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Beyond a simple craft series, Artists at Work features real artists and what inspires them about the art that they do. Describing both the required skills of artists and their finished artworks in untraditional mediums like stone, clay, and metal. Artists at Work is a great survey of the variety of impulse and experience in art. Stone artists are people who design and make artworks with minerals from the earth. They include stonemasons, architects, sculptors, jewelers, and lapidaries. In this book, read about creating artworks with different types of stone, traditional and new techniques, stone treasures from around the world, where and how stone artists work and show their art. Special features include three case studies: the Taj Mahal, artist Constantin Brancusi, and Inuit stone carving.

Series: Artists at Work

Library Binding: 32 pages

Publisher: Smart Apple Media (November 1, 2006)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1583407790

ISBN-13: 978-1583407790

Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9 x 0.3 inches

Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces

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Age Range: 9 and up

Grade Level: 4 and up

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