I designed this book to combine practical how-to sections with more cerebral passages where the author considers the nature of creativity. This entailed giving the elegant images of the artwork enough room to "breathe," as well as fitting the instructional text and photos into a proscribed amount of space without making them look crammed.
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Linden Publishing (October 1, 2014)
Language: English
Publisher: Linden Publishing (October 1, 2014)
Language: English
Cover designed by Jim Goold
Photography by Terry Martin
From the publisher:
"Terry Martin, the author of The Creative Woodturner and a woodturning artist, instructor, and photographer for over thirty-years, believes this goes against the fundamental nature of creating and being an artist. There is no “right” or “wrong” and the pursuit of originality should be the goal of every woodturner. Best of all, creativity can be learned and the ability to think and see in one’s own artistic style can be achieved. The Creative Woodturner is not your usual “how-to” woodturning book. It won’t tell you what a chuck is, how to sharpen a scraper, or how to turn a goblet. Instead, this book is a “how-to” for unlocking curiosity, how to break the rules, and for following one’s own artistic path with confidence."
