Shorebird Carving
West Chester, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 1990. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good / Near Fine. Item #2327408
ISBN: 0887402194
First edition. Signed by author on front free endpaper verso with inscription, "Fred, Wishing you flocks of success in all of your creative endeavors! Best regards." Light crease on rear jacket panel. Bookplate and address label on front free endpaper.
256 pp. In Shorebird Carving, Rosalyn Daisey shares her artistic insight and skill in a way that is at once instructive and beautiful. As with her previous works, Songbird Carving and Songbird Carving II, the reader will find step-by-step carving methods for creating these beautiful sculptures. Beginning with accurately detailed plans and drawings, the techniques of carving, texturing, painting, and mounting are explained with exquisite photographs and illustrations. The four projects featured are the Greater Yellowlegs, the Semi-Palmated Plover, the Dunlin, and the Sanderling in flight. The basics of carving are covered in a way that is clear and succinct, making this book invaluable to the beginner as well as the advanced carver. With the careful, clear organization of text and photos Shorebird Carving provides an unsurpassed guide to this type of carving.
Price: $40.00