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Kategorier: Biografi: allmänt Biografi: litteratur Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Litteraturvetenskap och litteraturkritik Litteraturvetenskap: prosa och prosaförfattare
Ulla Isaksson slog igenom med romanen Ytterst i havet, 1950. Den satte tonen för ett författarskap som drevs av nyfikenhet på människans inre motsättningar. På sin tid var Isaksson en central gestalt i offentligheten och hon stod även bakom ett flertal filmmanus, bland andra »Jungfrukällan« skriven i samarbete med…
I början av 1960-talet skapade Ulla Wiggen en svit målningar föreställande elektroniska komponenter och datorer. Hon utforskade denna motivvärld då knappast någon kunde förutse hur den digitala teknologin skulle revolutionera våra dagliga liv. Kort därefter, 1966 deltog hon i föreställningarna 9 Evenings: Theatre &…
Clowns are the ideal subjects for caricature carvers. They give the carver a limitless variety of faces and situations to create. The only boundaries are the carver’s ability and imagination, and the realities of the human form. Like all of us, clowns are complex figures, happy and sad, comic and tragic, all at the…
Do animals have their own Santa Claus? One look at these creations by Tom Wolfe and you will believe that they do. Santimals capture all the charm of the season in a new and delightful way.
Tom takes the reader step-by-step through the carving of the raccoon Santimal, from the pattern to the painting. Each step is…
Few things capture the charm of Christmas like the old-world Santa Claus. You might also know him as St. Nicholas or Father Christmas. What better way to say “Merry Christmas” to a friend or loved one than with one of these beautiful Santas you carved yourself. It is a timeless Christmas decoration that will be…
Just when it seems that Tom could not possibly have any more Santa patterns, here are 75 never before seen designs. They reflect Tom’s unquenchable creativity, his boundless sense of humor, and his keen eye for caricature. Each pattern is clearly drawn and reproduced at full size. A color gallery is included on…
Tom Wolfe returns to an old friend of his, Santa Claus. In his own special way he leads the carver through each step of the carving process. The result is a traditional Santa in stride, heading for the reindeer pen to hook up for the Christmas flight. He is accompanied by old Rudolph, who looks a bit bewildered by the…
For over a hundred years the story of Alice and her adventures has enchanted children of all ages. One of those who has been captivated by its charm is Tom Wolfe, and now he brings the characters to life through his carving. And more he shares his fascination with his readers.
While many illustrators have brought their…
Kategorier: Konst
Once again Tom Wolfe brings his artistry, skill, and wit to the mythic figures of bygone days: The Wild West. Taken separately, the cowboy, gambler, bartender, sheriff, and soiled dove offer interesting challenges to the carver. Together they make an enchanting scene, interacting with each other and almost magically…
Kategorier: Konst
These four-legged friends of man have been a favorite subject for carving since the earliest years. From hunting dogs to the family pet, dogs have a special place in the hearts of people and Tom Wolfe manages to capture their personality in his own creative, witty way. Easy to follow step-by-step instruction, with…
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After the great success of Santa and His Friends, Tom Wolfe presents a group of traditional Santas that have been found in American Art, literature, and advertising since the 1860s and have a warm place in the imaginations of children and the memories of adults. With easy to follow, step-by-step instructions…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
The Convair B-58 Hustler, with its distinctive delta wing shape, would become the world’s first supersonic bomber, and the first aircraft to fly to Mach 2. With development beginning in 1949, the B-58, which could not carry conventional weapons, would become part of the US nuclear arsenal during the height of the…
Tom Wolfe’s cane carving books have been popular with readers. in this new one, Tom starts with a sapling straight from the hillside and takes the carver through each step to create a charming cane. He begins with prepping the sapling, helps the reader think through the design of the spirit that will emerge, and…
Woodcarver Tom Wolfe has never been accused of depictng the rich and famous, at least not without his tongue in his cheek. He always sees the rough edges that make his miniature characters look human, and a little bit off-center. So it is with these angels. A little wrinkled and and a lot ugly, they are proof that God…
Kategorier: Konst
Very few carvers can carve animals and people with the same skill. Fewer still can convincingly carve realistic figures and caricatures. Tom Wolfe is one of them. Following his book on carving realistic horses, he now he brings the same talent to bear on caricature horses.
As always, Tom takes the reader step-by-step…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
For caricature carvers the greatest challenges and the greatest rewards come from carving the head and face. This is where the personality of the figure resides. The exaggerated nose, the enlarged ears, the toothy or toothless grin…they all combine to give the figure a story we can understand at a glance.
In this…
When the well-known wood carver, Tom Wolfe, turns his talents to a new medium the results are wonderful. The almost limitless medium of polymer clay and Tom’s eye for character and caricature combine to produce some endearing and delightful creatures.
For years Tom has been using clays as a modeling tool for his wood…
Kategorier: Konst
Among the most popular of Tom Wolfe’s carving books is Tom Wolfe Carves Dragons. From the day it came off the presses Tom has received letters asking for a Wizard book to go with it. “What good is a dragon without a Wizard?” one reader asked.
Well, here it is! These fanciful figures let the imagination run wild. You…
Step-by-step instructions for carving an amusing golfing figure from wood, painting it, and displaying it. Full of original personality and a spark of wit, the design will delight all who encounter it. Other patterns make up a foursome, with a color gallery illustrating all.
Tom Wolfe has been carving signs and other flatcarvings for many years, bringing to them the same creativity and skill he brings to his three-dimensional work. Sometimes practical, sometimes whimsical, and sometimes a little bit of both, this country flatcarving is loved by everyone.
Country Flatcarving shares some of…
Kategorier: Teknik, ingenjörsvetenskap etc.
Santa Claus, elves, gnomes, wizards. These fanciful characters delight and mesmerize us. All of them are magical creatures, possessing great and wondrous powers. Tom Wolfe has a bit of this magic himself. In his hands a piece of wood, carved with the simplest tools, is transformed and takes on a personality of its own.…
Tom Wolfe brings together two of his great loves in this new book: the love of wood carving and the love of a good cigar. While there is much ado about cigars today, Tom has been an aficionado for many years. Now he brings his carving skill to that all important piece of equipment for the serious cigar smoker, the…
Some years ago Tom wrote a book called Carving the Civil War. The book met with great success, but left a hunger for more. One of the figures in the gallery was a beautiful realistic horse, and it wasn’t long before requests for a horse book started coming in.
Well, here it is! Tom brings his teaching and carving…
What carver’s Christmas is complete without a nicely carved Santa? In this new book Tom Wolfe leads the carver through the process of creating a beautiful Santa ornament for the tree or to be displayed on a stand. A basic understanding of carving techniques is all that is needed to follow this fully-illustrated…
After the big Christmas flight, while elves are busy updating the naughty and nice list or planning next year’s product lines, what does Santa do with his spare time? Tom Wolfe has come up with a variety of pastimes the jolly old elf might pick up on his days off. Some of Santa’s activities have been set into motion,…
Kategorier: Konst
In his long and creative career as a woodcarver, Tom Wolfe has created literally thousands of patterns. Many of them have appeared in his previous books, but many more have not.
Now Tom’s creative energy and talent is available in a series of books containing his previously unpublished patterns. The first of…
Jointed dolls are an ancient concept. As a folk art in the American Appalachians and elsewhere, Dancing Sams have used the jointed idea to create a dancing motion when moved by a vibrating board for hundreds of years. When Tom Wolfe was visiting the British Museum in London, he came upon an Egyptian doll that was…
When Tom Wolfe published his first book on Woodspirits, Tom Wolfe Carves Woodspirits and Walking Sticks, we had no idea how popular it would become. Thousands of people saw it, bought it, and asked for more. So here it is, a new collection of Woodspirits, this time done in the traditional Bavarian way. Carved from a…
These ancient creatures from folklore have captured the modern imagination, including Tom Wolfe’s. In this book he brings his creativity and skill to the task of creating a whole community of gnomes, bringing them to life from a block of wood. With each step illustrated in full color, Tom takes the carver…
Tom Wolfe goes back to basics. With easy to follow, step-by-step instructions, Tom helps the novice carver bring life to a block of wood. With a single knife Tom carves a relining country figure and teaches the basic methods of woodcarving. Each cut is illustrated with a full-color photograph, an important visual aid…
Tom Wolfe takes his creative talent to the National Game: Baseball. With easy to follow, step-by-step instructions. Tom helps the carver bring the classic ballplayer out of a block of wood. Each cut is illustrated with a full-color photograph, an important visual aid to learning this fun craft.
These projects are…
Kategorier: Arkitektur Arkitektur: konstruktion och design Konst Livsstil, hobby och fritid Trädgård Trädgårdsplanering och trädgårdsdesign
”Svimfärdig av inspiration. Årets boktips!” Frida Ramstedt, Trendenser
Ulla Molin är en förgrundsgestalt inom svensk trädgårdskonst. Som redaktör spred hon sina idéer om arkitektur, inredning och trädgård. Hon verkade även i flera decennier som trädgårdsarkitekt.
Några av Ulla Molins trädgårdstankar var…
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Legend has it that the forest of the world are inhabited by elusive creatures known as ”Wood Spirits.” Tom Wolfe finds them everywhere and brings them to life in this delightful new instructional book. Using found wood such as driftwood, roots, and old beams from dilapidated barns, he leads the reader…
Bottlestoppers offer a great opportunity for caricature carvers, and Tom Wolfe shows the process in his unique way. Preparing the wood block, carving, painting, and applying the hardware are covered in detail and illustrated in detail with full color photographs. The reader gets a clear idea of what needs to be done…
House spirits are magical creatures who watch over homes and families. They come in all manner of shapes and sizes. With a keen eye, house spirits can be found almost anywhere in the wood and timbers throughout the home. Tom Wolfe shows you how to coax them out of their hiding places with power tools. Five patterns are…
Tom Wolfe’s Santa Claus carvings have enchanted carvers and collectors alike with their joviality and character. By popular demand, he revisits Old Saint Nick with a carving of the ”jolly old elf” walking with a cane…perhaps to get the sleigh ready for its overnight journey.
With 340 color…
You’ve got to crack some eggs to make an omelet, and that’s just what author Tom Wolfe has done. Tom finds out what is inside those wooden eggs found at craft stores and woodworking suppliers. This an interesting and informative book goes from the blank egg, through drawing, and finishing.
Step-by-step the reader is…
Bottle spirits swirl around in bottles of all kinds. Sometimes they glimmer in the glass. You can always hear them if a breeze or your breath passes over the top of the bottle. But it’s not too often that they show their faces. So how do you know at first glance what’s really inside a bottle?
Once you decide what…
Tom Wolfe has been carving canes and walking sticks for almost twenty years. Among the hundreds that he has carved, no two are alike. Each one takes on its own spirit and personality. And each one shows the carver’s creativity and skill.
Tom introduced his readers to the carving of walking sticks in Tom Wolfe Carves…
A roughout is the start of a carving that allows the carver to skip the first few steps to go right into the “good part”. They’re great for developing your creative eye, because they have a basic but distinct shape that lets your imagination take off. The rough figure might have its own shape, but no one said which…
From the ancient Chinese to St. George to Dungeons and Dragons, these mythical beasts have had a place in the human imagination. Now, with his own imagination running rampant, Tom Wolfe turns his artistry to the dragon. As always, he brings creativity and skill to the task, along with a desire to share the joy of…
Kategorier: Biografi: allmänt Biografi: historia, politik och försvar Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Historia Historia och arkeologi Historia: särskilda händelser och ämnen Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria
Ulla Winblad har gått till historien som fiktiv gestalt i nationalskalden Carl Michael Bellmans rika sångskatt. Svartlockig, yr, dekolleterad och evigt ung är hon sinnebilden för sinnlighet, supande och stockholmskt 1700-tal. Varje epok har skapat sin egen bild av henne: kokett, förförisk, försupen, tragisk, trotsig.…
Kategorier: Biografi: allmänt Biografi: historia, politik och försvar Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Politik och statsskick Politiska ideologier Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap Socialism och vänsterideologier
I tolv års tid var Ulla Lindström (1909–1999) ensam kvinna i regeringar ledda av Tage Erlander. Som minister lade hon grunden till den svenska jämställdhetspolitiken, med tvåförsörjarfamilj och barnomsorg i samhällets regi, och hade också ansvar för konsumentfrågor och u-landsbistånd. År 1958 blev hon den första…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: allmänt
Ulla vill inte flytta till en småstad och inte träffa sin styvfar som är bagarmästare och ser ut som en julgris. Hon vill inte byta skola heller. Hon vill bara bo kvar i mammans mysiga lägenhet och gå kvar i sin skola. Men vad har hänt med Ulla? Hon som var så glad och trevlig har plötsligt blivit tjurig och olycklig.…
Kategorier: Biografi: allmänt Biografi: historia, politik och försvar Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Historia Historia och arkeologi Historia: särskilda händelser och ämnen Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria
Pappan var hantlangare, mamman en krogpiga och hon växte upp vägg i vägg med Smedjegårdshäktet. Ulla Winblad föddes 1744 och dog 1798. Där emellan arbetade hon som lönnkrögerska och blev något av en myt på grund av Bellmans skildringar av henne. Detta är berättelsen om hennes liv från vaggan till graven.
Lars Widding…
Kategorier: Biografi: allmänt Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Självbiografi: allmänt
Varmt tack till min kusindotter Marie som genom sin släktforskning givit mig data att bygga min berättelse på.
Min berättelse tillägnar jag Morfar, Mormor, Moster Inga och Morbror Gunnar samt Karl-Erik, som givit mig otrolig trygghet och kärlek under min barndom.
Till pappa Åke: Kära du, livet är inte alltid rättvist
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Personliga och sociala frågor barn och ungdom Personliga och sociala frågor barn och ungdom: vänskap Personliga och sociala frågor barn och ungdom: vänskap, kärlek och sex Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: allmänt
Fin högläsningsbok om vänskap och om att sakna någon
Isabel är Beppes absolut bästa vän. Ingen är som hon. Hon är den som kan göra allra längst sladdmärken med cykeln i gruset, och hon är den modigaste och gladaste Beppe vet. Med Isabel blir Beppe själv också modigare och gladare. Och när han är med Isabel behöver han…
Kategorier: Konst
Med sin förmåga att avlocka sitt jordnära arbetsmaterial ständigt nya möjligheter har Ulla Viotti verkat som pionjär och nått fram till ett unikt och suggestivt formspråk i dialog med naturen och fyllt av arkeologiska associationer. Snart sagt inget material har varit henne främmande. Till det nya Riksdagsbiblioteket…