In Praise of Hands
Author : Octavio Paz
Publisher : McClelland and Stewart : World Crafts Council
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 47,54 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Decorative arts Exhibitions
ISBN : 9780771071652
In Praise of Hands
Author : Penny Boxall
Publisher :
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 16,22 MB
Release : 2020-11-09
Category : Hand
ISBN : 9781910807446
Book Description
Vibrant woodcuts are paired with new poems, creating a special dialogue between image and text, each throwing light on the otherThis collaboration has found a new resonance during the current pandemic, with our heightened awareness of the power of touch. The artworks celebrate the ability of hands to make, do, and communicateThis creative collaboration between artist Naoko Matsubara and poet Penny Boxall celebrates in words and colours the beauty and variety of the human hand. The series of dynamic woodcuts at the heart of this book was initially inspired by the artist's wonder at the busy hand movements of her baby son and grew into a wider celebration of hands in all their extraordinary variety - hands engaged in music, sport, prayer, or creative acts. The woodcuts convey a sense of joy and energy, whether exploring the symbolism of gestures, playing with form and colour, or expressing a mood or emotion. Penny Boxall's new poems were specially written to accompany the woodcuts. In their clarity and playfulness, their range of mood and their deceptive simplicity, they form a remarkable creative synergy with the art works. During the coronavirus pandemic the subject of hands - and the idea of touch or its absence - has taken on a new significance. Many of the images in the series have taken on powerful new meanings: healing hands, hands finding ways to occupy hours of furlough, or hands clapping in support of those working to keep us safe. We are particularly delighted that this elegant book has been designed by Yoshiki Waterhouse, Naoko Matsubara's son, whose baby hands were the original inspiration for the series.
In Praise of Hands
Author : Franco Cologni
Publisher : Marsilio Editori Spa
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 32,22 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9788831714860
Book Description
A trip to the discovery of jewelery manufacturing. Founded in Paris in 1896, Van Cleef & Arpels is perhaps the most renowned maison of fine jewelery in the world. The book reveals for the first time the secrets of the Mains d’Or that make every piece by Van Cleef & Arpels a unique jewel. The human hand takes pride in its work, and with this book, Van Cleef & Arpels wish to pay homage to all those skilled and knowledgeable hands whose humility and selflessness make it possible for jewelery to exist. It is a life force, transmitted by jewelers, setters, polishers, and all those who are daily confronted by age-old and precious materials: shaping, transforming, and exalting them without ever betraying the reverence that a masterpiece should inspire.
Hands Can
Author : Cheryl Willis Hudson
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,35 MB
Release : 2003-07-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780763616670
Book Description
Photographs and simple, rhyming text present different things that hands can do, such as hold things, mix things, play peek-a-boo, and wave hello.
In Praise of Hands
Author : Henri Focilon
Publisher : Parkstone International
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 34,29 MB
Release : 2018-03-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 1683254589
Book Description
To speak about art is to evoke the hand of the creator who produced the work. It is to confer to its gestures the importance of thoughts and to explore their point of convergence on the canvas or the stone. With this text, Henri Focillon delivers one of the most beautiful odes to the hand and, simultaneously, to the talent of artists, studying Hokusai, Cézanne, and even Rodin. What do artists such as Rembrandt, David, Gauguin, and Hokusai have in common? A virtuosity of the hand, replies Henri Focillon. The viewer often forgets that behind the works, it is first and foremost a hand and its fingers which guide the paintbrush, the pen, or the stylus. Focillon’s text recalls the importance of this part of the body, in which the artist’s talent comes to life. Within his text, he grants the hand the recognition that it deserves.
Hands
Author : John Napier
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 18,67 MB
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 1400845912
Book Description
Intended for all readers--including magicians, detectives, musicians, orthopedic surgeons, and anthropologists--this book offers a thorough account of that most intriguing and most human of appendages: the hand. In this illustrated work, John Napier explores a wide range of absorbing subjects such as fingerprints, handedness, gestures, fossil remains, and the making and using of tools.
Lift Up Your Hands
Author : Gloria P. Pruett
Publisher : Walk Worthy Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,64 MB
Release : 2005-11-10
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780446578233
Book Description
Determined to raise the level of personal prayer among Christians, Minister Pruett helps worshipers uncover personal and plentiful reasons to give God praise and get the most out of daily prayer time.
Hands
Author : Lois Ehlert
Publisher : Harcourt Childrens Books
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 29,96 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780152051075
Book Description
As the child in this story watches her parents build, sew, garden, and paint, she realizes she wants to create as well, and with a place to work, good materials, and plenty of encouragement, she makes her own beautiful things. By the author of Pie in the Sky.
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
Author : Carrie Ryan
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 40,67 MB
Release : 2009-03-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0375891978
Book Description
In Mary's world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth. But, slowly, Mary’s truths are failing her. She’s learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their power. And, when the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness. Now, she must choose between her village and her future, between the one she loves and the one who loves her. And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much death? [STAR] "A bleak but gripping story...Poignant and powerful."-Publishers Weekly, Starred "A postapocalyptic romance of the first order, elegantly written from title to last line."-Scott Westerfeld, author of the Uglies series and Leviathan "Intelligent, dark, and bewitching, The Forest of Hands and Teeth transitions effortlessly between horror and beauty. Mary's world is one that readers will not soon forget."-Cassandra Clare, bestselling author of City of Bones "Opening The Forest of Hands and Teeth is like cracking Pandora's box: a blur of darkness and a precious bit of hope pour out. This is a beautifully crafted, page-turning, powerful novel. I thoroughly enjoyed it."-Melissa Marr, bestselling author of Wicked Lovely and Ink Exchange "Dark and sexy and scary. Only one of the Unconsecrated could put this book down."-Justine Larbalestier, author of How to Ditch Your Fairy
The Work of His Hands
Author : Jeffrey N. Williams
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,62 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780758615893
Book Description
A reminder of God's amazing works and creations shared through beautiful photographs and perspective of an astronaut.
