The following is excerpted from John Porritt’s “The Belligerent Finisher.” This shows the first two steps (surface preparation and adding color) before he goes on to burnish, stain, paint, shellac, oil, dent, wax, and add the finishing touches. It sounds overwhelming but the process is such an incredible transformation that you can’t help but to want…
Read moreThis is an excerpt from our newest book “Good Eye” by Jim Tolpin and George Walker. Like their counterparts in the West, traditional artisans in China, Korea and Japan understood symmetry and used it extensively in their designs. By symmetry, we mean creating designs that display a mirror image both left and right. Symmetry is…
Read moreThe following is a portion of the introduction to Karvsnitt: Carving, Pattern and Color in the Slöjd Tradition. Cutting patterns is a natural part of working wood with hand tools. For centuries, patterns and symbols have decorated simple tools and utensils. During long winter nights in front of the fire, symbolic patterns were carved into the wood….
Read moreThe following is an excerpt from “Welsh Stick Chairs” by John Brown. “Life without Industry is guilt, and Industry without Art is brutality” I came back to live in Wales in 1975. I had been made redundant and I was depressed. After years in a job I loved I had been told to go; my…
Read moreIf you are a fan of our digital products (pdfs, videos, plans, etc) then you know that they are sent to you as a link via email after checkout. But did you know that you can also access any of your digital purchases by logging into your Lost Art Press account? This prevents you from…
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