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The book makes clear the form, so simple at first glance, actually lends itself to a wide variety of approaches.--Jeet Heer enRoute Magazine (02/01/2006) This manual's keynote is exuberance... much of its advice is fresh and inspiring -- particularly about the use of power tools and various kinds of resins as engraving surfaces.-- (07/01/2006) Can a how-to guide captivate even those who don't want to know how to? By all means, yes, if [this book] is any indication.... It's an indispensable guide for those who make art out of the contrast between light and dark. And, it's a sheer pleasure for everyone else, thanks to its many wonderful illustrations.-- (10/01/2006) Readily accessible to the beginner, who will find the instructions clear and easy to follow. This is a how-to book as beautiful as it is useful.-- (01/01/2006) How a woodcut is made in clear, easy-to-follow terms... Walker's instruction, in fact, is so clear and well organized that this handbook is perfect for the beginner.-- (03/01/2006)

Walker's instruction, in fact, is so clear and well organized that this handbook is perfect for the beginner. An indispensable guide for �artists� ... a sheer pleasure for everyone else. -- John Arkelian Artsforum (10/01/2006) Readily accessible... instructions clear and easy to follow. This is a how-to book as beautiful as it is useful.--Katherine R. Lieber ArtScope.net (01/01/2006) An indispensable guide for [artists] ... a sheer pleasure for everyone else.--John Arkelian Artsforum (10/01/2006) Readily accessible to the beginner, who will find the instructions clear and easy to follow. This is a how-to book as beautiful as it is useful.--Katherine R. Lieber ArtScope.net (01/01/2006) How a woodcut is made in clear, easy-to-follow terms... Walker's instruction, in fact, is so clear and well organized that this handbook is perfect for the beginner. This manual's keynote is exuberance... much of its advice is fresh and inspiring -- particularly about the use of power tools and various kinds of resins as engraving surfaces.--Jim Anderson Printmaking Today (07/01/2006) Can a how-to guide captivate even those who don't want to know how to? By all means, yes, if [this book] is any indication.... It's an indispensable guide for those who make art out of the contrast between light and dark. And, it's a sheer pleasure for everyone else, thanks to its many wonderful illustrations.--John Arkelian Artsforum (10/01/2006) The book makes clear the form, so simple at first glance, actually lends itself to a wide variety of approaches.--Jeet Heer enRoute Magazine (02/01/2006)

How a woodcut is made in clear, easy-to-follow terms... Walker's instruction, in fact, is so clear and well organized that this handbook is perfect for the beginner.

Readily accessible... instructions clear and easy to follow. This is a how-to book as beautiful as it is useful. -- Katherine R. Lieber ArtScope.net (01/01/2006)

This manual's keynote is exuberance... much of its advice is fresh and inspiring.--Jim Anderson Printmaking Today (07/01/2006)

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George A. Walker is an award-winning wood engraver, book artist and illustrator who has been creating artwork and books at his private press since 1984. His courses in book arts and printmaking at the Ontario College of Art and Design are very popular. George exhibits his wood engravings and limited-edition books internationally.

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