Soul Of A Tree The A Master Woodworkers Reflections

Author : George Nakashima
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1568363958
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Soul of a Tree written by George Nakashima and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012-02-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a farmlike compound near New Hope, Pennsylvania, George Nakashima, his family, and fellow wood-workers create exquisite furniture from richly grained, rare timber. Tables, desks, chairs, and cabinets from this simple workshop grace the homes and mansions and executive boardrooms of people who prize such excellence. In this lavishly illustrated volume, George Nakashima allows us in intimate look at his artistry, his philosophy, his life. It is the portrait of an artisan who strives to find the ideal use for each plank in order to "create an object of utility to man and, if nature smiles, an object of lasting beauty." The author's search for the meaning of life took him as a young man to Paris, Tokyo, and Pondicherry, India. In India, he found the inner peace for which he had been searching and began to find ways to work with timber. He writes movingly about the grandeur of ancient trees and stunning figured woods and explains how he selects and prepares his materials. Above all, he impresses us with his devotion to discovering the inherent beauty of wood so that noble trees might have a second life as furniture. The Soul of a Tree looks at the world through the eyes of an artist and evokes the joy of living in harmony with nature.

Author : David Savage
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 4770031211
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Furniture with Soul written by David Savage and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Furniture with Soul, author David Savage explores the philosophies, careers, and pivotal moments of struggle and inspiration for today’s most talented and influential woodworkers. He traveled throughout the U.S. and Britain to interview these renowned artists, including John Makepeace, John Cederquist, Jack Larimore, Judy Kensley McKie, Michael Hurwitz, Tom Hucker, Rupert Williamson, Gary Knox Bennett, and Peter Danko. With a telling eye and refreshing intimacy, he reveals their thinking, creative processes, and rise to prominence. He takes the reader into their workshops and their hearts. Savage seeks to illuminate the soul of the artists’ work, and the influences and experiences that shaped them.

Author : Mira Nakashima
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
ISBN 13 : 9780810945364
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nature Form & Spirit written by Mira Nakashima and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2003-12-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A richly illustrated retrospective of the life and work of noted furniture designer Geoge Nakashima examines the original furniture creations of the acclaimed artist, his influence on contemporary design, his work as an architect, and his remarkable craftsmanship and emphasis on the organic use of the natural lines and grain of wood.

Author : Oscar P. Fitzgerald
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 160765489X
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studio Furniture of the Renwick Gallery written by Oscar P. Fitzgerald and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a tour of the Renwick Gallery, the craft division of the Smithsonian, and enjoy an in-depth look at the artists and the work of this unparalleled collection of handmade contemporary furniture. This absorbing volume features profiles and interviews of 64 artists and reveals their artistic influences and interpretations along with 112 stunning photos of iconic work.

Author : George Nakashima
Publisher : Kodansha
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Soul of a Tree written by George Nakashima and published by Kodansha. This book was released on 1981 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a farmlike compound near New Hope, Pennsylvania, the author, his family, and fellow wood-workers create exquisite furniture from richly grained, rare timber. This book is an intimate look at his artistry, his philosophy, his life. The author's search for the meaning of life took him as a young man to Paris, Tokyo, and Pondicherry, India. In India, he found the inner peace for which he had been searching and began to find ways to work with timber. He writes about the grandeur of ancient trees and stunning figured woods and explains how he selects and prepares his materials. Above all, he impresses us with his devotion to discovering the inherent beauty of wood so that noble trees might have a second life as furniture.

Author : Tina Skinner
Publisher : Schiffer Craft
ISBN 13 : 9780764332029
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Esherick, Maloof, Nakashima written by Tina Skinner and published by Schiffer Craft. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tour the private homes of three of the most esteemed wood artist/craftsmen of the modern era.

Author : Sam Maloof
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9784770014108
Total Pages : 1060 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Woodworker written by Sam Maloof and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 1060 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John G. Shea
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486138976
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Authentic Shaker Furniture written by John G. Shea and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-09-19 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 250 photographs and measured drawings for over 80 classic Shaker designs: cradle, dry sink, trestle table, lap desk, rocking chair, many more. 262 halftones. 140 black-and-white line illustrations.

Author : Radclyffe Hall
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1473374081
Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Well of Loneliness written by Radclyffe Hall and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-04-23 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early work by Radclyffe Hall was originally published in 1928 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Well of Loneliness' is a novel that follows an upper-class Englishwoman who falls in love with another woman while serving as an ambulance driver in World War I. Marguerite Radclyffe Hall was born on 12th August 1880, in Bournemouth, England. Hall's first novel The Unlit Lamp (1924) was a lengthy and grim tale that proved hard to sell. It was only published following the success of the much lighter social comedy The Forge (1924), which made the best-seller list of John O'London's Weekly. Hall is a key figure in lesbian literature for her novel The Well of Loneliness (1928). This is her only work with overt lesbian themes and tells the story of the life of a masculine lesbian named Stephen Gordon.

Author : R. Bruce Hoadley
Publisher : Taunton
ISBN 13 : 9780918804051
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Wood written by R. Bruce Hoadley and published by Taunton. This book was released on 1980 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inn this essential reference for woodworkers, the author explains everything from how trees grow to getting a sharp edge. Includes examples of problems and their solutions to help woodworkers through their own projects. Full-color photos and b&w illustrations.