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The Lost Carving: A Journey to the Heart of Making

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The Lost Carving: A Journey to the Heart of Making

â€œA beautiful, intricate meditation on creativity and discovery, on fire and rebirth.â€ â€”Elizabeth Gilbert

Awestruck at the sight of a Grinling Gibbons carving in a London church, David Esterly chose to dedicate his life to woodcarvingâ€”its physical rhythms, intricate beauty, and intellectual demands. Forty years later, he is the foremost practitioner of Gibbonsâ€™s forgotten technique, which revolutionized ornamental sculpture in the late 1600s with its spectacular cascades of flowers, fruits, and foliage.

After a disastrous fire at Henry VIIIâ€™s Hampton Court Palace, Esterly was asked to replace the Gibbons masterpiece destroyed by the flames.Â It turned out to be the most challenging year in Esterlyâ€™s life, forcing him to question his abilities and delve deeply into what it means to make a thing well. Written with a philosopherâ€™s intellect and a poetâ€™s grace, The Lost Carving explores the connection between creativity and physical work and illuminates the passionate pursuit of a vocation that unites head and hand and heart.
Country USA
Brand Viking Drill & Tool
Manufacturer Viking
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2012-12-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780670023806

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