Carving and Painting an American Kestrel with Floyd Scholz

Author: Floyd Scholz
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811724937
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 66

Book Description
Sharp, full-color photos clarify each step of the carving and painting process Carving tips from an award-winning artist Full-size, ready-to-use patterns with an extensive resource list for carvers In this sixth book of the Carving and Painting series, carvers are led through all the phases of carving an American Kestrel--from roughing out the major feather groups to carving the head and adding individual feathers. The finishing touches--burning, texturing, and painting--are fully described, enabling the carver to create a stunningly lifelike kestrel.

Birds of Prey

Author: Floyd Scholz
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811702423
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
Raptors have intrigued and inspired artists and naturalists for thousands of years. Floyd Scholz's own fascination with these winged hunters began when he took up bird carving in the 1970's, but he was long frustrated by the lack of close up, detailed reference photographs of these birds. He decided to team up with photographer Tad Merrick to fill that void.

Birds of Prey

Author: Ray Ovington
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780820009087
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
In text, drawings and color illustrations, this book describes birds of prey - eagles, hawks, falcons, owls, kites and vultures - and discusses the importance of these birds and their function within ecosystems.

The Golden Eagle

Author: Floyd Scholz
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 1461751896
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 115

Book Description
Look over the shoulder of a world-renowned bird carver as he creates his most challenging piece A behind-the-scenes look at how Floyd Scholz creates one of his most ambitious pieces--a life-size golden eagle in flight. Beautiful color photos document the carving's progression from a block of wood to a finished work of art. Accompanying text offers how-to information as well as Scholz's thoughts as he works on the carving. Includes preliminary sketches and notes, candid studio shots, work-in-progress images, corrections, and journal entries. A unique look at the creative process that will inspire carvers, artists, and bird-lovers alike.

Peregrine Falcon

Author: Floyd Scholz
Publisher: Ampry Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 0811714063
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
Acclaimed bird carver Floyd Scholz explains his carving and painting techniques and demonstrates the unique talent that makes him one of the world’s greatest bird carvers and instructors. • Features a start-to-finish project from Floyd Scholz • Detailed instructions for how to carve, paint, and assemble a complex sculpture • Includes both peregrine falcon and green-winged teal carvings • Incisive discussion of carving approaches and techniques

The Shark Caller

Author: Dianne Wolfer
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 0143780549
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179

Book Description
Only a twin from a shark calling family can appease the ancestors and bring a community back together in this powerful and haunting story. Isabel is on a plane heading back to her island birthplace in Papua New Guinea. Izzy is looking forward to seeing her family again, but there’s another tragic reason for the trip. Izzy’s twin brother, Ray, died in a freak diving accident, and Izzy and her mum are taking his ashes home for traditional death ceremonies. After they arrive, Izzy realises things have changed since their last visit. Logging threatens the community’s way of life and sharks no longer answer the song of the shark callers. Izzy’s cousin Noah explains that the clan needs someone to undertake a traditional diving ritual. The person must be a twin from the shark calling lineage. The dive will be perilous. And Izzy is the last twin. Will she have the courage to attempt the dive? And what deep, dark secrets will the ocean reveal if she does?

The Dog with Seven Names

Author: Dianne Wolfer
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 0143787462
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150

Book Description
A tiny dog, the runt of the litter, is born on a remote cattle station. She shouldn’t have survived, but when Elsie finds, names and loves her, the pup becomes a cherished companion. Life is perfect ... until War arrives. With Japanese air raids moving closer, Elsie’s family leaves the Pilbara for the south and safety. But the small dog has to stay behind. After travelling far from home with drovers and a flying doctor, she becomes a hospital dog and experiences the impact of war on north-western Australia. She witnesses wonderful and terrible things and gives courage to many different humans. But through all her adventures and many names, the little dog remembers Elsie, who girl who loved her best of all. Will she ever find her again? A Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book, 2019

Before I Forget

Author: Barbara Smith
Publisher: Harmony
ISBN: 0553447122
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
"Working with Vanity Fair contributing editor Michael Shnayerson, B. and her husband Dan share B.'s unfolding story on dealing with early-onset Alzheimer's. Crafted in short chapters that interweave their narrative with ... advice, readers learn in small bites about dealing with Alzheimer's disease's day-to-day challenges, the family tensions, and ways of coping, as well as gain tips on diet and exercise from a lifestyle maven using her decades of expertise in a new and unexpected way"--

Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series

Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1760

Book Description

Holy Things and Profane

Author: Dell Upton
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300065657
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 310

Book Description
"Holy Things and Profane is a study of architecture -- of the thirty-seven extant colonial Anglican churches of Virginia and of their vanished neighbors whose existence is recorded in contemporary records, particularly the forty-six vestry books and registers that have survived in whole or in part."--Preface.