{"product_id":"the-lost-carving-a-journey-to-the-heart-of-making-paperback","title":"The Lost Carving: A Journey to the Heart of Making - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Esterly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A beautiful, intricate meditation on creativity and discovery, on fire and rebirth.\" --Elizabeth Gilbert\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAwestruck at the sight of a Grinling Gibbons carving in a London church, David Esterly chose to dedicate his life to woodcarving--its physical rhythms, intricate beauty, and intellectual demands. Forty years later, he is the foremost practitioner of Gibbons's forgotten technique, which revolutionized ornamental sculpture in the late 1600s with its spectacular cascades of flowers, fruits, and foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a disastrous fire at Henry VIII's Hampton Court Palace, Esterly was asked to replace the Gibbons masterpiece destroyed by the flames. It turned out to be the most challenging year in Esterly's life, forcing him to question his abilities and delve deeply into what it means to make a thing well. Written with a philosopher's intellect and a poet's grace, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Carving\u003c\/i\u003e explores the connection between creativity and physical work and illuminates the passionate pursuit of a vocation that unites head and hand and heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Esterly\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eGrinling Gibbons and the Art of Carving\u003c\/i\u003e and curated the Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition on Gibbons in 1998. He has been a professional limewood carver since the 1970s and has been profiled in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for many magazines, including \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHouse \u0026amp; Garden\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in upstate New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.01 x 5.79 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 31, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762754191648,"sku":"9780143124412","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9b59c6b4211086662b35f15bad79f47b.webp?v=1780225270","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-lost-carving-a-journey-to-the-heart-of-making-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}