Wood carving: design and workmanship by Jack George 1855-1931

Author:Jack, George, 1855-1931
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Wood-carving
Publisher: New York, D. Appleton
Published: 1903-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

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CARVING IN PANEL-S OP FIG 33

Fta. 34.

Expedients have been inirentcd to over- Hardirood come the difficulty of making a fresh start Cnrmg in each panel, one of whidi is shown in Fig. 34, where the beginning of the bough is hidden under a leaf. It is presumable that the bough may go on behind the uncarved portions of the board to reappear in another place, but we need not insist upon the fancy, which loses all its power when attention is called to it, like riddles when the answer is known.

In Fig. 35, like the last, the treatment is somewhat realistic. This is shown to a larger scale in Fig. 38. Nevertheless, it has all been " arranged " to fit its allotted space, and all accidental elements eliminated; such, for instance, as leaves disappearing in violent perspective, or even turned sidewise, and all minute details which would not be likely to show conspicuously if carved in wood. In Fig. 39, (a) is an outline of a group of vine-leaves taken from nature, as it appeared, and in which state it is quite unfitted for carving, on account of its complicated perspective and want of definite outline; Fig. 39 (b) is a detail also copied from nature, but which might stand without alteration provided it formed part of a work delicate

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