{"product_id":"growing-the-fantastic-garden-2013-maria-arango-diener-9781493648306","title":"Growing the Fantastic Garden 2013: The Tale of Making a Monumental Collaborative Puzzle Print","description":"The book \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrowing the Fantastic Garden 2013\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e explains the process and depicts images of making a collaborative woodcut print by 92 international artists. \u003cp\u003e The resulting four-panel print measures 60 x 44 inches and encompasses a large garden image composed of 92 puzzle-like pieces, each unique as the artist who design it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Briefly, a \u003cb\u003eMonumental Puzzle Print\u003c\/b\u003e is a large design composed of \"puzzle pieces\", each of which is designed and carved as a relief or woodcut by a unique artist under a common theme. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWoodcut prints\u003c\/b\u003e are made by carving a block of wood in relief, inking the relief (such as a stamp) and applying paper and pressure to obtain an imprint of the carving. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this fourth collaborative woodcut print, the project director, \u003cb\u003eMaria Arango Diener\u003c\/b\u003e designed and sawed a wood block into puzzle-like pieces, then sent the pieces to participant artists; they carved their own little design under the theme \u003cb\u003eFantastic Garden\u003c\/b\u003e and sent the puzzle piece back to the director. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Master Gardener and Project Director proceeded to assemble the carved puzzle pieces. The entire design was inked and printed as a woodcut print after the puzzle was reassembled and finally each participant received a huge print encompassing the entire design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrowing the Fantastic Garden 2013\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e contains all the individual images with artist names and locations, the composite panels, studio pictures and explanation of the woodcut print process as well as notes on the collaboration process, information on the design and brief history of previous projects, artist's comments on their own images, individual block and print photos of each artist's contribution, gardening quotes and the birth of the garden among the dog trails and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The author and artist project director, Maria Arango Diener has led four such projects and is already planning the next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Arango Diener\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1493648306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493648306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.38d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maria Arango Diener","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44064761348351,"sku":"9781493648306","price":27.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_04640d6e-656a-4acf-b631-bd0901ad7a4d.jpg?v=1685397407","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/growing-the-fantastic-garden-2013-maria-arango-diener-9781493648306","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}