Carolyn Relei Livres

This book offers over 100 authentic, royalty-free patterns for stained glass projects, featuring designs like winged damsels, exotic blossoms, and beautifully patterned butterflies. It's suitable for stained glass artisans of all skill levels.

Chief exponent of the Arts and Crafts movement in Victorian England, renowned artist and craftsman William Morris (1834–96) created a host of stunning patterns for wallpaper, fabrics, tapestries, floor coverings, and other decorative projects. Many of these designs took nature as their theme. Now Carolyn Relei has skillfully rendered 100 of Morris's best designs for this superb collection of stained glass motifs.Among the 100 black-and-white designs depicted here are lush florals and vines, exotic birds amid magnificent displays of garden flowers, a charming bouquet of daffodils, and many more. Artfully displayed in circular, oval, and rectangular frames, these splendid classics — all easily adaptable as templates — will appeal to artists and artisans who admire the work of one of the Victorian era's most influential craftsmen.

Create a series of glowing aquariums on paper with the attractive, accurate depictions of aquarium life in this exciting stained glass coloring book. Illustrator Carolyn Relei has produced fascinating, realistic images of 16 different tropical and other aquarium fish. Boldly outlined on translucent paper, the illustrations depict these Angelfish; Goldfish; Marbled Hatchetfish; Kissing Gourami; Zebra Danio; Betta; Coown Loach; Spiny Eel; Swordtail; Neon Tetra; Tiger Oscar; Discus; Guppy; Tiger Barb; Harlequin Fish; and Rosay Tetra.Bring these dazzling creatures vividly to life simply by coloring them with crayons, felt-tip pens, or paints. Then place the pictures in a window or near another light source to produce splendid stained glass effects. An identification guide is included, along with coloring suggestions.

Sixteen full-page designs capture the splendor of such exotic blossoms as the passion flower, Chilean bell flower, the bird of paradise, peacock tiger flower, glory bush, Christmas pride, rose of China, crown imperial, more. For coloring book fans and flower lovers of all ages.