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62 | SCRIMSHAW, SCULPTURE, STENCILING, TAPE CRAFTS, UPCYCLING, CARVING: ANIMALS Advanced Scrimshaw Techniques • Jim Ste- vens • Learn techniques every scrimshaw carver needs for true proficiency in this art form. 130 color photos show carving with hand and power tools, color and power engraving and painting, and practices of the care, conservation, repair, and restoration of ivory scrimshaw objects. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 134 color photos • 80 pp • 978-0-7643-3017-9 • PB • $14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD Contemporary Scrimshaw • Eva Halat • Over 700 photos illustrate the history of scrimshaw and provide instruction on carving and decorating scrimshaw. A gallery of 45 international artists and their works gives carvers inspiration. This unique book provides comprehensive information for art- ists, collectors, and everyone interested in scrim- shaw. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 318 color & 390 b/w photos • 240 pp • 978-0-7643-3049-0 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / 56.99 CAD Scrimshaw in Theory and Practice • Author Richard Maier, Editor Omicron Language Solutions, LLC • Learn the art of scrimshaw—carving fine lines into complex images on bone and other ma- terials. In this volume, a skilled engraver explains the history and technique of scrimshaw engraving to those looking to try their hand at this artwork. • 6" × 9" (152 × 229 mm) • 156 color & b/w images • 136 pp • 978-0-7643-4967-6 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Scrimshaw Techniques • Jim Stevens • This is the most complete technical and aesthetic book in the field, guiding readers through both classic and modern scrimshaw techniques. With over 200 color photos, this step-by-step guide includes in- formation on scrimshaw tools, carving techniques, patterns, inking, inlays, and ivory alternatives, in- cluding bone, horn, and nuts. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 224 images • 160 pp • 978-0-7643- 2831-2 • PB • $30.00 / £27.99 / 43.00 CAD Bronze Sculpture Casting & Patination: Mud, Fire, Metal • Steve Hurst, Steve Russell • An illu- minating text combines with 646 color photos and 78 drawings to explore the processes involved in forming metal sculpture. Metal finishing processes are explored in detail, including an unprecedented 177 patination recipes and working practices. • 9" × 12" (229 × 305 mm) • 646 illustrations • 368 pp • 978-0-7643-2164-1 • HC • $125.00 / £113.99 / 188.00 CAD Carving a Bear in Soapstone • Tasha Unninayar • Illustrated, step-by-step directions provide tech- niques for carving your own bear in soapstone, from designing the bear to adding the final polish. Chapters include carving the bear’s waist and belly, head and shoulders, legs and tail, and its ears and snout. A gallery of completed projects will inspire your own creativity. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 225+ color images • 48 pp • 978-0-7643-4084- 0 • PB • $16.99 / £15.99 / 23.99 CAD Carving a Sitting Bear in Soapstone • Tasha Unninayar • Illustrated, step-by-step techniques for carving the sitting bear in soapstone, from de- signing to adding the final polish. Chapters include carving the bear’s head, ears, legs, and paws. A gallery of completed projects will inspire your own creativity. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 180 color images & 4 patterns • 48 pp • 978-0-7643- 4148-9 • PB • $16.99 / £15.99 / 23.99 CAD Contemporary Stone Sculpture • Dona Z. Meilach • An exploration of modern stone sculp- ture, with hundreds of examples by today’s top sculptors, illustrated and explained with hundreds of clearly detailed photographs. Specific, step-by- step instructions for creating stone sculpture, with descriptions of various types of stone, selecting and transporting it, carving the stone with hand or power tools, and the methods of finishing the work. • 7" × 10" (178 × 254 mm) • 17 color plates, 340 illustrations • 224 pp • 978-0-88740- 089-6 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Direct Metal Sculpture • Dona Z. Meilach • This revised edition retains all the techniques and in- spiration of the original edition, plus new chapters update the history of direct metal sculpture over the past quarter century, including the impact of public art programs and the computer, exploring the importance of computer aided design, and the Internet for successfully marketing one’s art. • 7" × 10" (178 × 254 mm) • 115 color & 475 b/w photos • 248 pp • 978-0-7643-1254-0 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / 56.95 CAD Direct Stone Sculpture • Milt Liebson • After a historical overview of stone sculpture, the reader is led through the hands-on experience of sculpting in stone. The types of stone used are covered, as are the types and use of basic hand sculpting tools. For the advanced sculptor, there is information on the use of power tools, lamination, and repair. Now with additional photos. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 300+ photos • 160 pp • 978-0-7643- 1224-3 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / 56.95 CAD Direct Wood Sculpture: Technique - Innova- tion - Creativity • Milt Liebson • An illustrated history of direct wood sculpture is explored, along with a vital resource for those seeking to create sculpture in wood. A complete description of the qualities and types of wood, tools (both hand and power), techniques, and finishing complements discussions of the art form and philosophy. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 209 photos • 160 pp • 978-0-7643-1299-1 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / 56.95 CAD Introduction to Soapstone Sculpting • Lynn A. Bartlett • New sculptors of any age and skill level can easily accomplish fun projects with soap- stone. With 737 color images, patterns, and step- by-step directions, you will be carving away in no time at all! Artists of all trades, especially wood- workers, will be enamored with this art form once they see how easy it is. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 725 images, 18 patterns • 160 pp • 978-0- 7643-3781-9 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD A Passion for Metal: Reflections and Tech- niques of a Metal Sculptor • Henry Harvey • An account of the world of metal sculpting, from the lighting of a torch, to techniques, patinas, and a candid insight into the genesis of his sculpture. A number of projects are illustrated and explained in exquisite detail, making this an absolute must for everyone contemplating becoming a sculptor. It is richly illustrated. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 315 color photos • 160 pp • 978-0-7643-1840-5 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / 56.95 CAD Authentic Antique Stenciling • Gen Ventrone • The charm of stenciled decorations has ap- pealed to people for hundreds of years. Here are many old examples of stenciling on tin, furniture, glass, velvet, and walls. Using patterns of designs taken from old stencils, there are step-by-step in- structions for their reproduction, with color photo- graphs and a full explanatory text. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • b/w and color photos, drawings • 176 pp • 978-0-88740-140-4 • PB • $19.95 / £18.99 / 28.95 CAD Stenciling: 140 Historical Patterns for Room Decoration • Ilse Maierbacher • 140 historic stenciling ornaments spanning the past century. Examples of colorfully decorated spaces provide additional inspiration, with floral and geometric, light and bright motifs. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 191 photos/140 stencil patterns • 128 pp • 978-0-7643-0376-0 • PB • $24.95 / £22.99 / 34.95 CAD Tape Art: Materials, Techniques, Projects & Inspiration • Bruno Kolberg, Bodo Höbing • Pho- tos demonstrate step-by-step how to create elev- en tape art projects. Learn how lines are tapered, curves executed, and motifs cut out in 2-D, 3-D, and in negative. Find suggestions for more proj- ects, from portraits to furniture, as well as various tape types, including fabric, PVC, and packaging. • 8.13" × 9.13" (207 × 232 mm) • 248 • 168 pp • 978-0-7643-5277-5 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Upcycling Books: Decorative Objects • Julia Rubio • What’s a bookworm to do when a book is too old or damaged and no longer in a fit state to be read? Upcycle them into charming decor! Through 20 projects using simple techniques and common household materials, learn how to make party decorations, a woven basket, a smartphone charger, and more. Includes links to videos and templates. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 370 color photos & diagrams • 144 pp • 978-0-7643- 5875-3 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Upcycle Your Wardrobe: 21 Sewing Proj- ects for Unique, New Fashions • Mia Führer, Ed. Jonee Tiedemann • Reuse, recycle, and repurpose the clothing you love, creating new, one-of-a-kind garments. Every one of the twenty-one inspiring projects in this book can be sewn quickly, even by beginners. The descriptive photo instructions make it easy to follow the process. • 9.13" × 8.13" (232 × 207 mm) • 199 color photos & diagrams • 64 pp • 978-0-7643-4849-5 • HC • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Bears to Carve with Dale Power • Dale Power • Move step-by-step through the process of carv- ing a robust and realistic polar bear. Complete instructions and detailed color photographs make the carving of this bear an enjoyable task for the novice and advanced carver alike. Carved with a combo of hand and power tools and finished by burning and painting. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 225+ color photos, patterns • 64 pp • 978- 0-88740-719-2 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 19.95 CAD The Carver’s Handbook, II: Carving the Wild- life of the Forest and Jungle • David Pergrin • Instructions for carvers to make and paint wooden figures of a tiger, an American goldfinch, and a wood mouse in the round, plus a great horned owl in relief. Step-by-step suggestions and illustrations. Each project is introduced with a list of all the tools and materials needed for that figure • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 6 pages color photos, 78 b/w photos, 12 diagrams • 60 pp • 978-0-88740-029- 2 • PB • $5.95 / £5.95 / 8.95 CAD The Carver’s Handbook, III: Woodcarving Wild Animals • David Pergrin • Patterns and clear instructions for making lifelike images of a cardinal bird, trotting horse, standing deer, and an Indian neckerchief slide. 78 step-by-step pictures and carefully written instructions. 27 clear col- or photographs show each stage of painting for these popular projects. For carvers of all levels of experience. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 27 color photos/78 b/w illustrations • 48 pp • 978- 0-88740-039-1 • PB • $5.95 / £5.95 / 8.95 CAD SCRIMSHAW SCULPTURE STENCILING TAPE CRAFTS UPCYCLING CARVING: ANIMALS