Two Turtle Doves: A Memoir of Making Things
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (514 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00K2XYU8I |
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| Number of Pages | : | 311 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Without visible parental influence, but with sisters to love him and brothers to fight for him, he made nature into his world. And then, it was jewelry. Growing up in 1970s Suffolk in a crumbling giant of a house with wild, tangled gardens, Alex Monroe was left to wreak havoc by invention. It is about where we find our creativity, how we remember, and why we make the things we do.. Creation became a compulsion, whether it was go-karts and guns, crossbows and booby traps, boats, bikes, or scooters. From full-out warfare waged against the local schoolboys to the freedom found in daredevil bike antics to the delicacies of dressmaking and the most intricate designs for jewelry, Two Turtle Doves traces the intimate journey of how an idea is transformed from a fleeting thought into an exquisite design
"Excellent" according to Mike Bailey. Now I have to buy a piece of Mr Munroes work for my wife, a lovely book. Highly recommended, would like to meet the man.