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Carving Gargoyles, Grotesques, and Other Creatures of Myth

History, Lore, and 12 Artistic Patterns
Shawn Cipa
$19.95 USD
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Product Type: Paperback / softback

Description

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Two complete projects, fascinating history and myth, and 26 additional full page patterns for creating functional and decorative gargoyles from wood. Learn to carve a traditional water-spouting gargoyle and classic grotesque with step-by-step instructions. Includes 10 additional patterns for mythical creatures incorporated into architectural elements, like a working doorknocker.

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Pages 160
Publish Date 2009-04-01
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Size 8.5" x 11.0" x 0.4375"
Author Shawn Cipa
Product Form Paperback / softback

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stone look; professional tips for securing and mounting yourwork; and gallery photos of ancient and modern gargoyles found around the world.
About the Author: Shawn Cipa began carving wood in 1993. Already possessing a solid background in art, it wasn't long before woodcarving became a driving passion in his life. He began by carving wood spirits, and soon after tried his hand at Old Father Christmas.Although Cipa has carved many different subjects by commission, he admittedly prefers all things whimsical by nature. Walking sticks, canes, Santas, angels and othermythical characters are just some of Cipa's repertoire. Cipa was recognized as a national winner in Woodcraft Supply Corp.'s 2000 Santa carving contest. He is also the author of Carving Folk Art Figures, Woodcarving the Nativity, Carving Fantasy & Legend Figures inWood, and has been featured in Wood Spirits & Green Men, by Lora S. Irish. Cipa has done several how
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stone look; professional tips for securing and mounting yourwork; and gallery photos of ancient and modern gargoyles found around the world.
About the Author: Shawn Cipa began carving wood in 1993. Already possessing a solid background in art, it wasn't long before woodcarving became a driving passion in his life. He began by carving wood spirits, and soon after tried his hand at Old Father Christmas.Although Cipa has carved many different subjects by commission, he admittedly prefers all things whimsical by nature. Walking sticks, canes, Santas, angels and othermythical characters are just some of Cipa's repertoire. Cipa was recognized as a national winner in Woodcraft Supply Corp.'s 2000 Santa carving contest. He is also the author of Carving Folk Art Figures, Woodcarving the Nativity, Carving Fantasy & Legend Figures inWood, and has been featured in Wood Spirits & Green Men, by Lora S. Irish. Cipa has done several how
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made carving chisels. They were old, and had not been used for many, many years but they were still razor sharp and a joy to use. I have made him an offer on the chisels but he is understandably reluctant to part with them. Your instructions were excellent and set out in such a way that by the time I got to the really hard parts (the head and hands), I had honed my skills on the relatively easy sections and was therefore able to approach the challenging parts with confidence. Mind you, to save embarrassment if it didn't work, I kept saying to myself (and everyone who called by from time to time to see what I was up to), that I was really just "having a go" to see if I could do it, and I was quite prepared to abandon the whole project if it didn't work out. But all went well and now I think I am addicted. I gave the grotesque to my wife yesterday for a birthday present and she has already started looking through the book to pick the next project. Now that I know that this is a pastime I want to explore further, I am now on the lookout for a more complete set of tools and I think I'll make myself a carving bench like yours. So once again, thank you and best wishes.
Firstly, I love your work! I just wanted to get in touch with you and offer a big THANK YOU for your book "Carving Gargoyles....". 2 days ago I completed my first project (The Classic Grotesque
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spouting gargoyle and a classic grotesque. There are also 10 additional patterns for a crouching imp, a keystone, wall panel, even a cane topper and door knocker.
In this book Carving Gargoyles, Grotesques, and Other Creatures of Myth, carvers will discover the history and lore surrounding the gargoyle and his cousins, the grotesque, guardian, chimera, greenman, imp
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have book for all gargoyle aficionados, not just for wood carvers.
Shawn Cipa has given us a wonderful and thorough introduction to my beloved gargoyles. The tutorials are clear and easy to follow. This is a must
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lion styled guardian, a green man door knocker, a grotesque corbel, a crouching imp, and an interesting intaglio lion medallion, among others. There is even a satirical take on a woodcarver as a gargoyle, before the book closes with techniques, and selecting timber and tools. The subject matter is indeed different to many carving books out there but this tome is well worth a look. I had a lot of fun pouring over the pages and feel inspired enough to have a go at one or two myself.
Shawn Cipa is the author of some fantastic woodcarving books and happily he has just added another to his series on mythological creatures with this look at gargoyles, the grotesque and guardians. Beginning with an in

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About the Author

Shawn Cipa is the author of Carving Gargoyles, Grotesques, and Other Creatures of Myth, Carving Fantasy & Legend Figures in Wood, Carving the Nativity, and Carving Folk Art Figures. Cipa was featured in Carving Wood Spirits and Green Men by Lora S. Irish. He earned national recognition for his carving in 2000 by taking first place in the Santa Carving Competition sponsored by Woodcraft Corporation. His work has been featured in Woodcarving Illustrated

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