WITH DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS Edited by W. R. Lethaby

Return to the origin of the earth and discover a new way of playing in the mud.

Raw, friendly and easily altered, plaster is perhaps the most versatile art medium you have yet to encounter. Beautiful in its luminosity, yet open to receiving a multitude of alterations, plaster will easily agree to being painted, carved, cast and sculpted. Stephanie Lee and Judy Wise will walk you through 24 step-by-step projects and will introduce you to a variety of plaster forms. The techniques you?ll be introduced to will inspire you to go on and develop your own creations.

Inside Plaster Studio you will discover how to:

• Apply image transfers to a plaster surface
• Make plaster projects glow with the addition of encaustic medium
• Create book pages and covers from plaster
• Add depth with plaster and stencils
• Cast objects from plaster that are easy to add to other works of art
• Bring three-dimensional intrigue to projects using wire armature with plaster gauze
• Take your work to the next level with the help of inspiring gallery works from the authors and talented contributingartists

Mix up your first batch of plaster today and see what Plaster Studio will inspire your imagination to carve out!

Fiddle making, spring houses, horse trading, sassafras tea, berry buckets, gardening, and other affairs of plain living are the topics covered in this volume.

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The Collins sisters have secrets. United by a tragic occurrence in their youth, the three women, now well into adulthood, struggle to find a sense of balance, both with one another, and within themselves. Each, however, carries the weight of an enormous personal burden - all different, unknown and hidden from the other two - which affects all of their lives in ways none of them have yet begun to realize. When tragedy threatens to strike a second time, the three sisters must find a way to face their demons and learn that their greatest strength lies in their love for one another, before the tenuous fabric of their family is torn apart forever.

Japanese cuisine is renowned for the beauty of its presentation. Among the key elements in this presentation style are mukimono--the decorative garnishes and carvings that add the final flourish to a dish. It might be a carrot round in the shape of a plum blossom. Or a scattering of cherry blossoms plucked from a radish. Perhaps a swallow, a butterfly, a ginkgo leaf or a cluster of pine needles. Whatever the motif, it will have been created to delight the eye and the palate with its shape, color, and taste.

In The Decorative Art of Japanese Food Carving, internationally acclaimed chef Hiroshi Nagashima offers 60 edible garnishes and food carvings for home, party or professional use. Some are designed to be set on top of the food. Others are fashioned to hold the food--and sometimes, they simply are the food.

Each is introduced in full color, with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, sample food arrangements, further ideas and secret, insider tips for successful presentation. Most are simple enough for the amateur chef to master, although a few are quite challenging and require much practice. Nagashima's instructions rely on household utensils found in a typical American kitchen--from knives to peelers to cookie cutters--and use familiar, easily attainable ingredients.

The Decorative Art of Japanese Food Carving is more than a practical handbook, however. It is also an inspiration book, filled with creative suggestions and inventive ideas to enhance and transform the way we cook.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.