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How To Select And Build Your Own Model Ship
Model ship building is a hobby for all age groups. Men and women alike can spend endless hours carefully assembling each piece. At times, all that one has to build with is a photograph or a two dimensional drawing. Every moment requires a steady hand and plenty of patience.
Here are a few tips to […]
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Wood carving
Wood carving is a form of working wood by means of a cutting tool held in the hand (this may be a power tool), resulting in a wooden figure or figurine (this may be abstract in nature) or in the ornamentation of a wooden object. The phrase may also refer to the finished product, […]
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Wisdom’s Light
Wisdom’s Light is a public sculpture located in front of the Lake Branch Library in Uniontown, Ohio. The sculpture was commissioned by the Rotary club of Lake Township to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Rotary International.
The sculpture stands 9.5 feet tall. It consists of a stack of 18 oversized books. A […]
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Whittling
Whittling is the art of carving shapes out of raw wood with a knife.
Whittling is typically performed with a light, small-bladed knife, usually a pocket knife. Specialised whittling knives are available as well. They have thick handles which are easier to grip for long periods allowing precise control and pressure.
Occasionally the terms “whittling” and […]
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Weeping statue
A weeping statue is a statue which has been observed to be shedding tears or weeping. Statues weeping tears of a substance which appears to be human blood, oil, and scented liquids have all been reported. The phenomenon of weeping statues is very similar to that of the rarer weeping paintings. Other phenomena are […]
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Wax figure
A wax figure is an effigy, usually of a notable individual, which is modeled of wax.
Beeswax is possessed of properties that render it a most convenient medium for preparing figures and models, either by modeling or by casting in moulds. At ordinary temperatures, it can be cut and shaped with facility; it melts to […]
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Ukrainian stone stela
The anthropomorphic stone stelae found in the Ukrainian steppe, with some finds extending the area to Moldavia, the northern Caucasus (Southern Federal District) and the area north of the Caspian Sea (western Kazakhstan), date from the Copper Age (ca. 4000 BC–2000 BC), through the Cimmerian period and Scythian and Sarmatian times to the early […]
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Tondo (art)
A tondo is a small round picture in a frame or without it. The word derives from the Italian rotondo, “round,” being an abbreviated form.
Like in a logo the scene is consolidated and omitted, and to a large extent, unimportant. While the background is visible in tondo paintings, in tondo relief carvings the background […]
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Tomb
A tomb is a repository for the remains of the dead.
The term generally refers to any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes. The word is used in a broad sense to encompass a number of such types of places of interment or, occasionally, burial, including:
* Burial […]
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The Bowman and the Spearman
The Bowman and the Spearman are two bronze equestrian sculptures standing as gatekeepers at the intersection of Congress Parkway and Michigan Avenue in Grant Park, Chicago, USA. The sculptures were made in Zagreb by Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrovic and installed at the entrance of the parkway in 1928.
An easily-overlooked aspect of the sculptures is […]
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