Stone by Design: The Artistry of Lew French

Loved it... bought his other one. Great gift for a stone mason in your life.

Exquisite book. In depth and helpful.

I had already bought the 2nd book by Lew French so I figured I buy the 1st one I like the 2nd one better because it had more pictures but over all I think both of them were a great books and if you're into stone and design this is definitely the book for you He does amazing work with stone

The book arrived promptly, very well packaged. It's a wonderful book about the work of an amazing artist!

I ordered this book for my son-in-law, a mason, for Christmas 2 years ago. Because a story about the author and his work had been shown on CBS Sunday Morning, the book sold out and it had to be reprinted. After months of waiting (well after Christmas), I finally received the book and gave it to him the following Christmas. When he received it, he was blown away by the exquisite portrayals of stone mason works of art. He proclaimed it was "the best present" he's ever received. It was well worth the wait!

This is a beautiful book, with amazing pictures of this artists projects. He uses stone like a painter would use a brush and pigment. His works are truly creative and unique. I am not a stone worker, but i really enjoyed this book. I gave one as a gift to a man who is a tile worker. Just to work with such massive objects is amazing, but to see in them the possibility for walls and other structures is very interesting.

Buy this book. If you have even one ounce of creative juices, this work will get you rocking.This is no New England' farm-wall,how-to rag. This publication is a gateway to devine intervention, a seriously informative and yet beautiful source of motivation. Not a motivation to copy the author, but a motivation to find yourself. Talk to the stone with your own voice and listen to what it tells you..... What a high! Go out there and lay a stone for momma....

I ordered this book after seeing a spectacular stone fireplace in Martha's Vineyard. If you have an affinity for stone, this book is a stunner -- Lew French is an artist by any standards, and the photos are impressive. Now if only I could remember the name for the little openings he created on either side of the chimney -- so convenient for shooting arrows at unwanted visitors!

good quality book

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