The Lost Carving: A Journey to the Heart of Making

by David Esterly

Book Overview

"A beautiful, intricate meditation on creativity and discovery, on fire and rebirth." --Elizabeth Gilbert Awestruck at the sight of a Grinling Gibbons carving in a London church, David Esterly chose to dedicate his life to woodcarving--its physical rhythms, intricate beauty, and intellectual demands. Forty years later, he is the foremost practitioner of Gibbons's forgotten technique, which revolutionized ornamental sculpture in the late 1600s with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670023809
• ISBN13: 9780670023806
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher