5245133
9781402732201
Dolls that dance, dolls that protect, dolls that charm: these beautiful gourd dolls do that and more. Ginger Summit and Jim Widess-- authors of "The Complete Book of Gourd Crafting" and "Making Gourd Musical Instruments"-- pay tribute to an ancient craft in a volume both inspirational and instructional. It's packed with images of dolls from different cultures and eras, filled with testimonials from the most creative artists working today, and brimming with advice and irresistible projects. Summit and Widess explain how to choose a gourd, mold one as it's growing, clean it properly and safely, pyrograph and sculpt faces, create movable joints, and make such creatures as a simple, limbless Stump Doll; beaded Zulu doll; endearing Hobgoblin; and stacked Mother and Daughter dolls.Summit, Ginger is the author of 'Making Gourd Dolls & Spirit Figures ', published 2007 under ISBN 9781402732201 and ISBN 1402732201.
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