The Basketmakers Art
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Author | : Susan Mowery Kieffer |
Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Basketwork |
ISBN | : 9781579907310 |
Fotos af 500 kurve i kunstnerisk udførelse i mange forskellige materialer og teknikker, de fleste involverer dog fletning
Author | : Rob Pulleyn |
Publisher | : Lark Books (NC) |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Rob Pulleyn |
Publisher | : Borgo Press |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 9780809575947 |
Author | : Robert Shaw |
Publisher | : Clarkson Potter |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : |
American Baskets is the first book to offer a comprehensive overview of an art form that is ten thousand years old. Basketmaking is the most basic of all crafts in its methods and material, and its development reflects specifically local traditions. Here, author Robert Shaw ("the information source on major U.S. crafts" -- "Booklist) examines the craft's history and artistry throughout the country and through various periods. Once among the most common of household objects, handmade baskets have a cachet that has never been equaled. Despite the fact that the American artisan basket has all but disappeared from daily use (the baskets that we have in our homes today are either made from synthetic materials, often by machine, or imported from overseas where labor is cheap), the genuine example of a handcrafted basket is highly prized as a beautiful and valuable object. Baskets are fixtures in the popular style of country decorating, and collectors search out fine antiques as well as outstanding contemporary basket creations. American Baskets celebrates the treasures of yesterday while exploring the work of many of the fine artists who labor over the art form today. Beautifully photographed and exhaustively researched, American Baskets analyzes the influences of both Native Americans and early settlers, including the Aleuts and Hopi as well as the Quakers and Pennsylvania Dutch. The significant contributions of early African-American East Coast culture and the rich heritage of rural Appalachia are also discussed. Paying special attention to the collectible aspect of the American basket, Robert Shaw investigates every type of basket indigenous to this country: ash splint farmbaskets, rattan "lightship" baskets, rye straw baskets, African-American rush baskets, and more. A resource guide listing museums that house basket exhibits, antiques dealers and auction houses that sell high-quality pieces, and traditional basket artisans and organizations completes the elegant package.
Author | : Nicholas R. Bell |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 195 |
Release | : 2013-10-01 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 1469615290 |
A Measure of the Earth provides an unparalleled window into an overlooked corner of recent American history: the traditional basketry revival of the past fifty years. Steve Cole and Martha Ware amassed a remarkable collection using the most stringent guidelines: baskets made from undyed domestic materials that have been harvested by the maker. An essay by Nicholas Bell details the long-standing use of traditional fibers such as black ash and white oak, willow and sweetgrass, and the perseverance of a select few to claim these elements--the land itself--for the enrichment of daily life. As they trek through woods, fields, farm, and shore in the quest for the right ingredients for a basket, these men and women cultivate an enviable knowledge of the land. Each basket crafted from this knowledge provides not only evidence of this connection to place, but also a measure of the earth. Drawing on conversations with the basketmakers from across the country and reproducing many of their documentary photographs, Bell offers an intimate glimpse of their lifeways, motivations, and hopes. Lavish illustrations of every basket convey the humble, tactile beauty of these functional vessels.
Author | : Thomas Okey |
Publisher | : Read Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 118 |
Release | : 2012-10-19 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 1447493362 |
This vintage book contains an elementary guide to the art of basket-making, being a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the practice. Written in clear, plain language and full of useful information and invaluable tips, this text will be of considerable utility to novice basket-makers, and would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: Material and Its Preparation, Tools, Terminology, Common Slewed Work, Etched Work, Sub-Divisions of Randed Work, A Method of Making Round and Oval Work, etcetera. This antiquarian volume is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
Author | : Ed Rossbach |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : |
"This book illustrates and discusses a wide variety of baskets, from those in museum collections to those commonly used today. Work from all over the world is included. Ceremonial baskets which support lavish facades of feathers and shells appear alongside humble work baskets and those made quickly to satisfy a moment's need. Traditional methods of converting plant materials into baskets are described. Contructions are pictured and their special qualities examined. As a hand process that has never been mechanized, basketmaking continues virtually unchanged from what it was thousands of years ago. Having survived without fundamental modification or improvement basketry retains--and demonstrates clearly--basic characteristics of textiles; it provides a sort of touchstone of textile values. Baskets have never lost their identity as constructions of fiber; their modular nature has always been easily perceptible, their patterns continually show their development from intersecting linear elements. Today baskets are being looked at as 'fiber sculpture'. Yet they are no different now than they have always been. The world has changed around them, so that baskets are perceived differently. 'Baskets as Textile Art' is concerned with a contemporary response to this ancient technology"--Publisher's description, p. [2] of dust jacket.
Author | : Larry Dalrymple |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
Two photographers recreate a visual record of the 18th century friars' search for a route from New Mexico to California.
Author | : Kari Lonning |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2006-07 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781422353899 |
Find out what goes into creating beautiful baskets -- the world's oldest handcraft & an extraordinary art. Whether you want to learn the fundamentals or thoroughly look into the process, this book tells you everything you need to know. Beyond the basics of techniques & materials, it gives you a rare glimpse into the artistry of 24 renowned basket makers; & illustrates their work. Begin with the two techniques that are the initial approaches to weaving your baskets & that will enable you to vary their size, shape, & width. Advance to more complex ones, such as the grid, to build your own artistic interpretations -- color photos & instructions make them simple to understand. Also, see how contemporary artists work, & what they have to say. Illus.
Author | : Kristin Schwain |
Publisher | : Schiffer Publishing |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2017-08-28 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 9780764353734 |
Ten contributing authors from different areas of expertise, plus hundreds of photos, insightfully show how baskets convey meaning through the artists' selection of materials; the techniques they use; and the colors, designs, patterns, and textures they employ. Accompanying a museum exhibition of the same name, Rooted, revived, reinvented illustrates how the processes of industrialization changed the audiences, materials, and uses for basketry. It also surveys the landscape of basketry today; while some contemporary artists seek to maintain and revive traditions practiced for centuries, others combine age-old techniques with nontraditional materials to generate cultural commentary.--Jacket flap.