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 enlarge | Author: Lew French
Creator: Alison Shaw
Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher
Category: Book
List Price: $30.00
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 9981
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 9.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 1586854437
Dewey Decimal Number: 721.0441
EAN: 9781586854430
ASIN: 1586854437
Publication Date: August 8, 2005
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Condition: Ships immediately! Perfect and New! Has a publisher remainder mark. 2005 Hardcover.
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 True Beauty April 28, 2008
D. Jones (Riverdale, NY)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is pure pleasure. The artfulness in creating the spaces we live in with stone in pattern, an organic extension of this earth. This is not a 'paint by numbers' how-to book, rather, like looking at a
Rembrandt, ultimate examples of stone taken to true art.
Beatifully Detailed February 23, 2008
C. Wiggins
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Absolutely Wonderful Book! His art is amazing itself and understanding Lew French's connection to his work and how he works with rocks gives even more meaning to his designs.
 Picture quality leaves something to be desired February 23, 2008
L. miller
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
I was disappointed by the quality of the paper and the pictures in this book. The subject matter was of great interest to me, but I don't think this book did it justice.
Stunning Transformations of Martha's Vineyard Homes with Maine Rocks January 2, 2008
Donald Mitchell (Boston)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
New Englanders are partial to the rocks that burst forth from the ground every spring and permanently bulge up like the tips of ice bergs floating beneath the surface of the earth. For more generations than most can count, those rocks have been thoughtfully piled into mortarless stone fences that "make good neighbors." Everyone has stopped at one time or another to admire one of these wonders that have outlasted their builders.
Lew French is an authentic son of that tradition with an innate love for stone and turning it into something more delightful . . . a rich context for wonderful living.
In these homes, you'll see stone transform rooms into warm retreats that you'll just want to snuggle into on cold winter nights, turn gardens into fairy tales, and extend your perspective by changing the very outdoors in novel ways. Whether by putting a window into a stone fence, by creating original art with stones and driftwood, or through evoking Stonehenge, you'll feel differently and better from seeing his work. His creations seem weightless like a good idea, despite weighing many tons.
Part of the magic is that he's meticulous about getting a tight fit between stones and hiding his mortar very well. So even a fireplace looks to be but a vertical New England stone wall . . . and a very beautiful one at that.
It's magic. Enjoy it.
Best of the best. December 13, 2007
Allen H. Clark (Dayton, NV)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have seen pictures of this mans work before,and greatly admired his skills.He is truley a craftsman.The pictures were well photographed and there plenty of them. I have friends that are stone masons, and they
were all inspired by this book. I am keeping this book out so that any
one stopping by can enjoy it.
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