From Ordinary to Extraordinary Art and Design Problem Solving

From Ordinary to Extraordinary Art and Design Problem Solving
Ken Vieth
Davis Publications
ISBN: 0-87192-387-4
Non-Fiction, Art, Design
Reviewed by Qetesh

Artist/Teacher Ken Vieth has taken his twenty-nine years of experience in media and design to develop this wonderful book that helps artists give their work that extra something that turns it from a good idea into a Masterpiece. This book is wonderful for the classroom and it teaches valuable problem solving skills that helps students and artists see their media in new ways. The projects are designed for students and artists to use a variety of media and everyday objects to push their creativity to the limit. This book would be excellent to add fun and creativity vitality to any art program. The problem solving exercises are valuable teaching tools that will help students develop their work to the fullest measure. This is a wonderful book of projects and design ideas that is long overdue. I wish more professional artists would work with students in this manner to allow them a glimpse into their world and how to create beautiful pieces of work from objects that most people consider ordinary and that are often overlooked.