Around the world throughout human history, people have decorated their clothing, furniture, pottery, living spaces, and bodies with distinctive designs. Ornamental art has been made in many media: carved into stone, clay and wood; woven into clothe and baskets, painted on tiles and pottery; formed out of precious metals; and tattooed on skin. Because each culture has developed a unique decorative style, we usually can identify who made which art.
Most motifs for ornamental art come from geometry or nature. Some ornaments-such as those in the Navajo rug patter in this book-are abstract shapes; others-for example, those in the french tapestry design-represent flowers, plants, and occasionally people. Sometimes the two types of ornaments appear in the same piece of art.
This new coloring book by Pomegranate gives the coloring enthusiast 48 pages of intricate ornamental designs from around the world on which to unleash his or her coloring talents.
