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Author : Eva Halat
Publisher : Verlag Angelika Hörnig
ISBN 13 : 9783980874380
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (743 download)
Download or read book Contemporary Scrimshaw written by Eva Halat and published by Verlag Angelika Hörnig. This book was released on 2005 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles Robert Meyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780809839247
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (392 download)
Download or read book Whaling and the Art of Scrimshaw written by Charles Robert Meyer and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of whaling and a description of the art of scrimshaw.
Author : Leslie Linsley
Publisher : Dutton Adult
ISBN 13 : 9780801566097
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (66 download)
Download or read book Scrimshaw written by Leslie Linsley and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1979-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Leslie Linsley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780801566080
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (66 download)
Download or read book Scrimshaw written by Leslie Linsley and published by . This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jim Stevens
Publisher : Schiffer Craft
ISBN 13 : 9780764328312
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (283 download)
Download or read book Scrimshaw Techniques written by Jim Stevens and published by Schiffer Craft. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide is a dazzling showcase of this uniquely American art form. The pages are filled with tips, techniques, and insights that both educate and demonstrate the steps to creating authentic and beautiful scrimshaw. An examination of ivory includes a wide range of alternative natural and man-made ivory substitutes, including bone, horn, and nuts. Without question, this is the most complete technical and aesthetic book ever written in the field. With over 200 color photos, this step-by-step guide addresses scrimshaw tools, patterns, inking, and inlays. Originally written as a training manual for studio apprentices, this knowledge is now available to you.
Author : Steve Paszkiewicz
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1565232410
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (652 download)
Download or read book Scrimshaw written by Steve Paszkiewicz and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From sailors on the high seas who carved ivory to contemporary artists who work with ecofriendly substitutes, scrimshaw is celebrated and explicated in this introduction to developing the preparation and reproduction skills required to practice this ancient art. Collectors and artisans alike will appreciate the gallery section showcasing more than 50 masterful examples of antique and contemporary scrimshaw pieces. A ready-to-use sailing ship pattern is accompanied by instructions and photographs. Lists of tool suppliers, sources for alternatives to ivory, and books on the history of the art form are also provided.
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (911 download)
Download or read book Scrimshaw: a Traditional Folk Art written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stuart M. Frank
Publisher : David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN 13 : 1567924522
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (679 download)
Download or read book Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved written by Stuart M. Frank and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 2012 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New Bedford whaling fleet was the most numerous and arranging in the world, setting off on voyages that often lasted for years and extended as far as the Antarctic and Siberia. This title features over 700 detailed photos from the world's finest collection of scrimshaw, the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
Author : Jim Stevens
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780764330179
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Advanced Scrimshaw Techniques written by Jim Stevens and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2008 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn techniques every scrimshaw carver needs for true proficiency in this traditional art form. Over 130 clear color photos illustrate ivory carving with hand and power tools, color and power engraving and painting, and practices in the care, conservation, repair, and restoration of ivory scrimshaw objects. Along with practical instruction on carving and decorating, the detailed text provides vital information on scrimshaw fakes, reproductions, resources, and appraisals. A unique feature is the extensive glossary, providing explanations of scrimshaw engraving, sculpting, carving, and collecting terms found collectively nowhere else. Artists using this book will gain an array of techniques and invaluable information. For scrimshaw carvers, this book is vital.
Author : Andrew Perkins
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781469932996
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (329 download)
Download or read book Scrimshaw? But I Can't Draw! How to Scrimshaw, Volume 1 written by Andrew Perkins and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to scrimshaw without knowing how to draw, using two hundred year old techniques of the whalemen with easily accessible modern tools and materials! While the whaling industry has ceased to exist, the art form of the whaleman continues on into the twenty first century. Using ancient mammoth ivory, natural "vegetable ivory" or other materials, you can create beautiful works of art the way the sailors did, without needing to lean over the port bow! A great way to de-stress, scrimshaw will bring you into a world of art you may never have thought possible to achieve. "Scrimshaw? But I Can't Draw!" has links to just about everything you need: ~ fossilized ivory ~ "vegetable" ivory ~ tools ~ pigments ~ preparing tools and materials ~ techniques for shading ~ polishes and preservatives, and more. Great book for beginners and who can and cannot draw, "Scrimshaw? But I Can't Draw!" will walk you through the simple steps that many of the top scrimshaw artists use today.
Author : Stuart Frank
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781882201068
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Scrimshaw on Nantucket written by Stuart Frank and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martha Bowen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Scrimshaw written by Martha Bowen and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Cory Arcangel
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141975423
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)
Download or read book Working On My Novel written by Cory Arcangel and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it feel like to try and create something new? How is it possible to find a space for the demands of writing a novel in a world of instant communication? Working on My Novel is about the act of creation and the gap between the different ways we express ourselves today. Exploring the extremes of making art, from satisfaction and even euphoria to those days or nights when nothing will come, it's the story of what it means to be a creative person, and why we keep on trying.
Author : Martha Lawrence
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780887404559
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (45 download)
Download or read book Scrimshaw written by Martha Lawrence and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1993 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scrimshaw, or whale tooth carving, is historical, beautiful and complex. Over 400 color photos of American scrimshaw folk art pieces and a fascinating text relates the hard, daily life of the nineteenth century sailor/scrimshander aboard whaling ships. The materials, patriotic and romantic themes, and tools used are displayed and explained. Also, modern scrimshaw artists are presented.
Author : Stuart M. Frank
Publisher : Mystic Seaport Museum Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780913372586
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (725 download)
Download or read book Dictionary of Scrimshaw Artists written by Stuart M. Frank and published by Mystic Seaport Museum Incorporated. This book was released on 1991 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary is certain to have a major and lasting impact on both the study and the collecting of scrimshaw, that ever-popular folk art of whalemen. In his ground-breaking work, Dr. Frank, Director of the Kendall Whaling Museum, has cataloged every known and recorded scrimshaw artist active through the early twentieth century. His persistent search has unearthed an immense amount of significant, often fascinating, information on these little-known artisans. This book is indispensable to the collector, curator, and scholar of maritime and folk art. The North American Society for Oceanic History named A Dictionary of Scrimshaw Artists the best maritime reference book published in 1992.
Author : Wes Siegrist
Publisher : Wes Siegrist
ISBN 13 : 0982127839
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)
Download or read book Modern Masters of Miniature Art in America written by Wes Siegrist and published by Wes Siegrist. This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gary L Albrecht
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761942726
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (427 download)
Download or read book The Handbook of Social Studies in Health and Medicine written by Gary L Albrecht and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2003-04-21 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together world-class figures to provide an indispensable, comprehensive resource book on social science, health and medicine.
