Relief
Carving Wood Spirits
by
Lora S. Irish
Softcover
215 x 275mm
127pp
Published by Fox Chapel Publishing Co. Inc., East Petersburg PA USA
R.R.P.$39.90
ISBN 978-1-56523-333-1
Extract from back cover of book:
Learn to Carve a Wood Spirit by Seeing Every Step, Every Cut, and Every Detail.
With their expressive features and legendary connection to nature, the wood spirit is a very popular carving subject. Once used to visually interpret the unpredicatability of Mother Nature - from the blizzards to the soft sunshine - these "faces in leaves" are today used to accent gardens, decorate homes, and adorn all types of woodworking and crafts.
If you've ever wanted to carve a wood spirit, or simply learn to carve, this comprehensive step-by-step tutorial from acclaimed carver and instructor, Lora S. Irish, will teach you everything you know. Follow along as she clearly explains and presents the carving process from start to finish - every cut, every tool change, and every depth check. Nothing is left to the imagination, no detail is left out, and it's the closest thing to pulling up a chair at her workbench.
After you master the slills to complete the Grape Man Wood Spirit Project, you'll find 12 additional original patterns representing the Classic Wood Spirit, Lazy Days, North Wind Wood Spirit, and many more.
What's
Inside Relief Carving Wood Spirits:
- The history and legend of the wood spirit
- Complete overview of all the woods and the necessary tools
- The entire
process of relief carving: from preparing the wood to roughing out and detailing
your wood spirit to applying the finish
- Tips for creating realistic facial
features and unique details from the brow and eyelids to the windswept hair, beard,
and mustache
Photos: Colour
Contents
Part One: Getting Started
in Relief Carving
About Relief Carving and Wood Spirits
Relief Carving
Tools and Materials
Relief Carving Skills and Techniques
Part
Two: Carving a Wood Spirit
Preparing the Wood Blank
Roughing Out the
Carving
Smoothing the Face
Detailing the Leaves
Cleaning Up and Finishing
Part
Three: Patterns
Classic Wood Spirit
Lazy Days
Long Maple Leaf Panel
Long
Oak Leaves
Maple Leaf One
Maple Leaf Two
Maple Leaf Three
North
Wind Wood Spirit
Surprise
Tall Celtic Twist
Winter Forest
Leaves
Appendix
Tutorial 1: Dry Brush Painting Your Wood Spirit
Tutorial 2: Three Oaks
Close Up
Tutorial 3: Adding Extra Depth