Laskin William Grit (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: VERY GOOD. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. First Ed, First Print. Figure 1 Pub, 2016. Lovely oversized art, music, photography book. Very Good. Hardcover, includes DJ VG, small 1/4 in. closed tear top spine, otherwise quite nice. Clean interior with no markings. Blank cover page has small surface color tear (see photo). Decorative boards, bump to bottom right corner (interior pages not affected), otherwise light shelf or edge wear. Full-color photos and images. 246 pp. Binding solid and square. 8 x 12 x 1 in. Ships in box from the USA, quickly and with care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: The stunning masterworks of one of North America's greatest luthiers and inlay artists. William (Grit) Laskin is a master guitarmaker, a musician and songwriter, an artist and a storyteller. For more than forty-five years, he's been hand-building guitars for such luminaries as Stan Rogers, Jesse Cook, Rik Emmett, and k.d. lang, inlaying many of these instruments with his personalized designs. No two are alike, and their starting points are as varied as the people who play them. Grand Complications is the story behind the story of fifty of these original designs from 2003 to the present. It is a look inside Laskin's creative process, how he teases out a client's interests and intentions, how he develops and refines his ideas, and how he brings them to life in his mind and on paper. From 'Short Stories' that fill only the headstock of a guitar to full narratives that run the length of the neck, each inspired design is the product of research, deep thinking, and a little alchemy. Featured here are projects ranging from an homage to John Lennon to a paean to humpback whales to a tribute to the fall of the Berlin Wall. A member of the Order of Canada, winner of the Saidye Bronfman Award for Excellence (Canada's most prestigious craft award), and founder of Borealis Records, Laskin is a true craftsman and his insights make fascinating reading for lovers of art, music, and the creative process. William 'Grit' Laskin; Brian Pickell (illustrator).…