Carving has
been one of my pet pastimes for several years. I mostly do figure carving. I have
carved figures based on ancient sculptures, scenes from well known historical
events, caricatures, theme based collages, and so on.
My recent
visit to a remote Indian “carvers’ village” prompted me to write this book. I
found that traditional carvers in that village still follow some ancient style
of figure carving that had been in vogue for several centuries in and around
India, from Afghanistan to Cambodia, from Himalayas to Indonesia with today’s
India forming the heartland. And amazingly, it is still followed in southern
India!
In a
completely different approach to figure carving, this tradition has some
interesting features not to mention the variety and unlimited number of
possibilities. In this book, I give an overview of this ancient art form based
on ancient carving manuals that are still meticulously followed. I also
showcase lots and lots of examples of figures carved in this style to motivate
anyone interested.
Try it to
expand your figure carving options and foray into a new magical world. This
book is currently available for preorder through all major retailers (Apple,
Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Smashwords and so on) except Amazon (amazon does not allow long preorders). Please do place
your order to indicate your interest. You can also give me suggestions through
this blog so that I can update the book keeping them in view. Click the
following links to see the product page on some of your favorite retailers.
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