Roger Paré's fourth title with Annick Press features once again his warm and magical finely detailed images of his gentle world that make his the "picture books for everybody." This monster mama is having loads of fun, laughing and giggling and tickling her son. A moonlit kiss on a furry cheek, while the hoot-owls call and the field mice squeak. He says, "What I want for a children's book are illustrations that will have the quality of a painting. The image must reach them. When the image is explicit enough, what writing I have to add is little in terms of quantity." The popular author's books are being enjoyed all around the world!
This comprehensive guide examines the personal histories, roles, and personalities that played into the traditional cultural art of carving. It also traces the influence of European patronage and the ensuing tourist trade upon this art form, as many Maori carvers began styling and catering their product to meet their clients’ aesthetic desires. Included is a discussion of the establishment of the government-sponsored Rotorua School of Maori Art in 1928, which appointed as the main tutor Eramiha Kapua, a Ngati Tarawhai carver, thus helping his own traditional tribal art to make the transition into a modern “national” art.
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