Tag: Art

In Used before category names. Books, Craft, In Review
Oct 9, 2024 By Miss Known 0 Comment

Does the name Albert Kiefer mean anything to you? And how about Housesketcher on Instagram? If you walk around the artsy and sketching side of the internet, you have probably crossed paths with some of his works. The first time I heard about Kiefer was browsing the Domestika website. When I saw Housesketching, something felt familiar. And so I jumped at the opportunity to see what this man had to teach me. His sketching style is very characteristic and recognisable. For me, it’s often too chaotic and busy, although that’s one of the reasons his drawings are so alive. The colour in some sketches is so pleasant and lovely that I want to jump into the page and land in that world. That’s what attracts me the most to his sketches and why I didn’t pass on the opportunity to check out his new book. Disclaimer: Thank you to the …

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In Used before category names. Books, In Review
Mar 18, 2020 By Miss Known 1 Comment

Games and books are two of my favourite hobbies. Whenever a book is about a game, I don’t miss a chance to read it. Happy Family by James Ellis wasn’t an exception. My many thanks to Anne Cater, the author, and the publisher for allowing me to be part of this tour. Author: James Ellis Publisher: Unbound Digital Pages: 304 Genre: Fiction, Humour, LGBT Publication: 6th February 2020 Synopsis: Germaine Kiecke was a foundling, an orphan, brought up by the infamous ‘Motherhood’ in a Belgian orphanage. Now she is a successful art academic who defines herself by her profession and prefers to experience the world through art and an augmented reality game called Happy Family. But when the artist Tom Hannah, the creative force behind Happy Family, moves to Spain, surrounds himself with high walls, three large guard dogs called Harpo, Chico and Groucho, and a runaway who teaches him …

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