Books
In Future Possible, Mireille Eagan and other writers and artists navigate the tangled histories and cultures of Newfoundland and Labrador to investigate the visual output and to write the narrative that it has created. The result is an ambitious volume, arising from a two-part exhibition of the same name at The Rooms, that provides a multi-vocal, multi-faceted history spanning pre- and post-Confederation Newfoundland.
On July 1st, 2016, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment Gallery opened at The Rooms. It houses the exhibition, Beaumont-Hamel and the Trail of the Caribou: Newfoundlanders and Labradorians at War and at Home. The exhibition documents and explores the effects of the First World War on Newfoundland and Labrador, on those that fought, on the families and communities left behind, and on the politics, economy and future of Newfoundland an Labrador.
The exhibition catalogue contains first hand experiences of the people who were involved in and transformed by the conflict. These stories are supported by the participants, authentic objects and archival documents, many of which were donated by the thousands of people who came out to tell their family stories.
Hardcover
231 pages
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The first major publication on the art of the Labrador Inuit. Designed to accompany the major touring exhibition organized by The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery of St. John's, this book features more than 80 reproductions of work by 45 different artists, profiles of the featured artists, and a major essay on the art of Nunatsiavut by Heather Igloliorte.
Hardcover
188 pages
Regarded as one of Canada's finest still life realist artists, Mary Pratt's luminescent paintings form the visual focus of Goose Lane Edition's Mary Pratt, a career retrospective that examines every aspect of this unique artist's creative journey. Featuring seventy-four full colour reproductions of Pratt's most renowned works and a complete chronology of her career, including a selected list of her solo and group exhibitions.
Soft cover
160 pages
With essays by Darryn Doull and by award-winning author Megan Gail Coles, Philippa Jones: Suspended documents and reflects on this powerful exhibition, mounted at The Rooms in Winter 2019. This immersive installation of large drawings and paintings, interactives, and a celestial sculpture of thousands of orbs containing plant and animal fragments gave viewers a unique perspective on the cycles of life.
Focuses on Christopher Pratt's paintings of the last decade, each revealing his observations of a place changing even as it endures. Beginning in 2005, Pratt started to travel by car to "everywhere I've ever been," recording his travels in his "car books," in his memory, and, ultimately, in his paintings.
This exquisite book, featuring essays by exhibition curator Mireille Eagan, archivist Larry Dohey, and Pratt himself, examines Pratt's interest in and preoccupation with transformation, the act of remembering, and his abstractions of the ineffable.
Soft cover
104 pages
Noted Kent scholar and independent curator Jake Milgram Wien writes about Rockwell Kents remarkable paintings from the time period of 1910-1915.This is the first catalogue of Kent's Newfoundland based works.
26.67cm x 21.59cm x .635cm
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Marcus Gosse is a Mi'kmaq Artist and Member of the Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation Band. Marcus incorporates the Mi'kmaq Eight-Pointed Star, double curve designs, applique designs, Mi'kmaq hieroglyphs and petroglyphs into his artwork. His new Mi'kmaq Family Colouring Book titled: "Colouring Mi'kma'ki-A Colouring Book of Mi'kmaq Territory" is composed of 28 pages and features a Biography, Mi'kmaq Eight-Pointed Star Description, Table of Contents with Mi'kmaq Words and Colouring Page Descriptions, and 26 beautiful pages to colour. Everyone in the family can colour together and learn about the beauty of Mi'kmaq Culture.
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Marcus Gosse introduces us to the Mi'kma'ki language in Volume 2 of his Colouring Mi'kma'ki series.
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In Volume 3 of his Colouring Mi'kma'ki series, Marcus Gosse introduces us to counting in the Mi'kma'ki langua
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In this Mi'kma'ki colouring book created by Marcus Gosse, he explores the hieroglyphs of the NL Mi'kmaq. This is volume 5 in his Couloring Mi'kma'ki series.
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In this Mi'kma'ki activity book created by Marcus Gosse, you are asked to fill in the blanks, practice your pronounciation, and colour the images. This is volume 4 in his Couloring Mi'kma'ki series.
As big as a city block covered in office towers, or as small as a grand piano, these mountains of freshwater ice began thousands of years ago when snow fell on Greenland. Science writer Lawrence Jackson unravels the mysteries of icebergs for children in this clearly-written picture book, illustrated with remarkable water-colours, photographs and paintings on silk by Newfoundland artist Diana Dabinett. This informative keepsake is both educational and beautiful.
A visually stunning, often humorous book of verse, All Around the Circle celebrates the landscape and spirit of outport Newfoundland. How did Aunt Maud?s cat manage to sail across the tickle? Why is Heloise the chicken so worried? With a colourful cast of characters, tall tales, and vibrant artwork, Cara Kansala, artist of the wildly popular Grumpy Goat Gallery, offers a tongue-twisting playful read that will delight kids from five to ninety-five.
The year 2020 marks the Botwood Mural Arts Society's 10th anniversary and the launch of this very special publication. Through cheerful rhyme and colourful imagery, M is for Murals tells the story of Botwood?s murals, the artists who painted them, and the seaport town in Newfoundland and Labrador that supported their creations. This alphabet storybook is designed to be read aloud to children while engaging them in the rich provincial history the artwork portrays. Although written with children in mind, M is for Murals also works as a visual time capsule and will appeal to adults interested in knowing the details of the murals completed to date. The town of Botwood has now claimed the title "Mural Capital of Newfoundland and Labrador." As a long-standing member of the Global Mural Association and host of the 2018 Global Mural Conference, the Botwood Mural Arts Society believes in a creative economy and invites you to "Come See What We See!"
In the early 1970s, artist Gerald Squires moved, with his wife and two young daughters, into the abandoned lighthouse-keeper?s house in Ferryland, Newfoundland. Shortly after their arrival, they had a visitor who claimed to be the former constable of the area and regaled them with stories of the place and its previous occupants. A visitor, they soon learned, who was more than he appeared to be.
Dimensions:
8 x 11
Number of pages:
36
Tamara is struggling to find the confidence to play her accordion in front of an audience. She learns the tunes well enough, and can play them when she's alone?but as soon as she tries to perform for others, everything falls apart. One day her father encourages her to try playing for an elderly man in the seniors' home where her grandmother lives. His name is Art Stoyles, and he is a legendary accordion player in her hometown of St. John's. He is best known of a beautiful set of tunes called "The Portuguese Waltzes." Inspired by Stoyles, and by stories of his musical friendship with a Portuguese sea captain, Tamara gains the confidence she needs to perform.
This charming middle reader celebrates the interconnections that music creates?forging bonds between young and old, reaching across cultures and oceans. It grows out of author Richard Simas's fascination with "The Portuguese Waltzes" and features colourful artwork by St. John's-based musician and artist Caroline Clarke.
Dimensions:
6 x 9
Number of Pages:
42
Building on the success of Capelin Weather and The Puffin Problem, Lori Doody is back with a delightfully witty book about two mallard ducks who plague a moose. One day a moose walks into town, and inexplicably, two mallards tag along. The moose wants nothing more than to get rid of those pesky mallards, but they follow him everywhere. He can?t duck them at the harbour?they?re afraid of the seagulls; downtown, the pigeons give them pause. No matter where he goes, those mallards follow. Until, that is, the moose finds the perfect solution?duck, duck, goose.
Dimensions::
9 x 7
Number of Pages::
44
Peg's big, ugly, and hairy, yes, but she's also smart enough and brave enough to outsmart a witch, help a king, and find husbands for her two beautiful sisters and for herself. This brilliant re-take on a classic folktale from Placentia Bay, Newfoundland will have readers of all ages cheering for Peg. And falling for her too!
The story is now available in this bright and beautiful new edition. Maintaining Dinn and Jones's original adapted text, with all of its playful wit and delightful musicality, this new book features all new illustrations by Louisiana-based Denise Gallagher. Their fun, folksy flavour breathes new life into the story, and reminds us that Peg is a heroine for all places and all times.
Dimensions::
9 x 9
Number of Pages::
40
Ted Russell's Smokeroom on the Kyle made its debut on CBC Radio, when Uncle Mose regaled audiences in the 1950s and 60s with tales about a little town called Pigeon Inlet. The famous poem has lived on in recitation, performed by many for schools, radio, and television. Now, this whimsical yarn about jigging squid in outport Newfoundland and Labrador appears for the first time as an illustrated book for children. Smokeroom on the Kyle is a Newfoundland and Labrador classic brought to life through gorgeous watercolour illustrations. It is written by Ted Russell, also known as Uncle Mose, and illustrated by Tara Fleming, an artist who has worked on such television series as Republic of Doyle and Frontier.
A true classic cookbook featuring the foods of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Join professional forager Shawn Dawson on a guided tour of the forests, fields, bogs, barrens, cliffsides and shorelines of Newfoundland. Along the way, you?ll learn to identify more than 50 edible plants?including trees, weeds, berries, and fruit?and how and when to harvest them sustainably. Includes recipes from Newfoundland & Labrador?s best known chefs.
In Storm the Kettle, authors Elaine Feore and Joanne Goudie celebrate Newfoundland?s strong connection to the past with an eye to the culinary world beyond its shores, maintaining a centuries-old love of food and commonwealth, but, at the same time, infusing them with a contemporary sampling of recipes from around the globe.
Pages 208
Partridgeberry pies, pork buns, turrs, watered fish, damper bread, and pan-fried cod tongues. These traditional Newfoundland dishes have survived, despite the influx of modern trends and techniques and a great array of imported products. This heritage is at the heart of The Traditional Newfoundland Kitchen, a remarkable collection of more than 300 recipes, as well as food preservation and preparation techniques. This must-have cookbook is a window into Newfoundland?s heritage, when self-sufficiency and eating locally was a way of life.
Break out your mixing bowls and preheat the oven because Barry C. Parsons, the bestselling cookbook author and creator of the phenomenal RockRecipes.com, is back with an extra helping of delicious recipes to delight everyone at your dinner table.
Pages: 264
Dimensions: 7.75 ? 9.125 in
Weight: 1.0 kg
In Rock Recipes Christmas, Barry Parsons provides everything you need to prepare for the ultimate holiday season. From the perfect turkey dinner with all the trimmings to delectable cakes, cookies, breads, and desserts?there are even recipes for gift giving?Parsons offers the blueprint for a truly delicious festive season. A New Year?s menu is here too, with a mouth-watering ham and party nibbles for guests. This is old-fashioned family cooking at its very best, and every recipe is accompanied by a full-page colour photograph to help with the perfect presentation. Rock Recipes Christmas serves as the ideal holiday gift
Pages: 160
Dimensions: 7.75 ? 1 ? 9.125 in
Weight: 1 kg
In response to overwhelming requests from his fan base around the world, bestselling home cook and food blogger Barry Parsons has compiled his ultimate collection of cookie recipes. From mouthwatering no-bake cookies to drop cookies chalk full of warm comfort, Rock Recipes Cookies includes all you?ll ever need when seeking a delectable bite-sized delight.
Format: paperback
Dimensions: 7.75 × .5 × 9.125 in
Weight: 1 kg
The Ode to Newfoundland with illustrations by artist Brend McClellan.
Saltwaterr Gifts is the latest book from the award winning knitting duo of Christine LeGrow and Shirley A. Scott.
Knitted gifts are treasured in Newfoundland, whatever the season. Designs unique to this storied island are made to keep loved ones warm all year long?even during early summer when icebergs chill the air.
Pages 216
Photographer Michael Winsor shares some of his best images in this lovely little picture book.