Bronze Inside and Out: A Biographical Memoir of Bob Scriver Paperback – Illustrated, 24 December 2007

Here's a Victory for the Soul, for the reader and for the writer, Mary Scriver, author of Bronze Inside and Out, "a Biographical Memoir of Bob Scriver," one of his wives, who would not and could not let go. Here is a sad romance story, a glorious romance story, a biography, a text book on western art, Native American traditions, techniques exploding in the learning of casting bronze, a whole enchanting gathering of a time, a career, a love story, and tumultuous breakthroughs for dedicated true artists, all of whom should read this book. Here's a book of pain, exultation, accomplishment, disdain, theft, collusion, egos big as mountains, small as ducklings, that is presented with an energy, a grace, a most sumptuous presentation of a master craftsman in the higher orders of craft and art.Time and creativity and energy jump through these pages in a story wrought of desire, need, and the ego of a man driven to be what he became, what he becomes yet.The writing is electric, connective, shockingly attractive, the paragraph summary sentences are choice stuff indeed, and the author's knowledge of so many varied subjects of her studies are wide enough to paint her brilliant. Histories, legends, events' coverage run through pages like the long-hidden and most interesting of documentaries, the images from Blackfoot painted tipis and Bundles to the inside out of a life-size sculpture.It's a show worth the ticket price right down to the final, ancient sea of grass we all get to sooner or later.

I personally knew Bob Scriver for 30 plus years ,and his wife Mary Strachan Scriver. His Life and his Music as a Music Teacher,,plus Bobs Taxidermy ,Bobs Life as a Bronze Sculptor ,My purchase of his book "Bronze Inside and Out ,"IS A Treasure'' ,YOUR Product!My First PURCHASE OF Bobs Book ,was Stolen by a family member visiting in our home !Powell books cleark told me you did have some copies , Thank you. Mary Jordan Montana, see my [...] ,go slow hear my song Enjoy !!!