Arts & Literature

Religious inspiration in times of deep suffering. France Pastorelli tells her moving story: that of a mother, a musician, whose life turned to deep suffering because of heart problems. She turned her illness into a source of deep wisdom. Whether are ill or not, this book will give you insight into the human condition.

Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorskiy (1863-1944) was a Russian photographer. Prokudin-Gorskiy was born in Murom, Russia and educated as a chemist. He studied with renowned scientists in St. Petersburg, Berlin, and Paris, and developed early techniques for taking color photographs.

Troika was an art pottery operating in Cornwall from 1963 to 1983.

Troika was set up in February 1963 by an equal partnership of three people consisting of Leslie Illsley, Benny Sirota, and Jan Thomspon in a three thousand pound take over of the Wells Pottery at Wheal Dream, St. Ives Cornwall, England.

Here's a little something about me that you may not know: I have a great love for Painting-by-Numbers.

Painting by Numbers is a great introduction for young or inexperienced artists.

The board has already been pre-printed so all you have to do is read the instructions and then start painting right away!

How to draw skulls and skull faces,heads and skulls again, this is a popular destination or skull fans of skull tattoos and other skull drawing design methods.

An artists insight into drawing demons, with a small how to tutorial and links to other demonic art around the world, this is the number one place for all demonic followers to come...

The Revelation Space Universe was created by science fiction author Alastair Reynolds. It is the setting for most of his exciting novels and short stories and takes its name from his first novel. It is also one of my favourite SF series of books. The characters feel like real people that you can care about, love or hate. All this adds up to a recipe for great reading experiences.

Can you REALLY make money from selling your photos? Lots of people talk about wanting to start a photography business and get paid for doing something they love. But can anyone do it?

The Day of the Dead is observed on November 1st and 2nd in Mexico, the southwestern US, and central america. This is a lens featuring some of the arts and crafts associated with this cultural holiday.

A fun, funky gallery dedicated to capturing the feel of the Caribbean and tropical locales all around the globe. Our bright colors, images of the beach, and bold designs of palm trees and other native plant life will bring the feel of the region home to you!
We have gifts for sports fishermen, yachters, beach combers and anyone who loves the carefree irreverence of tropical life.