The Afrohemian Collection · Book 1 · Detailed
Mara at Home
A Large-Print Coloring Book for Black Women
Forty large-print coloring pages of one Black woman at home, in adire and mudcloth patterns, with natural hair, locs and braids. Nothing pre-shaded.
The PDF is the same 40 pages, downloaded right here the moment you pay, so you can print any page at home. The paperback ships from Amazon.
The PDF is for home and family use, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Printing for a group or facility? See group licenses.
Download a free sample page first- Style
- Detailed. Fuller scenes and finer line work than our bold and easy shelf. Takes longer, still large print, still single-sided.
- Inside
- 40 Large-Print Designs
- Pages
- Single-sided to prevent bleed-through
- Size
- 8.5" x 11"
- Made for
- Black Women, Adults & Seniors
- ISBN
- 9798172451454
- Process
- Designed and hand-edited by K. Terry, with AI-assisted drafting. How the books are made
About the book
What's inside
Her skin is yours to choose. Somewhere in a stack of coloring books there is a Black woman with a nose too narrow and lips too thin, her hair already filled in solid black so there is nothing left for you to decide. This is not that book. Mara at Home is forty open, large-print illustrations of one woman in her own house — washing her hair, sweeping her floor, pouring something warm, stretching in the morning light, sitting down in the middle of an ordinary day. She is drawn in adire indigo and bogolan mudcloth, among rattan chairs, beaded curtains, woven baskets and monstera leaves. Nothing has been pre-shaded. No gray on her skin. No black filled into her hair. Every coil, loc, braid and twist is drawn as a large open shape, waiting for whatever brown, whatever gold, whatever color you decide belongs there. Large print throughout, clear outlines, and one design per page printed single-sided so your markers stay where you put them.
Sample pages
Take a peek inside
Blank, then colored
The same page, brought to life.
Every shape is open and wide. Fill it with markers, pencils or gel pens, as gently or as boldly as you like.
Good to know
Questions about
this book
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