2 comments about Southern Potteries Inc. Blue Ridge dinnerware.

1. THIS IS THE FIRST AND BEST BOOK I GOT FOR MY IDENTIFYING MY COLLECTION. I WISH ALL BOOKS REGARDING BLUE RIDGE WERE THIS FORMAT AND THIS WELL DONE.



2. This book is hightly recommended for any collector of Blue Ridge pottery. I recently inherited Blue Ridge dinnerware, and never had heard of it before. The photos are excellent in assisting you to learn the name of patterns, or to even match a pattern you may not know the name of. The history provided of how Southern Pottery came to be, their potters/painters , and the official marks used by Southern Pottery were an exceptional value within the book.

No comments about African Masterpieces from The Musee de l'Homme.

No comments about The Lightning Field (Dia Foundation).

No comments about The Porcelain Art of Edward Marshall Boehm.

No comments about Bronze Inside and Out: A Biographical Memoir of Bob Scriver (Legacies Shared).

No comments about L'art africain (L'Art et les grandes civilisations).

1 comments about Early Gothic Saint-Denis: Restorations and Survivals.

1. The downward spiral of St. Denis, from Sugars unestimatable splendors to a vandalized grainery left unstable and uninhabitable. Nineteenth century restorations under Francois Debrets shows a callous ineptitude one can only wonder at.

   Blum toothbrushes her way through the grime offering a meticuliously studied topography of the western central portal sculptures and revealing original twelfth century work untouched by restorers chisels I thought the book was informative but tedious.

5 comments about Origami Hearts.

1. This book looked like a collection of cutesy, simple folds, but the ones I tried (heart w/pair of doves, heart w/flying dove) were anything but simple. I have quite a bit of folding experience (I've made many of Montroll's dinosaurs: whew!), but Francis Ow's folds were quite innovative and unique to me. As the review by ZoomCity states: "a stubborn determination to be successful" would be a useful ingredient. The diagrams were sometimes over-simplified, and it would take me a while to figure them out, but the results were very rewarding. This is not a beginner's book, for many of the more intriguing folds, but I certainly would want to have it in my Origami collection!



2. This book was my introduction to my current origami fascination. I wanted to make hearts for a work project, and I discovered a smorgasbord in this book.

   There are several models a beginner can easily complete. Many other models are more challenging and suitable for the intermediate to advanced folder. The instructions are sometimes difficult to follow. I found looking ahead at the next steps and a stubborn determination to be successful very helpful. I also made a few "practice" models, to help me understand the diagrams and marked my book with personal notations for future reference.

   This year, with some experience under my belt, I found making valentines to be easy and fun. This is a treasured and well-used book in my home.




3. I'm a low intermediate fan of origami.I've brought this book ,it has the best way in my opinion to show your love to those you care most about in a very unique way.Beware some diagrams are very time consuming and need concentration. A precious Investment for your personal origami library.



4. This is a really cute book that focuses exclusively on origami folds that create models with hearts. It's quite narrowly focused, but I found it quite enjoyable. The main flaw I found was that not all the models use standard square origami paper as their base. Of the models I attempted using square paper, I managed to make them all fairly sucessfully. If someone has done some folding before (perhaps has one of the Biddle's intro books under their belt) they should have no problem with this book. I reccomend it



5. In the interest of including numerous projects the author seems to have chosen to take shortcuts in the direction department. The photos are beautiful but the diagrams are terribly confusing to a novice. It would make a great coffetable book as long as no one asks if you have completed any of the projects unless you are already an expert folder. Better detailed diagrams with written instructions would make this a much better book.

No comments about Joe Scanlan: Passing Through.

No comments about The Tom Wolfe Treasury: 75 Santa Patterns (A Schiffer book for woodcarvers).