Carvings, masks, reliefs Books
MY - University of Toronto Press Yakuglas Legacy The Art and Times of Charlie
Book SynopsisThrough a balanced reading of the historical period and James' artistic production, Ronald W. Hawker argues that James' shift to contemporary art forms allowed the artist to make a critical statement about the vitality of Kwakwaka'wakw cultureTrade Review'Yakuglas' Legacy is unreservedly recommended for community and academic library Canadian Art History collections and supplemental studies reading lists.' -- James A. Cox Mid-West Book review January 2017Table of ContentsIllustrations Preface Introduction Chapter One: James' World Chapter Two: Style Chapter Three: Masks and Ceremonial Objects Chapter Four: Totem Poles Chapter Five: Model Poles and Curio Items Chapter Six: Two Dimensional Art Conclusion: Yakuglas' Legacy Bibliography Endnotes
£57.80
Boston Mills Press Carve Your Own Totem Pole
Book SynopsisHow to plan, carve and paint your personal totem pole. This well-illustrated guidebook includes the history of totem-pole carving and its West Coast native traditions, techniques and patterns. It examines the historic and modern tools involved. And it also presents great ideas for carving a totem pole, whether with traditional designs or more personal folk-art motifs. Carving instructor Wayne Hill reveals how to select the right wood and use the correct tools to best advantage. Artist Jimi McKee shows how to create drawings and templates in authentic West Coast styles. There are also special notes on the meanings of figures, along with many instructions on painting your totem pole and recommendations for placement. A folk-art family totem pole will be treasured for years to come. This handy illustrated guide includes all the background and information required to create one. AUTHORS: Wayne Hill and Jimi McKee have created more than 300 totem poles for villages, towns, cities, businesses, corporations, families and individuals. Photographer Bev McMullen has had her work featured in books, magazines, newspapers and calendars.
£18.95
Taunton Press Inc Classic Carving Patterns
Book SynopsisIntended to show what to carve, rather than how to carve, this selection of classic designs and pattern ideas, orientated towards more traditional styles of woodworking, can be used for wood carving, wood burning or wood painting.
£13.49
Taunton Press Inc Wood Carving Basics
Book SynopsisCarving is an area of woodworking that has wide appeal and can start as simply as whittling figures with a pocket knife. Since the cost of entry is so low, many people are willing to give it a try. But some people are put off by the conflicting information about what tools to buy, how to sharpen them and by the bewildering range of carving styles. This book, with its commonsense approach to tools and sharpening and its broad survey of the many styles, is the perfect introduction for the novice carver. The projects will help the beginner become familiar with the tools and learn skills while trying a variety of carving styles to see which suits them best. The projects range from the traditional to the contemporary and reflect the tastes of today's woodcarvers.
£14.39
Fox Chapel Publishing Carving the Full Moon Saloon: The Art of
Book SynopsisAttention, woodcarvers! Get inspired! Learn how to carve the Full Moon Saloon and all of its colorful characters. Each chapter is written by a different artist, each carving a different character: The Card Player with a Bottle, Carrie Nation, The Assistant Bartender, The Saloon Piano Player, Flat on His Back, The Bartender, Flirtie Gertie, The Seated Cowboy, The Rail Rider, Cowboy at the Bar, The Cowboy's Sidekick, The Old Coot, The Hanging Drunk, The Reverend and Mrs. Farkus, The Lamplighter, Sal and Igoo, Sweet Betsy and Ike, The Janitor, Hanging Harley, The Moose Hanger, The Lady Card Shark, The Drunk, The Dancing Couple, No Free Lunch, Sleazy Girl on the Piano, and Man's Best Friend. With over 150 color photographs, here is the combined effort of 21 remarkable woodworking artisans who offer colorful, hilarious, and detailed carvings. The artists share their inspiration, processes, and creativity. The caricature carvers include patterns and painting instructions for intermediate and advanced artists to help develop their own carving skills. And for those who are beginning their path in caricature carving, the book offers insights to inspire new appreciation for an intricate art. Their characters come together in the Full Moon Saloon for a hilarious scene straight out of the Old West. With intricate, carved details, these carved characters interact with each other to provide a moment of festive joy that you can replicate with the included carving patterns. The finished Full Moon Saloon measures 4 feet wide by 2 feet deep, with the figures carved on a scale of 1 foot equal to 1 inch. The project is designed to fit in a single crate and can be set up in 15 minutes. The Caricature Carvers of America was founded to promote caricature carving and increase an appreciation of the art. These carving patterns unlock the art of caricature of cowboys and characters in the Wild West on the American Frontier. By learning through these experienced artists, you can not only come to appreciate the art of caricature carving, but also be inspired to start creating your own work.
£23.96
Fox Chapel Publishing Scroll Saw Relief
Book SynopsisTurn your favorite fretwork pattern into something special with the techniques found in this book. Features tips and ready-to-use patterns for more than 70 stunning projects!
£13.46
Independent Publishers Group Compound Scroll Saw Patterns: Original 2-in-1
Book SynopsisA new challenge for scroll saw craftsmen how to create a single object that is shaped so that two different subjects are revealed with the object is turned 90 degrees. Compound figures are createdwhen a single object is shaped so that two different subjects are revealed when the object is turned 90 degrees-from one angle it is an angel, from another a butterfly. This intermediate level book provides 128 scroll saw patterns for creating these objects and detailed instructions on how to execute the tricky scroll saw maneuvers required to cut them. Take a look at one of Sam Keener's scroll saw pieces and you'll see an angel. Turn it 90 degrees and look again. Now you'll see a butterfly perched on a flower. Pick up another piece: one side is a musical note; the other is a saxophone. A step beyond "three-dimensional" scroll saw projects, these two-in-one figures are made with a unique cutting technique perfected by author and artist Sam Keener.
£11.88
Independent Publishers Group Carving Found Wood: 10 Top Carvers Share
Book SynopsisAttention, woodcarvers! Create beautiful carvings from natural materials like cypress knees, burls, driftwood, and weathered wood. Here are tips, techniques, and an amazing gallery from today's top carvers. Discover how to create amazing woodcarvings from "found" substances like driftwood and weathered wood! Part of the magic of woodcarving is taking a raw block of wood and molding it into a form with features, details, and texture. The book includes an incredible gallery from today's top carvers as well as scavenging and woodcarving tips, techniques, and methods. It also includes step-by-step tutorials that can walk the woodcarver, regardless of their experience, through the entire woodcarving project. Each project is presented by renowned and acknowledged expert carvers and artists that specialize in finding "diamonds in the rough." They look at a piece of used wood and see its potential, mapping out a design and carving it to bring a piece of leftover, weathered wood into the status of woodcarving masterpiece. Artists that are included: Jack Portice, Carol Jean Boyd, Debbe Edwards, Rick Jensen. David Neener, Marshal Artime, John Burke, Jim Wright, Gary Falin, Renee Manning. Each of these artists is an expert carver, world-class creator, and superb scavenger for found wood. In addition to tips on where to find found wood, the book also offers artist insight into why found wood is a superior carving product and why every artist has a connection with the material they are working with. Once you read this book, take in the breathtaking photographs, and connect with the artists, you will never look at a used piece of wood the same again. If you are looking for a new challenge that uses your carving skills and teaches you how to see unpolished gems in everyday items, this book is for you.
£15.29
Independent Publishers Group Carving Horse Portraits in Relief: Patterns and
Book SynopsisAttention, woodcarvers! Attention, horse lovers! With over 150 color photographs, you will learn step-by-step how to lay out patterns, how to measure and mark levels, and how to create the illusion of depth by following along as the author demonstrates how to carve a horse's head in high relief. Then, apply your new-found techniques to the five spectacular horse patterns included. The inventor of the Koch Sharpening System, author Kurt Koch is a master woodcarver. With this guide, you will also learn techniques that you can apply to your other relief projects such as cutting the initial outline, removing large areas of wood, and carving manes. Carving Horse Portraits In Relief is an easy-to-follow guide for any aspiring woodcarver to create any crafted work of art. It won't be long before you have completed your own piece of art. The patterns inside include wild mustangs, bridle horses, race horses, and more. Koch gives you a thorough understanding of the basics and, in great detail, explains the equipment, the chisels that are needed, and what each of them can do for your project. This is the perfect book to come back to multiple times as a reference. Chapters include: *Getting Started *Using Basswood *Carving Tools & Their Edges *Reference Material Step-By-Step *Outline *First Level *Second Level *Next Levels *Base Level *Features *Back cutting *Carving Hair *Final Details *Demonstration Time Lapse *Reference Photos *Patterns *Gouge and Chisel Chart. Whether you are a beginner newly introduced to this wonderful craft, a woodcarver expanding on your skills, or an experienced carver brushing up on your techniques, this book will educate and inspire you. It's like having a master carver at your side!
£11.88
Fox Chapel Publishing Carving Award Winning Songbirds: Three
Book SynopsisAn in-depth guide tocarving realistic birds providing all the expert guidance you need to succeed! With more than 850 color photos and 100 illustrations, this book unlocks all the tricks of the trade, and will be constantly referred to when carving any songbird. Learn all the latest tips and carving techniques of one of the world's great bird carvers, Lori Corbett. Inside are 3 detailed step-by-step carving projects to help build your carving and painting skills, including tools and materials, bird anatomy, texturing feathers, planning dramatic poses, painting and much more. Hundreds of clear reference photos help illustrate the easy-to-follow patterns for 3 popular birds: a mountain bluebird, a cedar waxwing, and a red-breasted nuthatch.
£25.21
Fox Chapel Publishing Extreme Pumpkin Carving: 20 Amazing Designs from
Book SynopsisWant to make the best pumpkin in your neighborhood? Here's how! Whether you prefer to use professional woodworking tools or a regular kitchen knife, you'll learn to create a jaw-dropping pumpkin with Extreme Pumpkin Carving. The incredible designs included will be sure to impress and amaze.*20 awesome patterns for three-dimensional faces & scenes *Step-by-step directions for professional pumpkin carving using kitchen knives or carving tools *Expert advice - Learn how to create realistic facial elements like cheeks, lips, and eyebrows and bring your pumpkins to life! *An amazing gallery of expertly designed pumpkin art, with pictures of each finished carving *Uses Whole Pumpkins - no scooping necessary! Take your pumpkin carving skills to the next level with this collection of designs. Explore design options not traditionally found on a Jack-O-Lantern. Learn expert carving techniques to make your Halloween designs stand out from everyone else's. This compilation of designs uses carving techniques usually reserved for woodworking and stonework, enabling you to make the kind of eye-catching designs that your guests and visitors will not soon forget. The designs assembled in this collection showcase the unconventional style of carving into the flesh instead of through the pumpkin. This allows the artist an opportunity to focus on three-dimensional design, leaving room to add definition to lips, noses, cheeks, and other facial features. Pumpkin carving has become a beloved Halloween tradition, and you will learn about how this art form became a part of it. Plus you can learn how to select the right pumpkin for your design, then follow the step-by-step instructions to make a memorable Jack-O-Lantern. With a detailed photo gallery of the included designs and the necessary instruction to make it come to life, your neighborhood will never forget the designs that you make. From spooky to amazing, make your holiday décor stand out and create lasting memories this Halloween with Extreme Pumpkin Carving.
£11.58
Fox Chapel Publishing Realistic Dogs: A How-to Workbook for Carvers and
Book SynopsisMan's best friend receives top-billing in Realistic Dogs. Written for intermediate to advanced carvers using power carving tools, Realistic Dogs will show you how to capture the unique personality found in a variety of dog breeds including: Short-haired Dachshund, Lhasa Apso, Golden Retriever Puppy, Pointer, Boxer, Great Dane, and more.
£12.30
Fox Chapel Publishing The Decorative Decoy Carver's Ultimate Painting
Book SynopsisSeries Two of the 2-volume set features 12 additional species of duck patterns. Both volumes include both hen and drakes, and more than 60 color reference photos of the ducks in their natural habitat. These are upgraded editions of Burk's previously published Decorative Decoy Designs #1, 2 - now out of print. Advances in computer scanning mean the colors are tremendously improved in this edition. Plus, the bindings much sturdier and easier to use.
£23.70
Fox Chapel Publishing Scroll Saw Portraits: How to Turn Photographs
Book SynopsisScroll Saw Artists: You may never look at a photograph in the same way again!Imagine being able to take a favorite photograph and turn it into a wooden, scroll-sawed replica. Author Gary Browning shows you how with this innovative step-by-step book. Simply choose your favorite photographs from a picture album, then use a computer or photocopier to convert the photos into patterns for the scroll saw. Any photograph from pictures of loved ones, to snapshots of favorite pets, to portraits of famous movie stars has the potential to become a scroll-sawed keepsake.
£13.35
Fox Chapel Publishing Little Book of Wooden Bowls: Wood-Turned Bowls
Book SynopsisThis craftsman's companion celebrates the woodturners and innovative artists from around the world who have taken bowl-making to a higher level of aesthetic form. Little Book of Wooden Bowls features 31 of today's finest woodworkers and artisans--such as Virginia Dodson, Binh Pho, Harvey Fein, Paul Fennell, and Marilyn Campbell--who share their personal motivations, thought processes, and the studio techniques they employ to bring out the breathtaking beauty of wood. Each artist's profile includes full-color, studio-quality photographs of their most spectacular work, including vessels, bowls, platters, and more, along with insights on their design ideas and objectives. Curated by prominent wood art authorities Kevin Wallace and Terry Martin, this book is sure to become a treasure in every woodworking library.
£9.99
Africa World Press Carving Wood, Making History: The Fakeye Family,
Book SynopsisA history of Yoruba woodcarving, its place in African and general Art History, and a specific look at the Fakeye family.
£31.96
Skyhorse Publishing The Art of Whittling: Classic Woodworking
Book SynopsisThe Art of Whittling has provided readers with a wonderful introduction to the enjoyable hobby of whittling for decades. First published in 1930, Walter L. Faurot’s guide was one of the first manuals on the subject. This book contains a wealth of traditional whittling projects that are not found in many other books today.Rediscover such classics as: Interlocking wooden puzzles Rings and dumbbells Continuous wooden chains Ships inside bottlesPerfect for a beginner or someone looking to enhance their whittling skills, this book also contains instructions for making such items as working wooden scissors and pliers, balls in cages, entwined hearts, fans, animal toys, and joint work. Enjoy exploring a new hobby with this unabridged republication of the original edition.
£10.02
Figure 1 Publishing Knowledge Within: Treasures of the Northwest
Book SynopsisKnowledge Within: Treasures of the Northwest Coast looks into seventeen of the numerous sites in the Pacific Northwest region with major collections of Northwest Coast Indigenous material culture, bringing attention to a wide range of approaches to caring for and exhibiting such treasures. Each chapter is written by one or more people who work or worked in the organization they write about. Each chapter takes a different approach to the invitation to reflect upon their institution: some narrate a history of the institution, some focus on particular pieces in the collection, and some consider the significance of the work currently being done for the present and future. They do more than fill in the gaps and background of an already existing discussion. They show that these are places and moments in a much longer story, still ongoing, with many characters—individuals, institutions, communities, artworks, treasures—on different, although often parallel or intersecting, journeys.
£30.59
Figure 1 Publishing Dempsey Bob: In His Own Voice
Book SynopsisDempsey Bob: In His Own Voice is based on the first full-scale solo museum exhibition of this extraordinary Tahltan-Tlingit artist, one of the finest living carvers of the Northwest Coast. Drawing from extensive interviews with the artist by the exhibition’s co-curator, Sarah Milroy, the book presents the story of his life told his own way, including extensive and intimate reflections on the creation of particular works. Gorgeous photographs of the artworks, which are drawn from key private collections in Canada and public collections in Canada, the US and beyond, are supplemented with material from his sketchbooks to create a vivid portrait of the creative process.Trade Review"Dempsey Bob’s book […] has teachings for us mere mortals, warnings of cultures being lost, of the importance of passing on our values, of how stories are teachers and have meanings, and how we need to pay attention to those stories before it is too late."—The British Columbia Review"A remarkable book [...] glossy and homespun in the best possible ways."—Galleries West
£27.54
Huia Publishers Maori Carving: The Art of Preserving Maori
Book SynopsisThis photograph-rich book shows and describes the process of carving, covering the types of materials and tools used, the carving strokes and surface patterns and different regional styles. It shows the range of items carved from meeting houses to musical instruments, waka or canoes, storehouses, weapons and ceremonial items, such as boxes and staffs, and gives detailed information on the carving of wharenui or meeting houses.
£14.20
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Grinling Gibbons: Master Carver
Book SynopsisMaster Carver Grinling Gibbons (1648–1721) is famous for his breathtakingly delicate, intricate and realistic carvings, both in wood and stone. Tantalising cascades of fruit and flowers, puffy-cheeked cherubs, crowds of figures and flourishes of architecture are all trademark features of his energetic, animated carvings that grace stately homes, palaces, churches and colleges across the country. His work can be found in some of Britain’s most beloved buildings, including St Paul’s Cathedral and Hampton Court Palace. From his early work in the Low Countries to his ‘discovery’ by the diarist John Evelyn in London, and his appointment as the king’s Master Carver, this book celebrates Grinling Gibbons’ unequalled talent, his visionary genius, and his ability to transform humble pieces of wood into some of the most exquisite artworks of his day.Table of ContentsIntroduction The Origins and Genius of Grinling Gibbons By Royal Appointment Oxford and Cambridge Chapels, Churches and a Cathedral Country Houses and Stately Homes Latter Days Further Reading Places to Visit Index
£8.54
Liverpool University Press Public Sculpture of Edinburgh (Volume 1): The Old
Book SynopsisThis is the twentieth volume in the Public Sculpture of Britain series, the ambitious collaboration between Liverpool University Press and the Public Monuments and Sculpture Association that will eventually document the outdoor sculptural heritage of the whole of the UK. Public sculpture is defined in this context as any work of three-dimensional art located in an unregulated public space, typically consisting of free-standing commemorative monuments, architectural carvings and statues attached to buildings, and contemporary site-specific interventions. A subject that was until recently overlooked as a matter of marginal relevance to the history of art, public sculpture has been shown through the Liverpool University Press series to offer a range of important insights into the built environment, enriching our understanding of architecture and city planning, and raising many challenging issues relating to the development of society as a whole. This is nowhere better illustrated than in Edinburgh, where the richness of its history as a capital city, and the dramatic power of its urban topography, have combined to create a uniquely fertile breeding ground for public sculpture of every kind. With the coverage divided between two companion volumes, the study begins appropriately with the historic Old Town, and the various suburbs extending from it to the south.Trade Review‘The Depth of detail, the lavish use of black and white photographs and the helpful indices and artists’ biographies are exemplary... These two handsome volumes will be key reference works for years to come but they are also of great interest to the public.’ Fiona Pearson, Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History‘Public Sculpture of Edinburgh is a triumph. It will be impossible to surpass, surely, by whatever measure one may care to adduce. In scholarship and in meticulous attention to detail (on the one hand) and (on the other) in lively discussion of, or trenchant opinion on, individual works of sculpture or the sculptural programmes which adorn the city’s grander buildings and public spaces it could not conceivably be bettered. No more significant work on the fabric of Scotland’s capital city has appeared in recent times.’ Iain Gordon Brown, Scottish Archives'These lovely books are all that anyone could ask for, and more. [...] Overall, Public Sculpture of Edinburgh is a remarkable achievement and a superb testament to the vitality of this great city and its public art.' William S. Rodner, SCOTIA: Interdisciplinary Journal of Scottish Studies
£27.50
Liverpool University Press Public Sculpture of Edinburgh (Volume 2): The New
Book SynopsisThis book is the companion to Public Sculpture of Edinburgh, volume 1, ‘The Old Town and South Edinburgh’, extending the coverage to the First New Town and its environs, and beyond that to the former independent burgh of Leith. It provides a comprehensive and detailed account of the entire spectrum of public sculptures to be found in these parts of the city, including free-standing commemorative monuments, architectural carvings, and contemporary site-specific interventions. Based on extensive new research, the text is structured as a catalogue raisonné, with each entry comprising a detailed description of the work, an account of how it came to be commissioned, and an analysis of its cultural significance. There are also separate appendices dealing with important works that have been lost or destroyed, minor works and sculptural coats of arms. The study of public sculpture is now recognised as offering a range of new insights into the development of the urban realm. Those insights are brought together here to provide a comprehensive resource for historians, architects, urban planners and conservators, and a narrative history that will be of interest to all who care about Edinburgh, and wish to celebrate its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Trade Review‘The Depth of detail, the lavish use of black and white photographs and the helpful indices and artists’ biographies are exemplary... These two handsome volumes will be key reference works for years to come but they are also of great interest to the public.’ Fiona Pearson, Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History'These lovely books are all that anyone could ask for, and more. [...] Overall, Public Sculpture of Edinburgh is a remarkable achievement and a superb testament to the vitality of this great city and its public art.' William S. Rodner, SCOTIA: Interdisciplinary Journal of Scottish Studies
£27.50
Oxbow Books Landscapes of Ritual Performance in Eastern North
Book SynopsisIn the long history of documenting the material culture of the archaeological record, meaning and actions of makers and users of these items is often overlooked. The authors in this book focus on rituals exploring the natural and made landscape stages, the ritual directors, including their progression from shaman to priesthood, and meaning of the rites. They also provide comments on the end or failure of rites and cults from Paleoindian into post-DeSoto years.Chapters examine the archaeological records of Cahokia, the lower Ohio Valley, Aztalan Wisconsin, Vermont, Florida, and Georgia, and others scan the Eastern US, investigating tobacco/datura, colour symbolism, deer symbolism, mound stratigraphy, flintknapping, stone caching, cults and their organisation, and red ochre. These authors collectively query the beliefs that can be gleaned from mortuary practices and their variation, from mound construction, from imagery, from the choice of landscape setting. While some rituals were short-lived, others can be shown to span millennia as the ritual specialists modified their interpretations and introduced innovations.Table of ContentsList of contributors 1 The Ritual Complex Cheryl Claassen Part 1: Cults and Rituals 2 The Old Fire-Deer Spirits cult in the Archaic Period of eastern North America Cheryl Claassen 3 Priestesses and priests, temples and goddesses: structuring and centering ritual in early Cahokian religious landscapes Thomas E. Emerson 4 Continuity, resilience, and transformation in Choctaw ritual practice David H. Dye 5 Places of stone and skill: an exploration of Paleoindian and Early Archaic rituals and ritual practitioners in northeastern North America Francis “Jess” Robinson 6 Watchfires above the wetwoods: late Middle Archaic mortuary ritual and landscape in the Falls of the Ohio region Anne Tobbe Bader 7 Persons of the Directions: ontology and ethics meet cosmology in understanding the world views and rituals of Adena, Hopewell, and Postcontact eastern Woodland Indian societies Christopher Carr 8 Set, setting, and sacra: eastern North America’s tobacco shamans and the New World narcotic complex Bobi Deere 9 Figured practices: the material heritage of ritual in the Great Lakes region William Fox and Neal Ferris Part 2: Landscape, Shrines, and Pilgrimage 10 Portals through the spirit world: precontact ceremonial cave use in the American Southeast Jan F. Simek, Beau Duke Carroll, and Alan Cressler 11 Rituals of stone: Native American use of stone in the southeastern US James R. Wettstaed and Johannes H. N. Loubser 12 Revisiting Aztalan: looking at ritual from several perspectives Lynne Goldstein, Sissel Schroeder, and Donald Gaff 13 Sacred journeys in the greater Cahokia region B. Jacob Skousen 14 Paths of the lightning arrow: the Apalachee ballgame and the persistence of landscapes Jesse C. Nowak and Charles T. Rainville
£40.50
Archaeopress Carving Interactions: Rock Art in the Nomadic
Book SynopsisThe Safaitic rock art of the North Arabian basalt desert is a unique and understudied material, one of the few surviving traces of the elusive herding societies that inhabited this region in antiquity. Yet little is known about this rock art and its role in the desert societies. Why did these peoples make carvings in the desert and what was the significance of this cultural practice? What can the rock art tell us about the relationship between the nomads and their desert landscape? This book investigates these questions through a comprehensive study of over 4500 petroglyphs from the Jebel Qurma region of the Black Desert in north-eastern Jordan. It explores the content of the rock art, how it was produced and consumed by its makers and audience, and its relationship with the landscape. This is the first-ever systematic study of the Safaitic petroglyphs from the Black Desert and it is unique for the study of Arabian rock art. It demonstrates the value of a material approach to rock art and the unique insights that rock art can provide into the relationship between nomadic herders and the wild and domestic landscape.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Jebel Qurma landscape Chapter 3 Investigating content, production, and consumption Chapter 4 Desert images Chapter 5 Traces of production and consumption Chapter 6 Places of production and consumption Chapter 7 Images and interactions Bibliography Appendix A Terms and definitions Appendix B Sigla and references for Safaitic inscriptions Appendix C Identification manual for Safaitic rock art Appendix D List of sites with Safaitic carvings
£42.75
Bonnier Books Ltd Sugar Skulls
Book SynopsisGet ready to discover the rich and vibrant traditions of Mexico! Unleash your creativity and explore the enchanting art, customs and recipes that accompany festivities like Día de Muertos, while learning all about the wondrous art of sugar skulls. Then, get imaginative with the decorative scratch art pages by transforming the black and white line art into colourful creations.Everything you need is here, including a special scratch pen and lots of tips and tricks for creating stunning, personalised works of art.
£9.89
Pallas Athene Publishers Thenot and Colinet: by Virgil
Book SynopsisBlake's only wood engravings, made near the end of his life for a school edition of Virgil, are among his most lyrical and enduringly influential creations. This is their first publication as a stand-alone book, with the original text of Ambrose Philips' version of the first Eclogue of Virgil. Trade ReviewVisions of little dells, and nooks, and corners of Paradise; models of the exquisitest intense pitch of poetry - Samuel Palmer
£9.49
V & A Publishing Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550
Book SynopsisThe V&A's collection of ivory carvings from the period 1200 to 1550 is one of the most important in the world, and this is the first catalogue of it to be published since 1929. Together with the earlier volume, Medieval Ivory Carvings: Early Christian to Romanesque (V&A, 2010), the books make available over 400 pieces of the ivory carver's art, discussing in detail many of the most celebrated ivories of the Middle Ages. Included here are masterpieces from the most important centres of ivory carving in the Gothic era. Among them are the Salting Leaf and Soissons Diptych from thirteenthcentury France; the early-fourteenth-century Salting Diptych from England; Giovanni Pisano's Crucified Christ and the Aldobrandini Crozier from Italy; and the unique Wingfield-Digby Crozier from fourteenth-century Norway. Additionally, important groups of Virgin and Child statuettes, tabernacle polyptychs, diptychs, triptychs, writing tablets, croziers, mirror backs, caskets and the products of the Florentine and Venetian Embriachi workshops are catalogued. Appendices include a small group of post- Byzantine and Russian ivories and the results of radiocarbon-dating of selected works. Each entry provides a comprehensive physical and scholarly discussion that incorporates much new research; also included are carvings of dubious authenticity, which are discussed as fully as the genuine pieces. Beautifully illustrated with new colour photography, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200 - 1550 is the authoritative guide to the V&A's collection and an accessible survey of the subject.
£135.00
Ashmolean Museum Manju: Netsuke from the Collection of the
Book SynopsisManju netsuke have never been the subject of a book on netsuke. Many books ignore them completely and it is hoped that this catalogue will throw light on the differences between the manju and other better-known types of netsuke. Dr. Barnett was one of a handful of collectors of one particular type of netsuke, the manju. These were not widely appreciated until about ten years ago when interest began to increase and the exquisite workmanship and design of this group of carvers was noticed as an art in its own right and one which presents the artist with a challenge completely different from the more popular katabori netsuke, carved in the round. Dr. Barnett continued to collect until just before her death in 2000, by which time she had acquired some of the finest pieces to be sold over 30 years which will be presented in this book. Manju netsuke have played a small part in the many publications on netsuke, but there has never been a catalogue entirely devoted to the subject. The book aims to provide a description of each object and to explain the tales they illustrate and the sources of these tales, from literature and printed picture books. The range of subjects is wide and includes religious images, scenes from festivals, the theatre, historical incidents, folktales, classical literature and themes from nature. An introduction will include an essay on the history, uses and the collecting of manju in which the techniques of carving will be described and materials will be discussed. Artists biographies, a glossary and bibliography will be included. The catalogue will accompany an exhibition of many of the pieces in this collection alongside woodblock prints from the Ashmolean Museum's collection which illustrate the same legends and subjects. This will take place in the Eastern Art Paintings Gallery.
£28.00
The Crowood Press Ltd Stickmaking
Book SynopsisComparatively easily mastered and needing few expensive tools or materials, stickmaking is an increasingly popular craft. Topics covered include: tools and techniques; different types of sticks; materials both traditional and new; the microwave in hornwork; fancy sticks; miniature sticks and jointing and finishing. Highly illustrated with colour photographs and line drawings Stickmaking is a fully comprehensive guide to this fascinating craft. AUTHOR: Leo Gowan is a founder member and former chairman of the British Stickmakers' Guild, and a founder member of the Northern Stickmakers. He frequently gives lectures and demonstrations, is an experienced judge at stick competitions and is a regular contributor to stickmaking magazines. Colour throughout
£12.34
Llanerch Press Ancient Stone Crosses of England
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£9.90
University of Hertfordshire Press Jack's Fold: An Installation at the Margaret
Book SynopsisAn exhibition catalogue of an installation by Andy Goldsworthy at the Margaret Harvey Gallery, St Albans.
£6.80
Ashmolean Museum In Praise of Hands: Woodcuts by Naoko Matsubara -
Book SynopsisThis creative collaboration between artist Naoko Matsubara and poet Penny Boxall celebrates in words and colours the beauty and variety of the human hand. The series of dynamic woodcuts at the heart of this book was initially inspired by the artist’s wonder at the busy hand movements of her baby son and grew into a wider celebration of hands in all their extraordinary variety – hands engaged in music, sport, prayer, or creative acts. The woodcuts convey a sense of joy and energy, whether exploring the symbolism of gestures, playing with form and colour, or expressing a mood or emotion. Penny Boxall’s new poems were specially written to accompany the woodcuts. In their clarity and playfulness, their range of mood and their deceptive simplicity, they form a remarkable creative synergy with the art works. During the coronavirus pandemic the subject of hands – and the idea of touch or its absence – has taken on a new significance. Many of the images in the series have taken on powerful new meanings: healing hands, hands finding ways to occupy hours of furlough, or hands clapping in support of those working to keep us safe. We are particularly delighted that this elegant book has been designed by Yoshiki Waterhouse, Naoko Matsubara’s son, whose baby hands were the original inspiration for the series.
£9.45
Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd Elijah Pierce's America
Book SynopsisElijah Pierce (1892–1984) was born the youngest son of a former slave on a Mississippi farm. He began carving at an early age when his father gave him his first pocketknife. Pierce became known for his wood carvings nationally and then internationally for the first time in the 1970s. Accompanying a major exhibition at the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, this publication seeks to revisit the art of Elijah Pierce and see it in its own right, not simply as ‘naive’. Elijah Pierce made his living as a barber; he was also a qualified preacher. Just as his barber shop was a place for gossip and meeting, so his art reflects his own and his community's concerns, but also universal themes. Through his carvings Pierce told his own life story and chronicled the African-American experience. His subjects ranged from politics to religious stories but he seldom distinguished the race of his figures – he thought of them as everyman. His secular carvings show his love of baseball, boxing, comics and the movies, and also reflect his appreciation for American heroes who fought for justice and liberty. In 1932, Pierce completed ‘the Book of Wood’, which he considered his best work. Originally carved as individual scenes, the completed ‘Book’ tells the story of Jesus carved in bas-relief. He and his wife Cornelia held “sacred art demonstrations” to explain the meaning of the Book of Wood. Pierce’s work was first appreciated in the art world thanks to a fellow sculptor, Boris Gruenwald, who saw the expressive power of his work. As a later critic wrote, “There are 500 woodcarvers working today in the United States who are technically as proficient as Pierce, but none can equal the power of Pierce’s personal vision”. Pierce became known primarily in circles promoting ‘naive’ art, winning first prize at the International Meeting of Naive Art in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, in 1973. The vast majority of his work is now held in Columbus, Ohio, which had become his home town. This book revisits Pierce’s art seeking to see it in its own right, and not simply as ‘naive’. Another critic wrote: “He reduces what he wants to say to the simplest forms and compositions. They are decorative, direct, bold and amusing. He uses glitter and all kinds of devices to make his message clear. It gives his work an immediacy that’s very appealing” – an appeal arising from a sophisticated art with its own particular voice.Trade Review…places his intricate, expressive, highly skilled, painted-wood reliefs and sculptures firmly within the social, cultural and political times in which the artist lived and worked. * Art Quarterly *...a long-lasting historical document in the form of a beautifully designed comprehensive catalog. * Folk Art Messenger 06/05/2021 *
£36.00
Brepols N.V. Raising the Dead: Early Medieval Names Stones in
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£123.04
Bohlau Verlag Nürnbergs Glanz: Studien zu Architektur und
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£85.40
Hatje Cantz Annette Kierulf, Caroline Kierulf: To Make a
Book SynopsisSince the mid-1990s, Annette and Caroline Kierulf have practiced what they themselves call “woodcut as cultural critique”. Drawing on the medium's rich history as a means of communication and protest, the Norwegian artists strive to revive woodcut as a discursive tool. With subtle humor, the sisters use the visual reductiveness of the low-tech medium to critically reflect on the social, economic, and cultural changes shaping our high-tech societies. Incorporating references to pop culture and folk art, Caroline Kierulf's work explores the often overlooked aspects of everyday life, Annette Kierulf focuses on a feminist reinterpretation of the landscape genre. The publication provides insights into the artists' production and working methods, as well as their longstanding collaboration.
£35.20
DruckVerlag Kettler Ernst Barlach: Woodwork
Book SynopsisAs we mark the 150th anniversary of Barlach's birth in 2020, the Ernst Barlach Haus in Hamburg pays tribute to the artist with a comprehensive overview of his wood sculptures. Starting with its own collection, the museum elaborately documented all available figures between Lübeck and Zurich with new photographs. This book is the result of this monumental project. It introduces 72 of the 84 extant wood sculptures and includes many fascinating large-format colour plates presenting the statues and their details. Wood held particular importance for Barlach as an artistic material: he regarded it as animate matter. Consequently, woodwork takes centre stage in Barlach's artistic practice - a fact that is often obscured by the large number of mostly posthumous bronze casts of his works. Around 1907, Barlach began to explore the centuries-old medieval art of woodcarving without any prior training. The poor, the homeless, the struggling, invalids, beggars and outlaws: Barlach turned his attention to those pushed to the margins of society and paid tribute to them by placing them at the centre of his art. This book does justice to the reductive character of his forms, which gestures at simplification and a transcendence of time, by highlighting Barlach's contemporary relevance. Text in English and German.
£55.25
Arnoldsche Ernst Gamperl: Dialogue
Book SynopsisFor the internationally renowned artist and wood turner Ernst Gamperl, the dialogue with the exceptionally vital material of wood is a source of creative inspiration. He works it with a technique bordering on magic and embraces its natural drying-out process in the design of his pieces, giving rise to impressive, powerful forms. Ernst Gamperl’s most extensive work in wood to date was created from a 230-year-old oak tree uprooted by a hurricane. In an ongoing process lasting 10 years — the Lebensbaum (Tree of Life) project — he transformed this mighty tree into a unique ensemble of 97 differently formed vessels and objects, one of which was awarded the famous LOEWE Craft Prize in 2017. The publication is an impressive documentation of the artisanal-artistic work process as well as the Lebensbaum project in its entirety. Text in English and German.
£42.00
Sandstein Verlag Signal Zum Aufbruch!: 100 Jahre Grundung Der
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Five Continents Editions Wooden Dreams: East African Headrests
Book SynopsisHeadrests are simple, utilitarian objects. Widely used across Africa, they are predominantly found in the eastern, central, and southern part of the continent. Also known as neckrests or pillows, headrests are valuable and very personal objects which are indispensable to everyday life. They are made to sleep on, to rest the neck, to sit on, and to protect the elaborate coiffure of their owners. At first sight, they appear to be devoid of any symbolic content. This functional utility has confined them through history to the realm of mere objects. Headrests are not that simple, though. They transcend their material purpose to become something more. In many instances, their design, inherent beauty, technical mastery, and uses give them a multi-purpose value and a multi-layered meaning. They are objects with ritual and magical intent concealed inside their utilitarian function. Headrests can be flaunted as status symbols that differentiate chiefs from ordinary people, rich from poor, diviners from healers, farmers from shepherds, and sedentary from nomadic. The volume features full-colour pictures of very rare and fine headrests that have never before been published. Short texts introduce selected pieces among the 230 works that have particularly interesting, well-documented backgrounds. This book is a journey through ethnicity, anthropology, aesthetics, creativity, tradition, and spirituality. A journey to a part of Africa that materialises through a simple artefact that sometimes dreams to become art: a dream that starts with resting the neck on a piece of wood.
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Five Continents Editions Headrests of Southern Africa: The architecture of
Book SynopsisHeadrests from Southern Africa - The architecture of sleep presents the subject of southern African headrests in a fascinating new light. The book, richly illustrated – often with in situ photographs, offers unique historical and personal information collected from many of the original owners and carvers of the headrests. So, for the first time African headrests are brought to life with detailed information and the stories of their creation, ownership, use and significance. The 438 headrests from the collections of Bruce Goodall from Cape Town and Frédéric Zimer from Paris are presented according to 3 geographical areas: KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo (where the Ntwane people live) and Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland). Since 2003, Goodall has made numerous field trips collecting, as well as interviewing and photographing the owners and carvers of headrests. In 2017, Goodall’s collection grew substantially with the purchase of a comprehensive collection of headrests from the Msinga area of KwaZulu-Natal. This collection had been assembled and meticulously documented by the late Anglican priest Clive Newman and his friend and assistant, Mavis Duma, between the late 1980s and the mid-2000s. The Zimer collection has been built up since the 1990s through his many travels in Africa, and his acquisitions from collectors and African art dealers around the world. This publication not only offers insight into the personal and historical dimensions of this important southern African tradition through the text written about the headrests and their owners by Bruce Goodall, but includes essays by Newman, Nel and Leibhammer and a text about collecting by Duma. Together these facilitate a penetrating understanding of these valued items as well as a respectful appreciation of the cultures and individuals who made and used them.Table of Contents7 Foreword Bruce Goodall 11 Preface Frédéric Zimer 13 Introduction Sandra Dodson 17 Zulu Headrests of the Msinga District in KwaZulu-Natal Clive Newman 23 Climbing Mountains and Crossing Rivers Mavis Duma 27 The Architecture of Sleep: The Significance of Headrests Karel Nel 41 From Generic to Specific: Locating Headrests in History Nessa Leibhammer 60 Map 63 The KwaZulu-Natal Region Bruce Goodall [65] Northern Msinga - Including Pomeroy [129] Southern Msinga - Including Muden [189] West of Msinga [253] Bergville and Surrounding Regions [281] Nongoma and Surrounding Regions [297] Early Collected Headrests 311 Eswatini and Outlying Areas Bruce Goodall 377 The Limpopo Region Bruce Goodall 430 Notes 432 Bibliography 434 Glossary 436 Biographies
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Stichting Kunstboek BVBA Art and the Sacred in Mumuyeland
Book SynopsisDespite some field research our knowledge of the sacred among the Mumuye is still embryonic. In all these acephalic groups of a binary and antinomic nature, the complex va constitutes an extremely varied semantic field in which certain aspects are accentuated depending on the circumstances. Religious power is linked to the strength contained in sacred objects, of which only the elders are the guardians. Moreover, this gerontocracy relies on a system of initiatory stages which one must pass to have access to the status of 'religious leader'. Geographically isolated, the Mumuye were able to resist the attacks of the Muslim invaders, the British colonial authority and the activities of the different Christian missions for a long time. As a result the Mumuye practised woodcarving until the beginning of our century. In 1970 Philip Fry published his essay on the statuary of the Mumuye of which the analysis of the endogenous network has so far lost nothing of its value. Basing himself on in situ observations, Jan Strybol attempted to analyse the exogenous network of this woodcarving. Thus he was able to document about forty figures and some masks and additionally to identify more than twenty-five Mumuye artists as well as a specific type of sculpture as being confined to the Mumuye Kpugbong group. During and after the Biafran war, hundreds of Mumuye sculptures were collected. Based on information gathered between 1970 and 1993 the author has demonstrated that a certain number of these works are not Mumuye but must be attributed to relic groups scattered in Mumuye territory.
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Speaking Tiger Publishing Private Limited The Nayika and Kama: She Takes Her Pleasure
Book SynopsisThe Nayika in her different moods animates ancient and medieval art, poetry and drama Her desire for physical union with the lover is as strong as her anguish due to separation from him. Her passion is both generous and intense; she knows how to give pleasure, and she knows how to take it.' In this lovely book, a celebrated scholar of Indian art, aesthetics and pre-modern sexuality presents a selection of images that show the Nayika?the ideal romantic heroine of classical Indian literature.
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Five Continents Editions Python Spirit on the Baga Coast: A Scientific and
Book SynopsisThis study of the wooden Serpent figures/headdresses of the Baga people of Guinea is a collaboration by the author, as an art historian, with many contributions from diverse perspectives, including scientists preeminent in their fields, Robert J. Koestler, Roy Sieber, Dennis William Stevenson, Mark T. Wypyski, and Peter J. Zanzucchi. The text begins with a thorough exploration of the ethnological and art historical evidence for the Serpent masquerade among the Baga of Guinea, bearing an immense wooden serpent figure on top of the head representing a python. Never witnessed or photographed by an outsider, it disappeared in the 1950s along with most ritual performance after an Islamic jihad instated strict prohibitions against indigenous religions. The ritual context is followed by an in-depth analysis of the Serpent masquerade figures now extant in collections in Europe, the Americas, and Africa, as well as other representations of the python in the ritual art of the region. The final sections present the arguments, as a debate, between interested persons in the arts, including art historians, dealers, appraisers, collectors, and curators, and the scientific examinations by specialists in botany, chemistry, physics, entomology, and conservation concerning one particular Serpent figure in question.
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Five Continents Editions Souls: Masks from Leinuo Zhang African Art
Book SynopsisThe masks in this book, all presented by two or more images, are accompanied by brief commentaries that offer readers — be they scholars or enthusiasts — an insight into these veritable masterpieces of African art, which in most cases boast an exceptional pedigree, having been included in the most important international collections of extra-European art. Even though the works with which Zhang has chosen to surround himself are not all extra-European, as Marco Riccòmini explains in his introduction, offering a broader framework for the interpretation of Zhang’s esthetic choices, we have chosen to devote this elegant and carefully crafted publication to a specific aspect of African material culture. Text in English and French.
£28.00
