Stillwoods Fine Arts

Books

22BOO001

A critical examination of Thoreau’s rhetorical strategies in his major works and their implications for the twenty-first century. Paperback (ISBN: 978-1-957414-04-1), 183 pages, $14.99. Kindle ebook (ISBN: 978-1-957414-02-7), $4.99 [Available from amazon.com].

Pressing the Seed

23BOO002

My life has wandered from dairy and tobacco farming in Kentucky to Peace Corps work with the Dayak headhunters in Sarawak to doctoral study in American Transcendentalists to a professorship in Rhetoric and Professional Communication in central Iowa to ownership of a fine arts gallery in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin. Paperback, 6 x 9 inches (ISBN: 978-1-957414-06-5), 251 pages (black & white) & (ISBN: 978-1-957414-09-6), 230 pages (color) , $25.00. Kindle ebook (ISBN: 978-1-957414-03-4), $4.99. [Available from amazon.com]

From Bluegrass to Cherryland

19BOO003

A historical look at how the outcome of World War II depended on a small group of scientists at Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa, and their success in mass producing pure uranium for the first atomic bomb. Hardback, 6 x 9 inches, 132 pages, $19.85.

To Snare the Sun

19BOO007

In the nineteenth century two New Yorkers came to Rowleys Bay, Wisconsin, a generation apart. These two men—Peter Rowley and Sam Rogers—illustrate how American communities developed from classic types—the pioneer and the businessman. Paperback, 6 x 9 inches, 24 pages, $5.00. Kindle ebook (ISBN: 978-1-957414-08-9) [ebook available from amazon.com]

Two New Yorkers Shape Rowley’s Bay, WI

19BOO004

A photographic journey through the Door Peninsula of Wisconsin as captured in the art and photography of Don Payne, Hardback, 10 x 8 inches, 24 pages, $25.00.

Peninsula Scenes: Door County, WI

19BOO005

A photographic journey through Sister Bay, Wisconsin, as captured in the art and photography of Don Payne, Hardback, 10 x 8 inches, 24 pages, $25.00 (out of print).

Villagescapes: Sister Bay, WI

19BOO006

A photographic journey through Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, as captured in the art and photography of Don Payne, Hardback, 10 x 8 inches, 24 pages, $25.00 (out of print).

Villagescapes: Ellison Bay, WI

23BOO008

In this short story collection you'll meet a quirky woman swept along in a life unplanned and serendipitous, a criminal driven by dark passions pulsing just beyond his understanding, a woman whose jealousy may have triggered another person's death, an unambitious teacher who lives vicariously through others' dreams, a student who steps over the precipice of ultimate self-discovery, a film critic mired in passionless introspection, a wife who finds dignity in a small act of courage, a husband who waits too late to sort out the intricacies of love and lust, a woman who is crossing the threshold into dementia, a painter who finds his muse in the most inexplicable way. Which of them will devise ways to redefine themselves when others think their lives don't matter? Paperback, 6 x 9 in., 103 pages, $9.99 (ISBN: 978-1-957414-05-8). Kindle ebook (ISBN: 978-1-957414-00-3), $3.99. [Available from amazon.com]

Jottings

23BOO009

A color illustrated poetry collection that explores the nature of art, particularly the visual arts. Paperback (ISBN: 978-1-957414-07-2), 6 x 9 inches, 104 pages, $20.00. Kindle ebook (978-1-957414-01-0), $3.99. [Available from amazon.com]

Palette Poems

25BOO009

Historically photography struggled to be recognized as art. Now that it has entered the digital realm, the line between photography and traditional art forms is being blurred in ways that spur imagination and creativity. This collection of artistic works begins with digital photography but follows many paths to painterly reinterpretations of such images, in particular privileging color and texture. The images displayed here are enhanced by textual arts as well. Poems, art analysis, history, and storytelling help contextualize the visual art and invite readers and viewers on more extended journeys into imagination and reflection. Paperback, 8.5 x 8.5 inches, 84 pages, $40.

Photographic Fantasy Land