Maria Trolle's previous works and wander new paths through worlds created specifically for this anniversary edition. The book also contains a register of the plant and animal species that appear in the illustrations.

Fifty years of the Vietnamese Diaspora as seen through the New Wave movement, showing how young Vietnamese refugees in Orange County found rebellion and reinvention through music, fashion, and community.

As Vietnamese refugees sought safety in the United States in the wake of the fall of Saigon, a generation of Vietnamese teenagers and young adults struggled to adjust to a new life in America. Many of these young people in Southern California found a new life and a new identity in New Wave music, a type of Euro Disco that became enormously popular in this community. New Wave: Rebellion and Reinvention in the Vietnamese Diaspora celebrates the rebellion, reinvention, and rebirth of joy in this young generation in cultural limbo. Featuring essays from prominent Vietnamese scholars, critics, and stars, New Wave explores how music, fashion, and rebellion can be a force for healing. New Wave is a love letter to the first generation of Vietnamese punks and rebels who came of age in the 1980s.

More Accolades:

Elizabeth Ai's New Wave showcases the bold spirit of Vietnamese punk rock through heartfelt storytelling. This visual journey delves deep into a vibrant subculture, offering a compelling exploration of the immigrant experience through the power of cultural expression. - Simu Liu, author of We Were Dreamers, actor, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Barbie

What does it mean for Asian Americans to belong to ourselves? New Wave is a dazzling collection of stories, strategies, and histories both personal and collective that explores this question. As a student of Asian American art and history, I'm so moved by this vibrant archive that Elizabeth and her team have painstakingly put together. The joy, longing, and ingenuity in these pages will hold you, heal you, and move you. This is a body of work I will study and cherish. - Jezz Chung, multidisciplinary artist and author of This Way to Change: A Gentle Guide to Personal Transformation and Collective Liberation

So much of Vietnamese history remains undiscussed on a wider cultural level, and in New Wave, Elizabeth Ai illuminates some of our punk rock past. I laughed, I cried, I learned -- and most importantly -- I began to heal. - Kelly Marie Tran, actress, Star Wars: The Last Jedi; The Rise of Skywalker, Raya and the Last Dragon

Yes, there is V-pop in Vietnam, but nothing compares to the V-pop rooted in America's 1980s Little Saigon communities. Elizabeth Ai's groundbreaking book captures the personal yearnings that drove the era's catchy beats, big hair, and sultry fashions. Dive in for the vibes, discover stories of strife and self-determination.-- Andrea Nguy?n, James Beard Award winning author of The Pho Cookbook and Ever-Green Vietnamese

The tenth coloring book from Sweden's coloring book sensation, Hanna Karlzon.

With Hanna Karlzon's newest coloring book, you have been invited to an enchanting city set under the stars. Around every corner you will find endless streets filled with mystical people and animals and gorgeous buildings and spaces. Drawn in her highly regarded detailed style, coloring book enthusiasts will love getting lost in Hanna's magical illustrations.

Another gorgeous coloring book from Maria Trolle featuring mystical valleys full of beautiful plants and animals.

Embark on a mystical adventure in this newest coloring book from Maria Trolle. Enjoy a moonlit walk through a charming valley where every nook and cranny is filled with magical creatures and dazzling nature. Gather your thoughts and calm your mind by coloring all of the beautiful plants and animals in Moon Valley. In this book you will also find a register of plants and animals found in the book.

When the great Vel zquez was painting his masterpieces at the Spanish court in the seventeenth century, his colors were expertly mixed and his canvases carefully prepared by his slave, Juan de Pareja. In a vibrant novel which depicts both the beauty and the cruelty of the time and place, Elizabeth Borton de Trevi o tells the story of Juan, who was born a slave and died an accomplished and respected artist.

Upon the death of his indulgent mistress in Seville, Juan de Pareja was uprooted from the only home he had known and placed in the charge of a vicious gypsy muleteer to be sent north to his mistress's nephew and heir, Diego Vel zquez, who recognized at once the intelligence and gentle breeding which were to make Juan his indispensable assistant and companion--and his lifelong friend.

Through Juan's eyes the reader sees Vel zquez's delightful family, his working habits and the character of the man, his relations with the shy yet devoted King Philip IV and with his fellow painters, Rubens and Murillo, the climate and customs of Spanish court life. When Vel zquez discovers that he and Juan share a love for the art which is his very life, the painter proves his friendship in the most incredible fashion, for in those days it was forbidden by law for slaves to learn or practice the arts. Through the hardships of voyages to Italy, through the illnesses of Vel zquez, Juan de Pareja loyally serves until the death of the painter in 1660.

I, Juan de Pareja is the winner of the 1966 Newbery Medal.

Latino Interest.

A brilliant, multi-media work about artist, filmmaker, and community organizer Ben Caldwell.

Caldwell's restlessness of spirit is mimicked in the book's elaborate, frenetic design. It is one of the most beautiful objects I held in my hands this year, a coffee-table book as much as a rigorous monograph, full of archival images, photographs, flyers, and documents telling the story of Caldwell's life...--The New Yorker

2023 Finalist for Biography, Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards

Finalist, 2023 Golden Poppy Awards, California Independent Booksellers Association

California Book Award Gold Medal Winner for Contributions to Publishing

KAOS Theory: The Afrokosmic Ark of Ben Caldwell tells the story of filmmaker, educator and community activist Ben Caldwell and KAOS Network, the media-arts center he founded in Los Angeles's Leimert Park neighborhood. Through vivid illustrations, archival media, and engaging storytelling, KAOS Theory shows how Ben crafted a life centered around the power of fellowship, community, and the use of art and media as a social force. The text takes a journey through history and time, beginning with Ben's ancestors in the American southwest, up through Ben's childhood in New Mexico, his experiences in Vietnam, his work as a filmmaker and pioneer of the L.A. Rebellion Film Movement, and as founder of KAOS Network.

But KAOS Theory is more than just the story of one man's life. It is a work of art, remembrance, and tribute. Encompassing music, film, art, and performance, KAOS Theory honors the vibrant and influential communities that continue to shape the cultural landscape of Los Angeles, the African Diaspora, and beyond.

Introducing the newest addition to Hanna Karlzon's beloved coloring book collection.

The inspiration for Jewelry Box is an old Edwardian house and its garden--Hanna has created a dreamy collection of illustrations: a mix of people, animals, flowers, clocks, and vases reminiscent of the turn of the century. This hardbound volume boasts 96 pages of Karlzon's intricate designs.

• Relieve stress, show your creative side, make one-of-a-kind art
• 96 pages with a sewn binding
• 8.25 inches wide x 9.875 inches tall finished size
• Hardback cover with gold foil stamping
• Quality opaque paper stock

An essential addition to any collection of Western art and Americana, The Life and Times of Jo Mora provides an in-depth biography of this gifted illustrator, painter, writer, cartographer, and sculptor.

2022 Will Rogers Medallian Award, BRONZE: Western Biographies & Memoirs

PubWest 2021 Book Design Award: GOLD Winner, Historical/Biographical Books

2021 Foreword Indies, Honorable Mention: Biography

Jo Mora (1876-1947) lived the Western life he depicted in his prolific body of visual art, comprising sculpture, paintings, architectural adornments, dioramas, and maps. He explored California Missions, the natural glories of Yosemite, California's ranch life, and eventually the culture of the Hopi and Navajo in Arizona. During his travels, Mora documented observations that became the source material and inspiration for much of his later artwork.

The magnitude of Mora's insights into his life and work, as described in his own words--many presented here in this book--cannot be underestimated. Jo Mora's many diaries, journals, and literary efforts reveal an intellectual discernment, originality, and humor that enhance our appreciation of his work.

Remarkably, throughout his life Mora supported his family solely through a series of art commissions that ranged from restaurant murals to heroic-scale sculpture. He welcomed risks and challenges, was unafraid of hard work, and did nearly everything well, from writing children's stories to commanding an army battalion-in-training to shooting mountain lions. Ever modest, he seemed to think that this versatility was nothing extraordinary. Peter Hiller's thoughtful presentation of Jo Mora's life is seen here in all of its creative glory.

This lavish volume...showcases the interiors of six historic homes decorated and owned by artist Hunt Slonem....the spotlight is on photographer Neitzel's gorgeous images, which draw attention to the finer details in Slonem's busy designs....This is a visual feast.--Publishers Weekly

An iconic American artist's self-proclaimed life's work--bringing historic mansions to life with bold color, antiques, myriad collectibles, and objects galore.

My homes are my life's work--making old houses into a new form of my art, says Hunt Slonem in his preface. Extraordinary photography, capsule summaries of each building's history, and a sprinkling of anecdotes open the doors to Slonem's personal and creative world from a new perspective.

This book about his idiosyncratic, maximalist interior design style--how he employs color, arranges an abundance of antique furniture, exhibits his personal art and objects, mixes antique art with his own contemporary works, and displays myriad collections is awe-inspiring and inspirational. More is more is a fit adage for what this book reveals.

More Accolades:

Exquisite photographs and detailed descriptions may give readers the feeling that they are on a personal tour.--Library Journal

When sixteen-year-old Violet agrees to spend the summer with her father, an up-and-coming artist in Seattle, she has no idea what she's walking into. Her father's newest clients, the Yamada family, are the victims of a high-profile art robbery: van Gogh sketches have been stolen from their home, and, until they can produce the corresponding painting, everyone's lives are in danger--including Violet's and her father's.

Violet's search for the missing van Gogh takes her from the Seattle Art Museum, to the yakuza-infested streets of Tokyo, to a secluded inn in Kyoto. As the mystery thickens, Violet's not sure whom she can trust. But she knows one thing: she has to solve the mystery--before it's too late.

The most celebrated biography of Hollywood's Blonde Bombshell, Harlow in Hollywood is now updated with rare images and additional details about her remarkable life and its tragic end.

At last, the story of how Hollywood shaped a myth and determined a young woman's reality. A town, a remarkable town, became the backdrop for one of Hollywood's most incredible stories, a life rife with glamour, pleasure, power, and--in the end--utter sorrow. Her story lives in the pages and breathtaking pictures of Harlow in Hollywood.

When Jean Harlow became the Blonde Bombshell, it was all Hollywood's doing. She was the first big-screen sex symbol, the Platinum Blonde, the mold for every famous fair-haired superstar who would emulate her. Yes; even Marilyn Monroe followed Harlow's lead. In her short decade in Hollywood, Harlow created a new genre of movie star--her fans idolized her for her peerless image, her beautiful body, and her gorgeous façade. Harlow in Hollywood is the story of how a town and an industry created her, a story that's never been told before.

In these pages, renowned Harlow expert Darrell Rooney and Hollywood historian Mark Vieira team to present the most beautiful--and accurate--book on Harlow ever produced. With more than 280 rare images, the authors not only make a case for Harlow as an Art Deco artifact, they showcase the fabulous places where she lived, worked and played from her white-on-white Beverly Glen mansion to the Art Deco sets of Dinner at Eight to the foyer of the Café Trocadero. Harlow in Hollywood is a must for every film buff, Harlow collector, and book lover. Like Harlow herself, Harlow in Hollywood is irresistible.

Sophomore Nic Summers tries to ignore the taunts of ugly lesbian.

Because she's not sure they're entirely wrong. But she also has bigger concerns for now, including prepping for the school's art contest. And while she isn't certain of her sexuality, she does know her life is on the verge of falling apart when her best and only friend, Sam, drops the bomb that her family's moving to Scotland. Together, to soften the blow and distract themselves from the inevitable, they start Operation Social Interaction for Nic-or OSIN for short-to try to find her some new friends.

But it's an uphill battle for the introverted teen artist.

As Sam's last day nears, Nic's self-confidence wavers even more, and she starts questioning everything. If lesbian doesn't feel quite right, maybe she's transgender? It isn't until she stumbles across the label gender nonconforming that things start to make a little more sense, and fall into place. But finding the right label doesn't really tell her what to do next, and before she knows it, Sam is gone.

Mustering all her resources, Nic realizes she needs to find her own path and live her own truth.

As you color these verses and images, you'll be reminded of God's love and spiritual blessings. Whether you prefer crayons, colored pencils, watercolors, or markers, this Christian coloring book is perfect for spending time with God in a fun and peaceful way. You can enjoy it on your own or invite friends to join in for a group coloring session.

Once you've finished your creations, they're perfect for displaying! Tear out the pages and hang them on your wall, place them on the fridge, frame them, or share them as heartfelt gifts with family and friends. So grab your coloring tools, have fun, and spend meaningful time with the Lord through this wonderful Bible verse coloring book for teens!

Megan and Cass have been joined at the brush for as long as they can remember. For years, while spending summers together at a lakeside cabin, they created art together, from sand to scribbles . . . to anything available. Then Cass moved away to New York.

When Megan finally convinces her parents to let her spend a week in the city, too, it seems like Cass has completely changed. She has tattoos, every artist in the city knows her. She even eats chicken feet now At least one thing has stayed the same: They still make their best art together.

But when one girl betrays the other's trust on the eve of what is supposed to be their greatest artistic feat yet, can their friendship survive? Can their art?

Rich and lucid and gripping. --New York Times bestselling author Melissa Albert

Indigo and her mother, once-famous artist Zoe Serra, have barely been scraping by since her mom's breakdown. When a gallery offers Zoe a revival show for her unfinished blockbuster series, Wolfwood, Indigo knows it's a crucial chance to finally regain stability. Zoe, however, mysteriously refuses. Desperate not to lose the opportunity, Indigo secretly takes up the brush herself.

It turns out, there might be a very good reason her mother wants nothing to do with Wolfwood. Painting submerges Indigo into Wolfwood itself--a dangerous jungle where an army of grotesque, monstrous flora is in a violent battle with a band of girls. As Indigo enters Wolfwood again and again, the line between fantasy and reality blurs. It's a tenuous balancing act: keeping her forgery secret and her mind lucid, all while fighting her attraction to Kai, the son of the gallery owner.

And by the time Indigo realizes the true nature of the monsters she's up against, it might be too late--and the monsters might just win.

Sam and Sara is the first picture book illustrated entirely with murals. Fifty-six walls have been painted throughout Arizona, telling one story.

It follows a young woman with a constant tendency to daydream. It becomes a source for creativity and inspiration, leading her to unlock an abstract landscape of figments, where every idea exists. She explores this realm on a quest to find her home.