Download or read book Carving a Sitting Bear in Soapstone written by Tasha Unninayar and published by Schiffer Craft. This book was released on 2012-10-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bears are a symbol of strength in many cultures, and the sitting bear is no exception. Carve your own soapstone sitting bear and see its many characteristics come to life. The patterns provided help you design and shape your sitting bear, and illustrated, step-by-step directions offer carving techniques. Chapters include how to carve the head, ears, legs, and paws, as well as adding polish to your finished piece. Needing only minimal tools, soapstone's soft texture makes this an easy and fun project for carvers and woodworkers of all skill levels that can be done anywhere â at home, in the garage, or even the classroom. A gallery of completed projects will inspire other creative ideas for sculpting in soapstone.
Download or read book Carving a Bear in Soapstone written by Tasha Unninayar and published by Schiffer Craft. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bears are a symbol of strength in many cultures. They also have a certain protectiveness and prowess about them -- characteristics that are easily seen in this soapstone carving of a standing bear. Illustrated, step-by-step directions provide techniques for carving, from designing the bear to adding the final polish. Chapters include carving the waist and belly, head and shoulders, legs and tail, and its ears and snout. A gallery of completed projects will inspire your own creativity. The soapstone's soft texture makes it an easy and popular material for carving the bear's many features. This book is perfect for carvers and woodworkers of all skill levels"--Publisher's website, viewed June 22, 2012.
Download or read book The Way of Inuit Art written by Emily Elisabeth Auger and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2005 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inuit art, both ancient and contemporary, has inspired the interest of scholars, collectors and art lovers around the globe. This book examines Inuit art from prehistory to the present with special attention to methodology and aesthetics, exploring the ways in which it has been influenced by and has influenced non-Inuit artists and scholars. Part One gives the history of the main art-producing prehistoric traditions in the North American arctic, concentrating on the Dorset who once flourished in the Canadian region. It also demonstrates the influence of theories such as evolutionism, diffusionism, ethnographic comparison, and shamanism on the interpretation of prehistoric Inuit art. Part Two demonstrates the influence of such popular theories as nationalism, primitivism, modernism, and postmodernism on the aesthetics and representation of twentieth-century Canadian Inuit art. This discussion is supported by interviews conducted with Inuit artists. A final chapter shows the presence of Inuit art in the mainstream multi-cultural environment, with a discussion of its influence on Canadian artist Nicola Wojewoda. The work also presents various Inuit artists' reactions to Wojewoda's work.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines written by Timothy Insoll and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 961 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines is the first text to offer a comparative survey of figurines from across the globe, bringing together myriad contemporary research approaches to provide invaluable insights into their function, context, meaning, and use, as well as past thinking on the human body, gender, and identity.
Download or read book The Geographical Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soapstone Porcupine written by Jeff Pinkney and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dog shows up the way snow does on a winter's day. She just drifts in and stays, becoming the friend of a young Cree boy. The boy and the dog set out on an adventure that ends in a quandary involving quills and a big brother who swears to take revenge on the porcupine. But Lindy, a Cree elder and master carver, reminds the brothers of the importance of the great porcupine. After a day spent carving in town, the boy learns some truths about human nature and realizes that sometimes, like the porcupine, you must put your quills up to keep from getting pushed around. Soapstone Porcupine is the second book, after Soapstone Signs, narrated by a young Cree boy. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Download or read book Ethnological Results of the Point Barrow Expedition written by John Murdoch and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Shaping Stone Volume One written by Stephen C Norton and published by Northwindink. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A step by step guide to the techniques, tricks and tips on how to carve soapstone. Includes sections on how to select stone, what tools are required and recommended, how to use the tools, safety guidelines, how to finish and display soapstone carvings. Each step is clearly explained via both text and photographs. Included in the book are links to on-line videos of the various techniques and stages. Intro: Whenever I display my work, I watch the people as they inspect the sculpture. Almost without exception, people are impelled to touch the stone, to stroke it with their fingertips. They are always surprised and fascinated by the silky texture, the smoothness and warmth of highly polished soapstone. Soapstone is almost unique in that fascination. Unlike metal or ceramic, soapstone calls out to the viewer, asking to be touched. Soapstone can be found all over the world, and has been used by many cultures through-out history, from ancient Egypt, to India, China and the far North. Soapstone artifacts have been found which date as far back as 5000 BC. Today though, much of the world most commonly associates soapstone with the peoples of the North, once referred to as Eskimo, now more properly known as Inuit, Yupik and Aleut. Historically, these peoples used soapstone for many things, including dishes, bowls, cooking utensils, and, the most recognized, for carving and sculpting. Common motifs include seals, bears, walrus and other sea life, and also images of mythical or mystical beings, their creatures of belief and religion. Hand carved, using bone tools, sanded smooth using sand and soapstone dust, these carvings have evoked the North for centuries. When working with soapstone, I continually feel that almost spiritual aura that surrounds soapstone and its history. To work in soapstone today, one must also respect the culture and beliefs of those who first worked with the stone. Having fallen in love with soapstone, and having carved for many years, I started giving introductory courses at the local collective which carries my artwork. Like my introductory course, this book shows you how to take a ragged block of uninteresting and dusty stone and turn it into a polished piece of art, something that calls to you, something you can touch, something you can be proud of. A piece of art that sings. I've chosen to make this book pictorial rather than wordy. I'm a firm believer that a picture speaks a thousand words, so I've tried to show, and only talked enough to lead you into what the picture depicts. I've also chosen the size of the book so I can fit in lots of pictures, while keeping the pictures big enough that you can see the detail shown without needing a magnifying glass. At several points through-out the book, I point you to on-line videos so you can see the process in motion. Lastly, I've focused on giving you an overall introduction to soapstone carving, in order to keep the price of the book down so it's affordable. I've deliberately left the more advanced and exotic techniques for a later book, so you don't have to spend a great deal to begin this, your first journey into soapstone carving. You don't have to be an expert to follow the steps in this book. You don't have to have any experience in carving, you simply need to have an interest, and a desire to create something. I will guide you through the process in eight easy-to-follow steps. You only need a few tools, though I show you other tools that can be useful. You can choose how much to invest and how many tools to buy. The basic tools can be purchased for twenty to forty dollars. The stone is reasonably easy to acquire and relatively inexpensive, usually no more than two to three dollars per pound, often less. Sound interesting? Well, if you haven't already done so, buy the book. Pick up a few tools if you don't already have them at home. Go buy a chunk of soapstone, follow along with the book and let's start carving.
Download or read book The Medicine men of the Apache written by John Gregory Bourke and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soapstone Signs written by Jeff Pinkney and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One spring, a nine-year-old Cree boy is visited by a master soapstone carver named Lindy, who gives him four pieces of soapstone. The primary secret to carving, the boy learns, is recognizing that each piece of soapstone already holds its true form inside. Lindy teaches the boy to listen to the soapstone and look to the world around him for signs as to what to carve. As the seasons change, the young boy’s experiences lend him opportunities to develop his carving skills and become attuned to the signs around him. He eagerly awaits the following spring, which will bring Lindy’s return and a chance to show off his carvings. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Download or read book Matabeleland the War and Our Position in South Africa written by Archibald Ross Colquhoun and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Soapstone Carving for Children written by Bonnie Gosse and published by Penumbre Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the tools and techniques for carving soapstone.
Download or read book Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution written by Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Ninth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1887 88 written by J. W. Powell and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
