- Hardcover: 144 pages
- Publisher: Sterling (May 28 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0806958847
- ISBN-13: 978-0806958842
- Product Dimensions: 26.1 x 22.4 x 1.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 767 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,015,789 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
From Library Journal
Gourd pyrography is a fancy phrase for the folk art of using heat to carve and scorch gourds. These beautiful objects are found in Nigeria, Kenya, Mali, Ghana, Senegal, China, Peru, Mexico, New Guinea, and the South Pacific. Early methods, involving fire and burning coals, have been superseded by modern tools and solid-state wood-burning systems. Here, four artists walk us through several projects using basic techniques, applying butterfly, floral, and geometric designs to pear-shaped gourds. Another project features a frog among blades of grass, surrounded by a salamander border. With pyrography pen charts, a list of supply sources, and a stunning gallery of works by 50 artists, this work-the author's third on gourd craft-is recommended for large art instruction and craft collections.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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“So inspiring that it will have you wishing you had sown seeds for gourds last spring.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer
--This text refers to the
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Addicted to Gourds,
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This review is from: Gourd Pyrography (Hardcover)
This is an amazing book. I look at it over and over because of the beautiful photography and for the inspiration it provides to try different techniques. Recommended to anyone interested in art or nature.
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4.6 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews) 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Addicted to Gourds,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gourd Pyrography (Hardcover)
This is an amazing book. I look at it over and over because of the beautiful photography and for the inspiration it provides to try different techniques. Recommended to anyone interested in art or nature.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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gourd pyrography,
By Pamela Pitts "bookaholic" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gourd Pyrography (Paperback)
I thought this book would have more directions in it. Also there were no pictures to copy.what instructions it did have were ok but there just were not enough of them. 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must have for gourd artists,
By Darlene Propp - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gourd Pyrography (Paperback)
This is the definitive book in pyrography on gourds. The photography is beautifully done and the book is chock full of great ideas. If you haven't tried pyrography on gourds - or on anything else, give it a go. It's habit forming!
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