10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POKERWORK»
Discover the use of
pokerwork in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pokerwork and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tourism Art and Souvenirs: The Material Culture of Tourism
66.5 cm Aboriginal Parrying Shield, wood with incised relief, 58 cm Aboriginal
Parrying Shield, wood with pokerwork detail, 60 cm M. Naylor, Tools of Life, 2001
, a pair of nula-nulas, Red Gum with pokerwork detail, 41.5 cm Kevin Mason, A
set ...
2
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
Large German tankard, usuallv with a lid, made of glass, silver or rock crystal
Pokerwork. Term applied to ornamental patterns created in wood with a hot poker
or brand. The burnt incised marks can be scrubbed out and smoothed. Poland.
3
Rorke's Drift: Empowering Prints
Pokerwork panel made by an unknown carver, probably for the tourist trade, with
figurative designs reminiscent of the style of Jwenyanga Qmabe. Now in the
collection of Mr and Mrs Da mas in Louwsberg, this piece is said to have been
made ...
Philippa Hobbs, Elizabeth Rankin, 2003
4
Katherine Mansfield: The View from France
Pokerwork is the art of decorating wood or leather by burning a design with a
heated metal point. Outside the Katherine Mansfield memorial room, on the wall
of the Villa Isola Bella where she lived for several months, the French mounted a
...
POKERWORK. George Arbuthnot was a novelist by trade – a rather sordid social
comedy was his line – and he had not been broadcasting for long. But already he
was popular on the air, potentially far more popular than he would ever be as a ...
6
The Laughing Australian: A Celebration of Australia's ...
POKERWORK AND PAINTED WOOD The kookaburra was a favourite subject in
Australian pokerwork and painted wooden items. Pokerwork (or pyrography) is
done by rubbing the tip of a hot pokerwork tool over the surface of the wooden ...
Toby Hooper, Juliana Hooper, 1982
7
Korea: A Historical and Cultural Dictionary
Wooden or bamboo parts are ofien decorated with pokerwork (nakchak). Mudang
use their own very large type of folding fan, with black struts and brightly coloured
paintings, often floral. Namsadang used large white folding fans for tight-rope ...
Chairman Department of East Asian Studies Keith Pratt, Keith Pratt, Richard Rutt, 2013
Pokerwork and oil on wood, 61 x 48.9 cm. State Tretiakov Gallery, Moscow. 81.
Mariia V. Iakunchikova. The Aspen and the Spruce, 1896. Pokerwork and oil on
wood, 60 x 48.5 cm. State Tretiakov Gallery, Moscow. 82. Mariia V. Iakunchikova.
An attendant at the 1891 exhibition, Miss Mina Robinson, met Pogosskaia and
was taught the technique of pokerwork by her. Robinson was beginning her
career in applied arts and showed at the 1891 exhibition some decorative work
done ...
10
Mannequin Girl: A Novel
Kat's pencil case is wooden with a plain squeaky cover and a pokerwork squirrel
on the top. No one's ever been impressed by a pokerwork squirrel. It's worse in
the evenings, when Rosa comes in. She never praises Kat for anything, never ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POKERWORK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
pokerwork is used in the context of the following news items.
Albert Namatjira and Rex Battarbee: an artists' friendship explored
... bonds between Battarbee and Namatjira, who had already distinguished himself on the mission with adept pokerwork images of animals and ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
Kevin's collected works
... with everything from colonial landscape paintings and hand-coloured scenic photos to pokerwork, sovereignware and New Zealand pottery. «Otago Daily Times, Jun 15»
30 year collection from bed and breakfast in Glebe to go to auction
She said the collection also included Australian ceramics and pokerwork, artworks by Rick Amor and Lionel Lindsay works on paper. «The Daily Telegraph, May 15»
What designers can learn from Aboriginal possum skin cloaks
The decorations are typically made with hot-wire and pokerwork, and designs are burned into the hide. Historically, possum skin cloaks were ... «The Conversation AU, Mar 15»
Art from the heartland
Together the two have created Mageo Woodcraft, combining George's woodworking skills with Mavis' fine detailed pyrography or pokerwork ... «Manawatu Standard, Oct 14»
South Korean biennales lack fire and focus
Conversely, a panel with abstract squiggles in pokerwork, by Anwar Shemza, or a smoke-tinged piece of paper held near a fire by Yves Klein, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 14»
A Point of view: Are we all suffering from consumption?
... be" have to us the homespun, decorative air of a pokerwork plaque we might buy for a joke in a gift shop attached to a museum of country life. «BBC News, Aug 14»
Sculpture's timely entry for No 8 Wire awards
"You know," he said, sketching his timber, pokerwork and gumboot construction on scrap paper. "If the gumboot is wet, it's raining . . ." Though ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 14»
The problem with self-portraits: Ruth Borchard competition and …
... is a congeries of decorative tattooing, burnt scarifications like pokerwork etching the lines of angst or tension in his head, and looks strong in ... «Spectator.co.uk, Aug 13»
The Cripple of Inishmaan, Noel Coward Theatre, review
One imagines McDonagh might have this exchange picked out in pokerwork above his desk. It certainly seems to be the guiding principle of his ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 13»
