ldquo;A beautiful; intricate meditation on creativity and discovery; on fire and rebirth.rdquo; mdash;Elizabeth GilbertAwestruck at the sight of a Grinling Gibbons carving in a London church; David Esterly chose to dedicate his life to woodcarvingmdash;its physical rhythms; intricate beauty; and intellectual demands. Forty years later; he is the foremost practitioner of Gibbonsrsquo;s forgotten technique; which revolutionized ornamental sculpture in the late 1600s with its spectacular cascades of flowers; fruits; and foliage.After a disastrous fire at Henry VIIIrsquo;s Hampton Court Palace; Esterly was asked to replace the Gibbons masterpiece destroyed by the flames. It turned out to be the most challenging year in Esterlyrsquo;s life; forcing him to question his abilities and delve deeply into what it means to make a thing well. Written with a philosopherrsquo;s intellect and a poetrsquo;s grace; The Lost Carving explores the connection between creativity and physical work and illuminates the passionate pursuit of a vocation that unites head and hand and heart.
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