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The theme of this year s calendar is Simpler Times the title of the painting featured on the ready to frame print Each monthly spread of this calendar has a full color image of a painting such as Lovelight Cottage Chapel of Reflection The Old Fishin Hole or Cobblestone Mill and includes information about the paintings Bible verses for reflection or memorization and plenty of space to add your own special occasions appointments and reminders The calendar comes with a hand numbered certificate of authenticity and is packaged in a matching envelope with foil lettering making a lovely gift presentation Features include 13 5 x 12 13 5 x 24 open Matching protective envelope Printed on FSC certified paper with soy based ink 8 5 x 11 print entitled Simpler Times ready for framing Hand numbered certificate of authenticity in a vellum style envelope Planning spread for September December 2025 Spans January December 2026 Generous grid spaces for events appointments and reminders Bible verses from the King James Version KJV Official major world holidays and observances Moon phases based on Universal Time Space for notes on each monthly spread Collector s Edition deluxe calendar featuring seasonal paintings of scenic landscapes by Thomas Kinkade Stu

An entertaining and gorgeously illustrated portrait of a writer s life avec chats from the acclaimed author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog Like so many writers Muriel Barbery is a lover of cats Grey furred and amber eyed Barbery s four Chartreux cats keep her company as she works from her house in the French countryside entertaining her with their quirks and foibles But that s not all For Kirin Ocha Mizu and Petrus are no ordinary felines These intelligent creatures have taken it upon themselves to guide their owner s writing flicking aside sections of her manuscript with a disdainful tail pointing an approving paw at others And it s time these mischievous literary consultants get the recognition they deserve With delicious wit and irony and delightful illustrations by Maria Guitart the beloved author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog gives an insight into her writing life and the paws behind the pen

A collection of legendary British artist David Hockney s insights into art life nature creativity and much more I ve always been a looker that s what artists do This anthology of quotations by David Hockney follows in the successful format of The World According to series Ranging across topics including drawing photography nature creativity the internet and much more The World According to David Hockney offers a delightful and engaging overview of the artist s inimitable spirit personality and opinions From everyday observations The eye is always moving if it isn t moving you are dead to artistic insights such as painted colour always will be better than printed colour because it is the pigment itself as well as musings on other image makers including Caravaggio Cezanne and Hokusai Hockney has a knack for capturing profound truths in pithy statements Born in Bradford England in 1937 Hockney attended art school in London before moving to Los Angeles in the 1960s There he painted his famous swimming pool paintings and since then has embraced a range of media including photocollage video and digital technologies In a 2011 poll of more than 1 000 British artists Hockney was voted the most influential British artist of all time P

From New York Times bestselling author of The Wild Unknown Tarot who has redefined tarot for the twenty first century comes an original oracle deck and guidebook that takes seekers on a journey of self discovery now in a compact pocket sized format Kim Krans illuminates the revelatory power of archetypes the ancient universal symbols that have endured across time and cultures and reside deep in our shared psyche The Wild Unknown Pocket Archetypes Deck fosters a profound understanding of our complex personalities proclivities and behaviors In this new pocket sized edition The Wild Unknown Pocket Archetypes Deck includes 78 gorgeous circular oracle cards divided into four suits The Selves The Places The Tools and The Initiations Each archetype has been carefully selected for its symbolic potency and the lesson at the core of its nature such as The Poet representative of deep emotional creativity and the drive to find our truth and The Vision which is emblematic of the lifelong journey to fulfill our destiny Accompanying the deck is a 224 page hand lettered fully illustrated guidebook written and designed by Krans which details the meaning behind each card and offers clear grounded explanations of the many spreads practices and concepts that power the

A BEST FICTION BOOK OF 2025 FOR THE HERALD THE OBSERVER THE GUARDIAN AND THE BBC A novel that brims over with generosity and warmth OBSERVER He will stay like this forever Robert s arm draped round him They will be forever twenty Scotland 1933 Bobby MacBryde is on his way After years grafting at Lees Boot Factory he s off to the Glasgow School of Art to his future On his first day he will meet another Robert a quiet man with loose dark curls and never leave his side Together they will spend every penny and every minute devouring Glasgow its botanical gardens the Barras market a whole hidden city all the while loving each other behind closed doors With the world on the brink of war their unrivalled talent will take them to Paris Rome London They will become stars as the bombs fall hosting wild parties with the likes of Lucian Freud Francis Bacon and Elizabeth Smart But the brightest stars burn fastest Stunningly reimagined The Two Roberts is a profoundly moving story of devotion and obsession art and class It is a love letter to MacBryde and Colquhoun the almost forgotten artists who tried to change the way the world sees and paid a devastating price

The Quotable Jane Austen 2026 Wall Calendar will enhance the décor and lift the mood wherever it is displayed The text is classic Austen with familiar quotations from each of her novels that showcase her deft use of humor and also express a modern POV Perfect for classic literature lovers rom com movie buffs Anglophiles and fans of Marjolein Bastin art Features include 12 x 12 12 x 24 open Cover design eliminates need for plastic packaging Printed on FSC certified paper with soy based ink Planning spread for September December 2025 Spans January December 2026 Generous grid space for notes appointments and reminders Official major world holidays and observances Moon phases based on Universal Time Witty quotations from Jane Austen novels with floral illustrations by Dutch nature artist Marjolein Bastin

Described by the Sunday Times as a fascinating revelation of an adventurous and protean spirit this biography is the inspiration behind the 2024 film Lee starring Kate Winslet as Lee Miller Beautiful bewitching and an exceptionally good photographer Lee Miller was one of life s adventurers She became a Vogue cover girl in 1920s New York before embracing Paris photography and Surrealism and then dramatically changed her life yet again reinventing herself as a war correspondent notably covering the liberation of Dachau These are but three of the many lives of Lee Miller intimately recorded here by her son Antony Penrose Featuring a selection of Miller s finest work including portraits of her friends Picasso Tanning and Ernst Penrose s tribute to his mother brings to life a uniquely talented woman and the turbulent times in which she lived