From celebrated artist Lora S. Irish comes a treasure trove of small and beautiful patterns for crafters of all mediums. Perfect for carving, woodburning, painting, and more. Styles include wildlife, floral, landscape, and more.

Twenty-one distinctive full-page floral patterns — perfect for carved wood boxes, decorative wall plaques, chair backs and more — featuring subjects from roses and violets to tropical waterlilies and birds of paradise. Suggestions on carving, selecting woods, applying finishes, more.

Scenic relief carving is the art of bringing life and depth to a carving that is essentially two-dimensional. Now Georg Keilhofer shares this traditional German technique with his readers and students. Go step-by-step through the carving of a deer running through the forest. The challenges of relief carving and techniques for handling them are explained. Everything is illustrated with full color photographs.

If you'd like to master the art of relief carving, this comprehensive guidebook will teach you everything you need to know. Acclaimed carver and instructor Lora S. Irish takes you through every element of the relief carving process and shows you the easy way to learn. Clear, step-by-step instructions and dozens of how-to photographs accompany 11 original new relief carving projects of animals, landscapes, flowers, borders, Celtic knots, and more. Learn how to handle your tools, prepare a wood surface, follow a pattern, apply a finish, and so much more!

A best-seller! Renowned pyrographer Sue Walters teaches you everything you need to know to create stunning pyrography artwork with three step-by-step projects, original patterns, and an inspiring gallery of work. Includes information on equipment, safety, materials, pattern preparation, techniques and 3 projects; a beginner, an intermediate, and an advanced.

With 36 tried-and-true relief woodcarving projects and patterns from the archives of "Woodcarving Illustrated," plus expert advice from favorite authors, readers can create an assortment of compelling carvings for the home and beyond.

A step-by-step guide to choosing woods and buying chisels to laminating boards and stamping backgrounds.