Floating World Japanese Prints Coloring Book

“A magnificent collection of 22 authentic Japanese woodblock prints for you to color using your own colored pencils and/or fine markers…Arranged with a brief backstory of the print first, followed by a copy of the original print, beside a large 8 1⁄2” x 12” uncolored print for you to color as you please. The prints are on good quality paper, single-sided and perforated so you can easily tear out, share, display and even frame your works-of-art. Relaxing and inspiring!” –Handmade by Deb blog“…Floating World Japanese Prints Coloring Book is more than just a coloring book! There are 22 images for you to color. Some are by the most famous artists Utagawa Hiroshige and Katsushika Hokusai, and others are by lesser-known by fabulous artists. For each print, you’ll get a page of information about the print, which has had me looking at them in new ways and seeing things I previously didn’t see. Turn the page, and you’ll see a large color version of the print with the artist title, and series information as well as the date of the original print. On the right side of the page, you have your own full-page black and white outline of the same print for you to color.” –CastleViewAcademy.com“Get a crash course on Japanese art while coloring for relaxation. This is the a perfect summer learning activity!” –Pragmatic Mom blog

Marc Kirschenbaum is a top origami artist who’s been practicing his art since the 1970s. He has covered a wide variety of subjects and styles from the wonderfully simple to the unbelievably complex. His works are on display in many museums and exhibitions around the world, including the American Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian, the Mingei International Museum, and Hangar-7. Kirschenbaum’s models have also been featured in many books, magazines, and periodicals. Marc is an active member of OrigamiUSA, serving on the administrative council and directing the production of many of its publications.

Photographer, Araldo De Luca, who lives and works in Rome, is one of the most highly esteemed art photographers in the world. He complements his visual-narrative language with the skillful use of lighting, and has created a collection of about 80,000 superior art images. He has published in various languages and throughout the world more than 30 photographic books, including the bestselling The Treasures of Ancient Egypt.