Against the Grain
Against the Grain

Author: Lowery Sims

Publisher: The Monacelli Press, LLC

Published: 2012-10-30

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 1580933440

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Focusing on some of the most interesting conceptual technical trends in wood working today, Against the Grain includes approximately 65 vessels, sculptures, furniture, and installations, created since 2000, which provocatively defy categories and celebrate the visual dynamics of wood. The book demonstrates how contemporary creators have engaged the medium of wood in strategies that might be described as “postmodern,” employing mimicry, assemblage, virtuosity, and whimsy (with a serious purpose). Environmental issues also are prominently addressed. Artists represented include Derek Bencomo, Gary Carsley, Hunt Clark, Piet Hein Eek, David Ellsworth, Sebastian Errazuriz, Bud Latven, Mark Lindquist, Thomas Loeser, Sarah Oppenheimer, William Pope.L, Martin Puryear, Marc Andre Robinson, Laurel Roth, Betye Saar, Courtney Smith, Elisa Strozyk, Alison Elizabeth Taylor, and Ursula von Rydingsvard.

Craft and Design in Wood
Craft and Design in Wood

Author: David M. Willacy

Publisher: Nelson Thornes

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0748710663

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Combines practical advice with GCSE-style exam questions, with emphasis on safety throughout. Case studies guide students through both the designing and making process.

The Art and Craft of Wood
The Art and Craft of Wood

Author: Silas J. Kyler

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA

Published: 2017-06-01

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1631594141

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The Art and Craft of Wood shows you how to mill, stack, dry, and flatten a log into useable lumber and build a variety of household furnishings. Trees are all around us. They provide shade, beautify our neighborhoods, filter our water, and clean our air, but when they die, we often don't know what to do with them. Now you can learn the skills to reclaim those trees as lumber. Perfect for the woodworking hobbyist, The Art and Craft of Wood introduces readers to the basics of wood craft. The Art and Craft of Wood will inspire you to make something of your own through simple, step-by-step photos. As a reader, you will learn valuable skills, including: Where to find wood that you can reclaim for your own use How to mill, stack, dry, and flatten your log into useable lumber Create a variety of useful household furnishings in 7 step-by-step projects ranging in difficulty from novice to more complicated What to do with leftover material, such as making firestarters and animal bedding Authors Silas Kyler and David Hildreth are also the filmmakers behind the documentary Felled, a film about giving new life to urban trees; they have lived the process of refining wood. The Art and Craft of Wood is their guide to you!

Craft is Political
Craft is Political

Author: D Wood

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2021-04-22

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1350122270

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Throughout the 21st century, various craft practices have drawn the attention of academics and the general public in the West. In Craft is Political, D Wood has gathered a collection of essays to argue that this attention is a direct response to and critique of the particular economic, social and technological contexts in which we live. Just as Ruskin and Morris viewed craft and its ethos in the 1800s as a kind of political opposition to the Industrial Revolution, Wood and her authors contend that current craft activities are politically saturated when perspectives from the Global South, Indigenous ideology and even Western government policy are examined. Craft is Political argues that a holistic perspective on craft, in light of colonialism, post-colonialism, critical race theory and globalisation, is overdue. A great diversity of case studies is included, from craft and design in Turkey and craft markets in New Zealand to Indigenous practitioners in Taiwan and Finnish craft education. Craft is Political brings together authors from a variety of disciplines and nations to consider politicised craft.

Woodworking
Woodworking

Author: Andrea Brugi

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2018-10-02

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 1611806585

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Rustic Italian style meets Scandinavian design in this stunning collection of simple woodworking projects. Woodworking husband-and-wife duo Andrea Brugi and Samina Langholz invite you into their magical world, where their Scandinavian sensibility for clean design is balanced with organic and aged imperfection inspired by their Tuscan home. Discover some of their key woodworking techniques through twenty simple projects for useful and decorative objects for the home—from cutting boards and simple doorstops to benches and dining tables. With striking photography, step-by-step instructions, and information on the types of wood and tools required for each project, you’ll have everything you need to start handcrafting your own woodworking masterpieces that celebrate the beauty of uniqueness and combine modern design with rustic warmth. “Our ethos is very simple: do more with less; let each project unfold organically; always be open to possibilities; welcome mistakes and learn from them; let simple, found, and readily available materials embolden your design and decisions.”—from the introduction

The Art and Craft of Handmade Books
The Art and Craft of Handmade Books

Author: Shereen LaPlantz

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2016-07-20

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 0486800377

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Innovative approach to bookbinding explains techniques that elevate handmade books into extraordinary artworks. Simple, well-illustrated directions explain how to make pop-up panels, pages that "explode" from the spine, slipcases, and more.

Nature Transformed
Nature Transformed

Author: Sean M. Ulmer

Publisher: Hudson Hills

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9781930561083

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This publication presents a selection of wood-based works from the collection of Robert Bohlen, one of the finest and most thorough collectors of wood art. The artistic progress of the medium is analyzed by a wide array of essays.

Arts & Crafts Furniture
Arts & Crafts Furniture

Author: Kevin P. Rodel

Publisher: Taunton

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781561583591

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From William Morris and the roots of the Arts & Crafts movement, through Gustav Stickley, the Prairie School, and including contemporary pieces, this book celebrates the classic furniture--and the master craftsmen who made it. 500 photos.

Robin Wood's Cores Recycled
Robin Wood's Cores Recycled

Author: The Center for Art in Wood

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764347832

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Catalog of an exhibition held at the Center for Art in Wood, November 2, 2012-February 16, 2013.

Impractical Cabinetmaker
Impractical Cabinetmaker

Author: James Krenov

Publisher: Linden Publishing

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780941936514

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"Krenov invites the reader into his workshop where he shares his techniques and his uncompromising approach to craftsmanship, along with thoughts about his work and its place in the world. Photo sequences show how he composes a cabinet directly in the wood, without dimensioned drawings." -- Page 4 of cover.