A crenellated turret here, a winding, arched staircase there, maybe even a giant turtle, fairy tale ideas are at the heart of every sandcastle. Summer after summer, children and adults alike make valiant efforts to infuse their sandy structures with such inspiration, but the results are generally disappointing. With "Sandcastles Made Simple", Lucinda sandy feet Wierenga, a renowned sand sculptor, puts a permanent end to less-than-perfect beach creations....

"This fun art book inspires children to unleash their creativity as they learn how to use a variety of tools, media, and processes to create original sculptures. Mini-bio sections highlight the work of well-known artists and encourage readers to consider the artist's use of the elements of art and principles of design. Skill-building projects support readers as they create their own sculpted works of art."--

"Part I includes a brief historical outline of sculpture and is enlivened by anecdotes and personal experiences with Rodin, Mestrovic, Brancusi and other famous artists. In Part II Miss Hoffman takes the reader behind the scenes and shows what goes on in the sculptor's studio ...lavishly illustrated with photographs taken in collaboration with experts and technicians"-Cover.

Sculpture is the universal art. It has been practised by every culture throughout the world and stretches back into the distant past. The first surviving shaped stones may even predate the advent of language. The drive to form stone, clay, wood and metal into shapes evidently runs deep in our psyche and biology. This links the question 'What is sculpture?' to the question 'What is humanity?' 0 In this wide-ranging book, two complementary voices -...

Eckstein sheds light on the snowman's enigmatic past: from the present day to the Dark Ages, with the creation of the very first snowman. Eckstein interest has snowballed into a (mostly) earnest quest of chasing Frosty around the world, into museums and libraries, and seeking out a riveting history as an integral part of our world culture, appearing in rare prints, paintings, early movies, and advertising. -- adapted from Amazon.com