Author: Tony Laier Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing ISBN: 1607654954 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 333
Book Description
• The must-have guide for working with leather. • Great book for beginning leather crafters. • Comprehensive presentation of essential techniques. • Handy tips from leather crafting experts. • Well-illustrated with color photos. • Traditional floral carving step-by-step project.
Author: Sharon Kernot Publisher: Text Publishing ISBN: 1925626725 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 241
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Shortlisted for the 2017 Text Prize Lottie collects dead creatures and lovingly cares for them, hoping to preserve them, to save them from disintegration. Her father understands—Lottie has a scientific mind, he thinks. Her aunt wants it to stop, and she goes to cruel lengths to make sure it does. And her mother? Lottie’s mother died long ago. And Lottie is searching for a way to be close to her. The Art of Taxidermy is a heartbreaking verse novel exploring love and death, grief and beauty, and the ways we try to make sense of it all. Sharon Kernot writes poetry and fiction. Her work has appeared in a variety of journals, magazines and anthologies including Island, Mascara Literary Journal, Best Australian Poems, and Australian Love Stories. ‘Completely mesmerising, fresh and unexpected.’ Diana Sweeney, winner of 2013 Text Prize ‘An intense exploration of grief.’ Steven Herrick ‘[An] exquisite lyrical verse novel...[A] sharply evocative tale.’ West Weekend ‘The work couples the swift, clipped charm of a verse novel and the unpredictable beauty of the Australian landscape in a captivating manner that showcases an author entirely comfortable with her form...Lingers in the mind for weeks afterwards.’ Tulpa Magazine ‘Kernot has created an intriguing tale of mystery and the imagination with a haunting ambience that the ghost of Edgar Allan Poe would recognise and admire...this is a delightful story about grief transformed and the urge to resurrect and to re-create.’ Saturday Paper ‘This book is beautifully written...while the novel is about grief, it is also about the importance of remembering and keeping the memory of loved ones alive.’ Magpies Magazine ‘In lyrical language, Kernot draws a comparison between the Australian bush and death: both are beautiful and desolate at once.’ Readings ‘Kernot’s writing is imbued with life and grace and moments of infectious joy.’ SA Weekend
Author: John Rowley Publisher: Cgr Publishing ISBN: 9781592180875 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 270
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The classic illustrated guide to taxidermy restored and enlarged for a new generation. Master taxidermist John Rowley served as Chief of the Department of Taxidermy in the American Museum of Natural History. This informative, easy-to-read, illustrated guide to taxidermy is filled with everything that hunters and aspiring taxidermists need to know to excel in the craft. Includes: - Dozens of detailed drawings and full-page photographs - Sections on tools of the trade - Sections on birds, mammals, fish, skeletons, and more - Enlarged 7" x 10" pages - Digitally restored images - Bold retro cover design for display - The classic type font - Author's original page layout First printed in 1898, this guide teaches classic, proven skills for skinning, preserving, and displaying birds, mammals, and a variety of large and small animals. Detailed sections on tools, collecting, and the arrangement of foliage for display are particularly useful and entertaining to read. Mr. Rowley's experience and passion for taxidermy are evident on every page, and readers interested in the art will find themselves engaged from start to finish. Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Collecting - Guns, Traps, Hunting, Skinning, and Field Preparation Chapter 2: Tools and Materials - Preservative Fluids and Powders, Preparation of Artificial Ice, Snow, and Water Chapter 3: Casting - Plaster Moulds and Casts Chapter 4: Birds - Skinning, Cleaning, Wiring, and Mounting Chapter 5: Mammals - Skinning, Curing, Degreasing, Tanning, Wiring, and Mounting Chapter 6: Fish, Reptiles, and Crustaceans - Mounting and Casting Chapter 7: Skeletons - Bleaching and Mounting Small and Large Skeletons Chapter 8: The Reproduction of Foliage for Groups - Collecting, Arranging, and Casing for Bird and Mammal Groups About the Publisher: The CGR Publishing Restoration Workshop uses a vast array of computers and digital scanners to restore, preserve, and enhance the classic works of writers and artists from the 19th century. Each new release includes display-quality covers, enlarged covers, and retro fonts. Select books include Dante's Inferno Retro Hell-Bound Edition, Gustave Dorè's London: A Pilgrimage, The Complete Book of Birds, A Life of George Westinghouse, The Clock Book: A Detailed Illustrated Collection of Classic Clocks, The Aeroplane Speaks, and much more.
Author: Joan B. Landes Publisher: Penn State Press ISBN: 0271061421 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 259
Book Description
Gorgeous Beasts takes a fresh look at the place of animals in history and art. Refusing the traditional subordination of animals to humans, the essays gathered here examine a rich variety of ways animals contribute to culture: as living things, as scientific specimens, as food, weapons, tropes, and occasions for thought and creativity. History and culture set the terms for this inquiry. As history changes, so do the ways animals participate in culture. Gorgeous Beasts offers a series of discontinuous but probing studies of the forms their participation takes. This collection presents the work of a wide range of scholars, critics, and thinkers from diverse disciplines: philosophy, literature, history, geography, economics, art history, cultural studies, and the visual arts. By approaching animals from such different perspectives, these essays broaden the scope of animal studies to include specialists and nonspecialists alike, inviting readers from all backgrounds to consider the place of animals in history and art. Combining provocative critical insights with arresting visual imagery, Gorgeous Beasts advances a challenging new appreciation of animals as co-inhabitants and co-creators of culture. Aside from the editors, the contributors are Dean Bavington, Ron Broglio, Mark Dion, Erica Fudge, Cecilia Novero, Harriet Ritvo, Nigel Rothfels, Sajay Samuel, and Pierre Serna.
Author: Robert Marbury Publisher: Artisan Books ISBN: 1579655580 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 241
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In this collection of taxidermy art, you’ll find a winged monkey with a fez and a martini glass, a jewel-encrusted piglet, a bionic fawn, and a polar bear balancing on a floating refrigerator. Author Robert Marbury makes for a friendly (and often funny) guide, addressing the three big questions people have about taxidermy art: What is it all about? Can I see some examples? and How can I make my own? He takes readers through a brief history of taxidermy (and what sets artistic taxidermy apart) and presents stunning pieces from the most influential artists in the field. Rounding out the book are illustrated how-to lessons to get readers started on their own work, with sources for taxidermy materials and resources for the budding taxidermist.
Author: Ron Faiola Publisher: Agate Publishing ISBN: 1572848804 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 467
Book Description
Supper clubs guru Ron Faiola is back with updated chronicles and beautiful new photographs from the clubs that captured the attention of readers in Wisconsin Supper Clubs, and also features several new venues shaking up this midwestern tradition. Wisconsin Supper Clubs, Second Edition is a resource for and about supper clubs throughout Wisconsin that includes charming photographs of the unique supper club interiors, proprietors, and customers, as well as fascinating archival materials. Also recorded in this book are the regional specialties served at these clubs, ranging from popovers and fried pickles in the northern part of the state to Shrimp de Jonghe in the south. One Northwoods supper club even features fry bread, a traditional Native American dish uncommon to most restaurants. In this updated second edition, Faiola revisits many of the clubs across the Dairy State that starred in his first edition, recording their struggles and triumphs in the years following widespread pandemic shutdowns. New to this edition are fifteen extra clubs that have entered the scene in the past decade, striving to be a part of this custom that is hugely popular with Wisconsin locals and regularly frequented by all midwestern foodies in the know. The "supper club experience" is a tradition embodied by many long-standing restaurants scattered throughout the small towns of Wisconsin. It is based around a bygone idea that going out to dinner should be an experience that lasts an entire evening, emphasizing food made from scratch, slow-paced dining, and family-run businesses. Combine this with stately dark-panel decor, complimentary relish trays, and the best brandy Old Fashioned sweet you'll ever have, and you have barely scratched the surface of the Wisconsin supper club's appeal.
Author: Matt Richards Publisher: ISBN: 9780965867245 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
First edition published under title, Deerskins into buckskins: how to tan with natural materials; a field guide for hunters and gatherers, c1997.
Author: Carl Ethan Akeley Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 194
Book Description
In Brightest Africa is an excellent travelog with details of Carl Ethan Akeley's ventures in East Africa. Akeley worked with President Theodore Roosevelt and was friends with famous photographers Martin and Osa Johnson. He was the world's leading taxidermist of his time.
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