Introduction to Soapstone Sculpting

Introduction to Soapstone Sculpting
Author: Lynn A. Bartlett
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780764337819

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.

Stone Carving for the Home and Garden

Stone Carving for the Home and Garden
Author: Steve Bisco
Publisher: GMC Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Stone carving
ISBN: 9781861088444

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.

An Introduction to Native North America

An Introduction to Native North America
Author: Mark Q. Sutton
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 665
Release: 2024-06-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 1040031587

An Introduction to Native North America provides a basic introduction to the Native peoples of North America, covering what are now the United States, northern Mexico, and Canada. In this updated and revised new edition, Mark Q. Sutton has expanded and improved the existing text, adding to the case studies, updating the text with the latest research, increasing the number of images, providing more coverage of the Arctic regions, and including new perspectives, particularly those of Native peoples. This book addresses the history of research, the European invasion, and the impact of Europeans on Native societies. A final chapter introduces contemporary Native Americans, discussing issues that affect them, including religion, health, and politics. The book retains a wealth of pedological features to aid and reinforce learning. Featuring case studies of many Native American groups, as well as some 87 maps and images, An Introduction to Native North America is an indispensable tool to those studying the history of North America and its Native peoples.

Direct Stone Sculpture

Direct Stone Sculpture
Author: Milt Liebson
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2001
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780764312243

Here is your guide through the hands-on experience of sculpting in stone. Hundreds of photos of the progressive process and finished works by famous sculptors will inspire your own work. The types of stone and use of basic hand-sculpting tools are presented along with the use of power tools, methods of lamination, repair, and the business side of stone sculpture. Express your creativity in this ageless medium. This expanded edition includes 47 new pictures, updated stone-working techniques, and a gallery of students' work.

Sculpting Basics

Sculpting Basics
Author: Karin Hessenberg
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2005
Genre: Sculpting
ISBN:

An introduction to sculpting discusses clay modeling, molding, and casting and includes projects using wire mesh, wood, and other objects to illustrate direct building techniques.

An Introduction to Native North America -- Pearson eText

An Introduction to Native North America -- Pearson eText
Author:
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2015-08-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317347218

An Introduction to Native North America provides a basic introduction to the native peoples of North America, including both the United States and Canada. It covers the history of research, basic prehistory, the European invasion and the impact of Europeans on Native cultures. Additionally, much of the book is written from the perspective of the ethnographic present, and the various cultures are described as they were at the specific times noted in the text.

Soap Carving for Children of All Ages

Soap Carving for Children of All Ages
Author: Howard K. Suzuki
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780764308598

Shows how to make simple carving tools to work on soap plus basic soap sculpture techniques.

The Temptation

The Temptation
Author: Julia S. Ardery
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 380
Release: 1998
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780807847008

Why, beginning in the late 1960s, did expressive objects made by poor people come to be regarded as "twentieth-century folk art," increasingly sought after by the middle class and the wealthy? Julia Ardery explores that question through the life story of