Author: Seri C. Robinson
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764359354
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book covers fundamental wood anatomy, wood chemistry and the best ways to utilize and care for wood in the kitchen, in furniture and in toys.
Living with Wood
Author: Seri C. Robinson
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764359354
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book covers fundamental wood anatomy, wood chemistry and the best ways to utilize and care for wood in the kitchen, in furniture and in toys.
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764359354
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book covers fundamental wood anatomy, wood chemistry and the best ways to utilize and care for wood in the kitchen, in furniture and in toys.
Living in Wood
Author: Chris van Uffelen
Publisher: Braun Publishing AG
ISBN: 9783037682180
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Revealing the fascinating breath of both the architectural and the interior design possibilities inherent in this material from across the globe.
Publisher: Braun Publishing AG
ISBN: 9783037682180
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Revealing the fascinating breath of both the architectural and the interior design possibilities inherent in this material from across the globe.
Surrounded by Wood
Author: Agata Toromanoff
Publisher: Braun Publishing
ISBN: 9783037682661
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Introducing the diversity of contemporary timber architecture for residential buildings to architects, interior designers, and builders.
Publisher: Braun Publishing
ISBN: 9783037682661
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Introducing the diversity of contemporary timber architecture for residential buildings to architects, interior designers, and builders.
Grant Wood
Author: R. Tripp Evans
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0307594335
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
He claimed to be “the plainest kind of fellow you can find. There isn’t a single thing I’ve done, or experienced,” said Grant Wood, “that’s been even the least bit exciting.” Wood was one of America’s most famous regionalist painters; to love his work was the equivalent of loving America itself. In his time, he was an “almost mythical figure,” recognized most supremely for his hard-boiled farm scene, American Gothic, a painting that has come to reflect the essence of America’s traditional values—a simple, decent, homespun tribute to our lost agrarian age. In this major new biography of America’s most acclaimed, and misunderstood, regionalist painter, Grant Wood is revealed to have been anything but plain, or simple . . . R. Tripp Evans reveals the true complexity of the man and the image Wood so carefully constructed of himself. Grant Wood called himself a farmer-painter but farming held little interest for him. He appeared to be a self-taught painter with his scenes of farmlands, farm workers, and folklore but he was classically trained, a sophisticated artist who had studied the Old Masters and Flemish art as well as impressionism. He lived a bohemian life and painted in Paris and Munich in the 1920s, fleeing what H. L. Mencken referred to as “the booboisie” of small-town America. We see Wood as an artist haunted and inspired by the images of childhood; by the complex relationship with his father (stern, pious, the “manliest of men”); with his sister and his beloved mother (Wood shared his studio and sleeping quarters with his mother until her death at seventy-seven; he was forty-four). We see Wood’s homosexuality and how his studied masculinity was a ruse that shaped his work. Here is Wood’s life and work explored more deeply and insightfully than ever before. Drawing on letters, the artist’s unfinished autobiography, his sister’s writings, and many never-before-seen documents, Evans’s book is a dimensional portrait of a deeply complicated artist who became a “National Symbol.” It is as well a portrait of the American art scene at a time when America’s Calvinistic spirit and provincialism saw Europe as decadent and artists were divided between red-blooded patriotic men and “hothouse aesthetes.” Thomas Hart Benton said of Grant Wood: “When this new America looks back for landmarks to help gauge its forward footsteps, it will find a monument standing up in the midst of the wreckage . . . This monument will be made out of Grant Wood’s works.”
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0307594335
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
He claimed to be “the plainest kind of fellow you can find. There isn’t a single thing I’ve done, or experienced,” said Grant Wood, “that’s been even the least bit exciting.” Wood was one of America’s most famous regionalist painters; to love his work was the equivalent of loving America itself. In his time, he was an “almost mythical figure,” recognized most supremely for his hard-boiled farm scene, American Gothic, a painting that has come to reflect the essence of America’s traditional values—a simple, decent, homespun tribute to our lost agrarian age. In this major new biography of America’s most acclaimed, and misunderstood, regionalist painter, Grant Wood is revealed to have been anything but plain, or simple . . . R. Tripp Evans reveals the true complexity of the man and the image Wood so carefully constructed of himself. Grant Wood called himself a farmer-painter but farming held little interest for him. He appeared to be a self-taught painter with his scenes of farmlands, farm workers, and folklore but he was classically trained, a sophisticated artist who had studied the Old Masters and Flemish art as well as impressionism. He lived a bohemian life and painted in Paris and Munich in the 1920s, fleeing what H. L. Mencken referred to as “the booboisie” of small-town America. We see Wood as an artist haunted and inspired by the images of childhood; by the complex relationship with his father (stern, pious, the “manliest of men”); with his sister and his beloved mother (Wood shared his studio and sleeping quarters with his mother until her death at seventy-seven; he was forty-four). We see Wood’s homosexuality and how his studied masculinity was a ruse that shaped his work. Here is Wood’s life and work explored more deeply and insightfully than ever before. Drawing on letters, the artist’s unfinished autobiography, his sister’s writings, and many never-before-seen documents, Evans’s book is a dimensional portrait of a deeply complicated artist who became a “National Symbol.” It is as well a portrait of the American art scene at a time when America’s Calvinistic spirit and provincialism saw Europe as decadent and artists were divided between red-blooded patriotic men and “hothouse aesthetes.” Thomas Hart Benton said of Grant Wood: “When this new America looks back for landmarks to help gauge its forward footsteps, it will find a monument standing up in the midst of the wreckage . . . This monument will be made out of Grant Wood’s works.”
What a Way to Live and Make a Living
Author: Roger M. Griffith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780964229501
Category : Businessmen
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780964229501
Category : Businessmen
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Living with Wood
Author: Wim Pauwels (Publisher)
Publisher: Beta-Plus (Acc)
ISBN: 9789077213902
Category : Building, Wooden
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Wood has very many positive attributes as a natural construction material, but was for a long time neglected in the architecture of western Europe. However, this situation has changed a great deal over the course of recent decades. Construction with wood has gained a solid reputation and is seen as a valid alternative to traditional building with bricks. Wood also offers many advantages: processing it is both energy-efficient and environmentally friendly, the construction time is short, and it is a very durable material. Many wooden constructions have withstood the test of time over hundreds of years. The most important reason for selecting wood, though, is the pleasant atmosphere enjoyed by owners of wooden houses. This also applies when wood is used as an essential element of an interior: floors, panelling and fitted cabinetwork create a welcoming feeling of warmth and cosiness in a home. This book features many inspiring examples of both houses and interiors: homes constructed out of wood and also traditional brick buildings where wood occupies a prominent position inside the house.
Publisher: Beta-Plus (Acc)
ISBN: 9789077213902
Category : Building, Wooden
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Wood has very many positive attributes as a natural construction material, but was for a long time neglected in the architecture of western Europe. However, this situation has changed a great deal over the course of recent decades. Construction with wood has gained a solid reputation and is seen as a valid alternative to traditional building with bricks. Wood also offers many advantages: processing it is both energy-efficient and environmentally friendly, the construction time is short, and it is a very durable material. Many wooden constructions have withstood the test of time over hundreds of years. The most important reason for selecting wood, though, is the pleasant atmosphere enjoyed by owners of wooden houses. This also applies when wood is used as an essential element of an interior: floors, panelling and fitted cabinetwork create a welcoming feeling of warmth and cosiness in a home. This book features many inspiring examples of both houses and interiors: homes constructed out of wood and also traditional brick buildings where wood occupies a prominent position inside the house.
The Living Wood
Author: Louis De Wohl
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian women saints
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The author reconstructs the atmosphere of fourth-century Rome in this story of intrigue, romance, and power politics revolving around Helena, mother of Constantine, the first Christian emperor.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian women saints
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The author reconstructs the atmosphere of fourth-century Rome in this story of intrigue, romance, and power politics revolving around Helena, mother of Constantine, the first Christian emperor.
Great Book of Woodworking Projects
Author: Randy Johnson
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607651297
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Shop tested expert advice for woodworkers on how to build 50 attractive and functional woodworking projects for all areas of the house from storage for the kitchen and the outdoors, to furniture and heirlooms. An ideal resource for woodworkers looking for a new project or wanting to spruce up their home, this book has plans for projects that can take a few hours, or up to a weekend to complete.
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607651297
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Shop tested expert advice for woodworkers on how to build 50 attractive and functional woodworking projects for all areas of the house from storage for the kitchen and the outdoors, to furniture and heirlooms. An ideal resource for woodworkers looking for a new project or wanting to spruce up their home, this book has plans for projects that can take a few hours, or up to a weekend to complete.
Living Dolls
Author: Gaby Wood
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571178797
Category : Androids
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Living Dolls tells the story of humanity's age-old obsession with moving dolls and speaking robots, intelligent machines and bionic men - and it gives the history of ingenious inventors and their fantastical creations.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571178797
Category : Androids
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Living Dolls tells the story of humanity's age-old obsession with moving dolls and speaking robots, intelligent machines and bionic men - and it gives the history of ingenious inventors and their fantastical creations.
Wood Becomes Water
Author: Gail Reichstein
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1568365888
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The groundbreaking work exploring how ancient Chinese medicine can be an integral part of our lives today - now in a 20th anniversary edition. Wood Becomes Water uses the five elements of Chinese cosmology -- wood, fire, earth, metal, and water -- to introduce readers to the connection between the physical, emotional, and spiritual forces in their lives. Practical, accessible, and wise, the book shows how the centuries-old techniques and philosophies of Chinese medicine can be applied to everyday issues of health and well-being in the modern world.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1568365888
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The groundbreaking work exploring how ancient Chinese medicine can be an integral part of our lives today - now in a 20th anniversary edition. Wood Becomes Water uses the five elements of Chinese cosmology -- wood, fire, earth, metal, and water -- to introduce readers to the connection between the physical, emotional, and spiritual forces in their lives. Practical, accessible, and wise, the book shows how the centuries-old techniques and philosophies of Chinese medicine can be applied to everyday issues of health and well-being in the modern world.