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This introduction to the art of the metal casting of sculpture combines practical, hands-on instruction with scientifically accurate descriptions of the many processes that a metal sculptor must learn in order to master the craft. Metal sculpture is part of a human tradition that goes back at least 8,000 years. It makes use of all five of the earth's essential elements: earth, air, fire, water, and light. The author, a renowned expert in the field, provides beginners and intermediate-level metal workers and artists with a step-by-step introduction to this complex, but richly rewarding, art form.
There is a wide held misconception that archaeologist dig up dinosaurs - we don't, we leave that to the palaeontologists. Archaeology is the study of the human past and there is an approximate gap of 64 million years between the extinction of the dinosaurs and human evolution. This book holds insights into what archaeologists from around the world really do in their work life, and why they chose archaeology as a career. Stories ranging from animals, the environment, sacrifice, human remains, community involvement and even fantasy related archaeology, this book in an insight into the many aspects of life in the interesting and diverse career of archaeology. Whether you are a student looking at studying archaeology, an armchair critic, someone who finds the subject interesting, or think that archaeology involves just three days of 'digging', this book will open up a whole new world of what is involved in the eclectic career of an archaeologist.
Exhibition includes works by Christine Baeumler, Guy Baldwin, Karl Bethke, Margaret Bohls, Thomas Cowette, Jan Estep, David Feinberg, Marjorie Franklin, Erik Geschke, Lynn Gray, Gary Hallman, James Henkel, Curtis Hoard, Diane Katsiaficas, Jerald Krepps, Alexis Kuhr, Thomas Lane, Susan Lucey, Lynn Lukkas, Joyce Lyon, Clarence Morgan, Mark Pharis, Wayne Potratz, Thomas Rose, and Tetsuya Yamada.
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Keepsake, guidebook, and wunderkammer of enthusiasms, Sturdevant’s essays offer new ways of thinking about urban spaces and the contemporary Midwest.