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Review ------ For anyone who loves her art, fabric collections and handbags, Laurel Burch now shares her whimsical designs to colour. It is said that colouring encourages creativity―who better to help you than Laurel herself! (Quilter's Connection, Summer 2016) It was a big loss to the quilting world when Laurel Burch passed away some years ago. However, her designs for fabric continue to delight quilters, and here is your chance to create your very own coloured versions of designs that come straight from her sketchbook. The adorable cat images are here, as well as the wonderful horses. There are plenty of other animals, human figures and flowers as well. The pages are printed on heavyweight uncoated paper with perforated edges, and each colouring-in page is blank on the reverse, so you can frame or display your finished piece which will fit easily into an 8" x 10" frame. With 45 designs to choose from, you will have many happy hours of creativity ahead. (Down Under Quilts, Issue 176) There are a vast number of coloring books on the market right now, so when something a bit different comes along it is going to be welcome. This book has over forty-five drawings to color in, all drawn in this artist's distinctive style. There are fantastic animals (particularly cats, horses and birds), flowers and foliage, women and inspiring words, often all on the same page. Some designs are fairly intricate, others very simple and a few you could add your own doodles zentangle style to if you wish. Also unlike many other coloring books, this is squarely ed at adult women, although I imagine others will like it too. The paper is bright white and not too thin, although falling into the paper category rather than thin card. Lines are mostly black and vary in width, but are rarely thin and not computer generated. The print quality varies with some drawings, looking like scans or copies from drawings which no doubt they are, emphasizing the feeling that you are coloring in the artist's sketchbook. Reading the back cover, this is what the publishers are ing for and it gives an extra dimension to the coloring experience, rather akin to adding color to one's own work. To give the work an authentic Laurel Burch look, there is a color scheme on the inside of the back cover and also some pictures of finishing work inside the front cover. Pictures are printed one side of the page only and none disappear into the spine; many have a large white area around them which could be filled in with your own background or text. Pencils as usual would be the best medium to opt for, although if you place a sheet of paper under the page you can also use water based pens. Permanent markers like Sharpies or watercolor paints are not advised. A book ed at pleasing the more sophisticated colorist. (myshelf.com, November 2016) Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) About the Author ---------------- Laurel first began making and selling jewelry on the streets of San Francisco. Over her forty-year career, she became an internationally known artist with an instantly recognizable style that is imbued with brilliant color, bold lines, and mythical figures. Read more ( javascript:void(0) )