The Lost Carving: A Journey

The Lost Carving: A Journey to the Heart of Making

How to

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

The Lost Carving: A Journey to the Heart of Making Author: Esterly, DavidEdition: ReprintBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 288Publisher: Penguin BooksRelease Date: 31-12-2013Details: “A beautiful, intricate meditation on creativity and discovery,

Buy Now


Author: Esterly, David

Edition: Reprint

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 288

Publisher: Penguin Books

Release Date: 31-12-2013

Details: “A beautiful, intricate meditation on creativity and discovery, on fire and rebirth.” —Elizabeth Gilbert

Awestruck at the sight of a Grinling Gibbons carving in a London church, David Esterly chose to dedicate his life to woodcarving—its physical rhythms, intricate beauty, and intellectual demands. Forty years later, he is the foremost practitioner of Gibbons’s forgotten technique, which revolutionized ornamental sculpture in the late 1600s with its spectacular cascades of flowers, fruits, and foliage.

After a disastrous fire at Henry VIII’s Hampton Court Palace, Esterly was asked to replace the Gibbons masterpiece destroyed by the flames. It turned out to be the most challenging year in Esterly’s life, forcing him to question his abilities and delve deeply into what it means to make a thing well. Written with a philosopher’s intellect and a poet’s grace, The Lost Carving explores the connection between creativity and physical work and illuminates the passionate pursuit of a vocation that unites head and hand and heart.

Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.0 x 0.6 inches

Languages: English

Note: All images/content(except the photos I took myself with the dolls) posted here are owned and provided by Amazon's Affiliate Program, Commision Junction, Awin, Etsy and Google Adsense. For more info visit affiliate-program.amazon.com and Google.com/adsense. For copyright/removal claims message legal@amazon.com and legal@google.com directly. Every brand posted here has been posted Using Amazon's Affilaite program. If your copyrighted image has been added to our catalog without your consent, please complete the form on this link. https://www.amazon.com/report/infringement . As an Amazon Associate I earn from Qualifying PUrchases. When you click on links to various merchants on this channel and make a purchase, this can result in artsy sister earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include but are not limited to Amazon, Awin, eBay Partners and More. Thank you for your support and help.


Have a Question?

Be the first to ask the artsy sister about this product.

Ask a Question