Making Gourd Dolls and Spirit Figures

English

ISBN: 1402732201

EAN: 9781402732201

Category: Crafts & Hobbies / Toymaking/Crafts & Hobbies / Nature Crafts/

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.

Release Date: 06/30/2007

Synopsis: Dolls that dance, dolls that protect, dolls that charm: these beautiful gourd dolls do that and more. Ginger Summit and Jim Widessauthors ofThe Complete Book of Gourd CraftingandMaking Gourd Musical Instrumentspay tribute to an ancient craft in a volume both inspirational and instructional. Its packed with images of dolls from different cultures and eras, filled with testimonials from the most creative artists working today, and brimming with advice and irresistible projects. Summit and Widess explain how to choose a gourd, mold one as its growing, clean it properly and safely, pyrograph and sculpt faces, create movable joints, and make such creatures as a simple, limbless Stump Doll; beaded Zulu doll; endearing Hobgoblin; and stacked Mother and Daughter dolls.

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Making Gourd Dolls and Spirit Figures

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.85 inches

Width: 8.5 inches

Length: 10.0 inches

Weight: 37.85 oz

Pages: 224