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Reap the Wind
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Iris Johansen
Four people pursue an elusive statue known as the "Wind Dancer."
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Dale Chihuly: 365 Days
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Dale Chihuly, founder of the Pilchuck Glass School and father of the American studio glass movement, is the single best-known glass artist in the world today. As a result of a 1976 auto accident, which cost him an eye, he must now leave the handling of molten glass to his workshop, but Chihuly's vibrant, festive designs continue to enchant glass ...
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The Craft and Art of Clay
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Susan Peterson
Written by a well-known ceramist, this introduction to ceramics combines an inspired, artistic perspective with clearly illustrated, step-by-step instruction in a simple layout. Useful for both beginners and advanced ceramists, the book features easy-to-understand explanations and extensive black-and-white and color illustrations of process ...
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The Calder Game
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Blue Balliett, Brett Helquist (Illustrator)
When Calder Pillay travels with his father to a remote village in England, he finds a mix of mazes and mystery . . . including an unexpected Alexander Calder sculpture in the town square. Calder is strangely drawn to the sculpture, while other people have less-than-friendly feelings towards it. Both the boy and the sculpture seem to be out of ...
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Manual of traditional wood carving
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Paul N. Hasluck
Possibly the best book in English on woodcarving. Practical instructions along with 1,146 working drawings and photos.
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Terrocotta
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Margit Malmstrom, Bruno Lucchesi
This perennial best-seller owes its success to complete, clear-cut lessons on handling tools and materials, modeling the human form, constructing terracotta pieces so they will merge successfully, firing, and finishing. Master sculptor Lucchesi illustrates these lessons with step-by-step demonstrations.
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Modeling the Head in Clay
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Bruno Lucchesi, Margit Malstrom (Photographer)
Renowned contemporary sculptor Bruno Lucchesi takes a single life-size head through all the stages of rough in, modeling, refining the surface, and finishing and texturing, enabling the reader to see exactly how he positions and models every detail. The book demonstrates not just highlights of the creative process, but every step from beginning to ...
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Creating with Concrete: Yard Art, Sculpture and Garden Projects
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Sherri Warner Hunter, Sherri Warner-Hunter
Concrete is not just for roads and pavements! Look at concrete in a completely different way as you create everything from bookends to a Venetian bench. It's a diverse material that can be formed, carved and modelled, as well as beautifully enhanced by colour, mosaics and embedded designs. * Concrete Basics * Mixing Concrete * Custom Recipes * ...
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Claywork: Form and Idea in Ceramic Design
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Leon I. Nigrosh
Hundreds of photographs will inspire you to begin working in this multifaceted medium. Before you know it, you'll be creating stunning teapots, one-of-a-kind bowls, and anything else you can dream up.
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Modelling and Sculpting the Human Figure
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Edouard Lanteri
Covers modelling from casts, live models; measurements; frameworks; scale of proportions; compositions; reliefs, drapery, medals, etc. 107 full-page photographic plates. 27 other photographs. 175 drawings and diagrams.
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Family and Friends in Polymer Clay
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Maureen Carlson
Friendly, basic guidance makes the challenge of sculpting the likenesses of "real people" easy and enjoyable. Clear, step-by-step instructions provide everything one needs to succeed. 600+ color images.
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A Concise History of Modern Sculpture
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Sir Herbert Edward Read
This history of modern sculpture ranges from Rodin to the present day.
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Practical Casting
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Tim McCreight
Expanded edition of this excellent textbook about lost wax models, investing, burnout and other procedures. Clear descriptions with hundreds of drawings of small scale casting.
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Painted Ponies: American Carousel Art
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William Manns, Dru Riley (Editor), Marianne Stevens
"Painted Ponies" is a celebration of the magic and joy that these whirling fantasies of armored chargers, galloping Indian ponies, fiery military steeds and magical menagerie figures have brought to all of us. Now recognized as vanishing treasures, the last of these classic, wooden carousels were carved in the 1920s by immigrant craftsmen. A ...
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Isaac Witkin
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Karen Wilkin
This beautiful monograph explores the career of one of the most original sculptors now working in the modernist tradition.
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Modeling the Figure in Clay, 30th Anniversary Edition: A Sculptor's Guide to Anatomy
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Bruno Lucchesi, Margit Malmstrom
Text and photos by Margit Malmstrom. "Deserves to become a standard reference". -- American Artist. This longtime bestseller shows how a famous sculptor creates a complete figure in clay. Covers the skeleton, male and female anatomical figures, and skin and hair, with close-up details.
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Whittling and Woodcarving
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E J Tangerman
Best book on market; clear, full. If you can cut a potato, you can carve toys, puzzles, chains, much more. Over 464 illustrations.
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The History of the Snowman: From the Ice Age to the Flea Market
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Bob Eckstein
The History of the Snowman: From the Ice Age to the Flea Market recounts Bob Eckstein's harrowing quest to solve the enormous mystery surrounding the first snowman. By travelling back in time, this book sheds new light on its enigmatic past - beginning in the present-day, an era in which the snowman reigns as King of Kitsch, and ending in the Dark ...
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Leonardo's Horse H
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Jean Fritz, Hudson Talbott (Illustrator)
Leonardo da Vinci always dreamed of sculpting a horse in motion--made of bronze and standing three times larger than any living horse. Although he never realized his dream, 500 years after da Vinci's death, an enterprising American, Charles Dent, resolved to make the dream come true. Illustrations. Die cut.
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Collector's Encyclopedia of Buttons
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Sally C Luscomb
This is the best introduction to the world of buttons that has ever been written. Over 3,000 buttons, covering all periods, materials, and manufacturers, and current market values, all organized in an easy-to-use encyclopedic format.
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Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture
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Andrea Bachi, Julian Brooks, Dr. David Franklin
Gianlorenzo Bernini was the greatest sculptor of the Baroque period, and yet - surprisingly - there have been only a handful of shows related to his work in modern times.Bernini's portrait busts were masterpieces of technical virtuosity; at the same time, they revealed a new interest in psychological depth. His ability to capture the essential ...
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Balloon Animals
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Aaron Hsu-Flanders
Step-by-step illustrations and more than 150 photographs teach the art of making balloon animals. The unique package contains a pocket-sized pump (a $4.00 value!), instruction book, and 20 top-quality balloons.
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Roman Sculpture
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Diana E E Kleiner
Roman sculpture was an integral part of Roman life, and the Romans placed statues and reliefs in their flora, basilicas, temples and public baths as well as in their houses, villas, gardens and tombs. In this illustrated book, Diana Kleiner discuses all the major public and private monuments in Rome, as well as many less well-known monuments in ...
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Sculpture, Principles & Practice
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Louis Slobodkin
An authoritative and comprehensive book of the creation of sculpture, "Sculpture Principles and Practices" is the accumulation of many years of practical knowledge and experience by a noted American sculptor and art instructor.
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500 Ceramic Sculptures: Contemporary Practice, Singular Works
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Suzanne J E Tourtillott
The successful "500 Series" shines a spotlight on today's most breathtaking ceramic sculptures. Selected from more than 8,000 entries by the distinguished art critic, historian and professor Glen R. Brown - an elected member of the International Academy of Ceramics in Geneva - these exquisite works will inspire both beginners and professional ...
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