Author Description

"In this unique survey of wood in art today, the author traces the development of twentieth-century wood carving from Picasso's early 1907 experiments with cubism. She describes the properties of softwoods and hardwoods; how to select and buy wood, how to dry and seal wood; the use of hand and power tools; painting, finishing, laminating, joining, and pegging. There are examples and demonstrations by today's most prominent sculptors and craftsmen working with wood: Chaim Gross, Alexander Calder, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, David Hostetler, Roel D' Haese, Wharton Esherick, Antonio Lopez Garcia, Gabriel Kohn, Marisol, Robert Indiana, Louise Nevelson, William A. Keyser, Jr., Hugh Townley, Michael Rothenstein, Robert Stocksdale, Sidney Simon." -- Book cover.