Introduction To Stone Carving

Author : Dj Garrity
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0989461459

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Introduction to Stone Carving by Dj Garrity Pdf

"Human faces are carved in surprising ways into Garrity's work, suggesting the threads that connect myth, past and present, and even forces of nature." (c)2000 Boston Neighborhood News 'Introduction to Stone Carving, ' is a step by step illustrated guide to the art of direct stone sculpture by award winning artist, DJ Garrity. Developed during his tenure as Sculptor-In-Residence of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, the artist introduces the 'process aesthetic, ' a subtle approach that allows a likeness and essence of personality to emerge from within the ancient patina and natural contours of stone. The techniques and illustrations presented are derived from a sculpture created by the artist at The Berry Botanic Garden of Portland, Oregon, and serve as a creative template for workshops and seminars at botanic gardens, museums and art associations across America and Ireland.

Author : Steve Bisco
Publisher : GMC Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Stone carving
ISBN : 1861088442

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Stone Carving for the Home and Garden by Steve Bisco Pdf

Based mainly on the period styles of carving found in historic buildings and ancient ruins, this book features projects which include a mix of decorative and sculptural objects that can be easily displayed in the home or garden.

Author : John Valentine
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007-09-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 0713676582

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Sculpting in Stone by John Valentine Pdf

Part of the new 'Basics of Sculpture' series. Sculpting in Stone aims to give the beginner a thorough grounding and knowledge of this ancient craft. It introduces the novice to the basics, looking at the various types of rock (everything from sandstone to marble) and their suitability for specific projects, examining the specific tools needed, their purpose and uses, and discusses creating a safe and suitable environment to work in. The projects are well illustrated and each one introduces specific skills, such as using tools correctly, texturing the surface, drawing the outline of the sculpture, gauging the depth of the relief to be carved, carving letters, or how to cut away large volumes of stone. The projects cover how to carve an inscription, and a Celtic knot and then work up to 3D forms both formal and freehand. It also covers the use of adhesives with stone and how to carry out small repairs. This book is the complete guide to getting started in stone carving.

Author : Gabriel Cooney,John Chapman
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781782973614

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Materialitas by Gabriel Cooney,John Chapman Pdf

Stone monuments and objects are highly accessible today and formed a focus for engagement, transformation and re-use in the past. Stone is inextricably linked to ideas of monumentality and remembrance. It formed an active medium in the creation of identities and memory in a range of social contexts and practices, including the embodied, performative and incorporated practices of daily activities and traditions. It can be argued that the material presence and physical character of stone objects and monuments were not only actively harnessed in these encounters, but were also the very stuff from which social relations were derived, perceived and thought through. This volume explores the power and effect of stone through the meanings that emerged out of peoples engagement and encounters with its physical properties. Focused primarily on the Neolithic and Bronze Age of Atlantic Europe it brings together authors working on the materiality (materialitas) of stone via stone objects, rock art, monuments and quarrying activity. This highlights the connections that cross-cut what are traditionally seen as disparate research areas within the archaeological discipline.

Author : Alan Micklethwaite
Publisher : Robert Hale
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Stone carving
ISBN : 0709090234

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Restoration Stone Carving by Alan Micklethwaite Pdf

"Few decorative crafts can claim to be more ancient than stone carving, with the earliest carved objects being dated well into prehistory. The greatest monuments to human civilization, from the temples of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to the great cathedrals of Medieval Europe, are richly ornamented with decorative relief and sculpture carved in stone. Alan Micklethwaite, a stone carver with many years' experience in the conservation of historic monuments and sculpture, introduces the reader to the techniques and methodology of restoration stone carving, from simple relief to complex sculpture in the round, set against a sound conservation philosophy. The book provides a thorough understanding of stone as a material and describes its use in sculpture and the agents of its decay, as well as the method by which disfigured carvings can be forensically reconstructed, resulting in the re-emergence of beautifully carved historic architectural sculpture. The book is intended as a detailed introduction to restoration stone carving, and is aimed at those who are learning to carve stone or have an interest in pursuing a career in the conservation of stone sculpture and ancient monuments. While having a depth of detail which will allow it to serve as a reference manual for the professional, it will also inspire the beginner and fuel the interest of those who harbour a desire to pursue traditional crafts."--Front jacket flap.

Author : Jane Urquhart
Publisher : Emblem Editions
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781551994277

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The Stone Carvers by Jane Urquhart Pdf

Set in the first half of the twentieth century, but reaching back to Bavaria in the late nineteenth century, The Stone Carvers weaves together the story of ordinary lives marked by obsession and transformed by art. At the centre of a large cast of characters is Klara Becker, the granddaughter of a master carver, a seamstress haunted by a love affair cut short by the First World War, and by the frequent disappearances of her brother Tilman, afflicted since childhood with wanderlust. From Ontario, they are swept into a colossal venture in Europe years later, as Toronto sculptor Walter Allward’s ambitious plans begin to take shape for a war memorial at Vimy, France. Spanning three decades, and moving from a German-settled village in Ontario to Europe after the Great War, The Stone Carvers follows the paths of immigrants, labourers, and dreamers. Vivid, dark, redemptive, this is novel of great beauty and power.

Author : Lynn A. Bartlett,Tasha Unninayer
Publisher : Schiffer Craft
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0764337815

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Introduction to Soapstone Sculpting by Lynn A. Bartlett,Tasha Unninayer Pdf

Learn the art of sculpting soapstone. The softness of the material makes it easy to work with using basic, simple tools. Soapstone also produces beautiful colorful results when polished. Carve a rabbit or a snail. Sculpt a flower, a heart, or a butterfly. Make a bowl. With 737 color images, patterns to guide you, and step-by-step directions, sculptors of any age and skill level can easily accomplish these 11 fun projects. Chapters include sculpting techniques, how to select the right piece of soapstone, and tips on how to handle bruising and chipping of the stone. Artists of all trades, especially woodworkers, will be enamored with this art form once they see how easy it is.

Author : Jake Harvey
Publisher : Black Dog Pub Limited
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Art
ISBN : 1907317376

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Stone by Jake Harvey Pdf

Stone is the elementary material of our earth, on the surface of which humn existence has formed and developed since primordial tiem. This volume traces this history, from traditional quarrying, carving and tool-making techniques to contemporary developments tha have moved the field of stone work into new territories, including machine and digital carving. Following the work of an international research tem across three year's worth of travel to stone working location around the word; this book provides detailed examples of stone extraction, stone use and stone workers' skills and lore. From the Ganapati Sthapati granite workshop, mamallapuram, South India, to York Minster Cathedral, breathtaking photographs document the authors' exploration into this fascinating material. Presenting stone craft within a larger context of art and design, the work of contemporary stone scultprs is also discussed and illustrated - Barbara Hepworth, Atsuo Okamoto, Mark Quinn, Eduardo Chillida, George Quasha, Barry X Ball, Hayashi Takeshi, Isamu Noguchi and David Silver, among others - while also anlayzing the craft's evolution over thousands of years. Featuring essays, including "The Quarry", "Stone Workers", "Tools and Techniques" and the "Body and Stone", 'Stone: a legacy..' provides a comprehinsive overview of this often overlooked material and its heritage.

Author : Prudet, Wolfgang M
Publisher : Dundas, Ont. : Manfred Editions
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Indian sculpture
ISBN : OCLC:1298954107

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Carrying the Message : an Introduction to Iroquois Stone Sculpture by Prudet, Wolfgang M Pdf

Text includes legends of the Iroquois. These stories provide the spirit for the creation of the sclupture.

Author : Anna Anguissola
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781108418430

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Supports in Roman Marble Sculpture by Anna Anguissola Pdf

The first study of a crucial aspect of Roman stone sculpture, exploring the functions and aesthetics of non-figural supports.

Author : Anouk Busset
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9088909814

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Carved Stones and Christianisation by Anouk Busset Pdf

The early medieval period witnessed one of the deepest and most significant transformations of European societies and cultures with the process of Christianisation. The emergence and establishment of Christianity created a new dimension of power in society with an appeal to supernatural forces combined with an access to a broader transnational authority. Carved stones did not merely reflect these changes, but enabled them within northern societies with traditions of sculpture and epigraphic representations. This book looks at three datasets of monuments from Ireland, Scotland and Sweden using an innovative comparative framework to offer new insights on these monuments and the societies that erected them.Analysed through the three major themes of place, movement, and memory, the case studies are presented from a holistic perspective comprising the monument, their landscape settings and historical and archaeological contexts (when available). The results of this research demonstrate that by means of comparisons across national boundaries, new interpretations emerge on the use and functions of early medieval carved stones. The thematic approach adopted emphasises similarities and contrasts in a more efficient manner than a geographical approach, freed from historiographical biases within scholarly traditions of 'Celtic' or 'Scandinavian' archaeologies. Furthermore, a multi-scale analysis places the monuments within their local contexts but also within a broader narrative of Christianisation.

Author : Louis Slobodkin
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1973-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0486229602

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Sculpture by Louis Slobodkin Pdf

Offers advice on using tools and constructing armatures as well as shaping human figures, portrait heads, and bas reliefs from clay, plaster, wood, stone, and metal

Author : Wolf Prudek
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0968414109

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Carrying the Message by Wolf Prudek Pdf

Author : David B. Freeman
Publisher : Mercer University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Art
ISBN : 0865545472

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Carved in Stone by David B. Freeman Pdf

Referred to by some as The Eighth Wonder of the World, Stone Mountain, located 16 miles from Atlanta, Georgia, is the largest exposed mass of granite in the world. Freeman, a freelance historian, narrates the development of the mountain from the days that it served as a Native American domain, through the carving of an historic Confederate monument, to its present status as a tourist attraction and recreational area. Enhanced with bandw photographs. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-01-02
Category : Photography
ISBN : 0819501247

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Carved in Stone by Anonim Pdf

Evocative photographs and essay illuminate early American gravestones Gravestones are colonial America's earliest sculpture and they provide a unique physical link to the European people who settled here. Carved in Stone book is an elegant collection of over 80 fine duotone photographs, each a personal meditation on an old stone carving, and on New England's past, where these stones tell stories about death at sea, epidemics such as small pox, the loss of children, and a grim view of the afterlife. The essay is a graceful narrative that explores a long personal involvement with the stones and their placement in New England landscape, and attempts to trace the curious and imperfectly documented story of carvers. Brief quotes from early New England writers accompany the images, and captions provide basic information about each stone. These meditative portraits present an intimate view of figures from New England graveyards and will be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in early Americana and fine art photography.