For Gerry Holzman, they say life is a merry-go-around and this has been literally and figuratively true for him. He is a master figure carver who has restored over 100 pieces of antique carousel art and created more than 250 pieces of original carousel carvings. He was the head carver and executive director of New York's landmark Empire State Carousel Project. Gerry has devoted the past 50 years to woodcarving and his skill has taken him around the world as a student, teacher, craftsman, and artist. Throughout the giddy merry-go-around of a career, he has encountered many intriguing ways to use our brief time on earth and invites us to accompany him as he strives to understand and appreciate them all.

Holzman offers a chronicle of the many extraordinary adventures that this ancient craft has provided him and the unconventional folks it has introduced him to. He also shares the wide-ranging lessons woodcarving has taught him abut the often-overlooked connections between the work we do, the colleagues that two do it with, and the culture that we do it for.

Gerry Holzmans mentor, English master carver Gino Masero, who taught him as much about civility and grace as he did about carving, encouraged him to pass on the insights that they had acquired during their lives as craftsmen. The result is this remarkable book, offering a variety of truly unique perspectives for appreciating the life-affirming values that are so much a part of being human.

From these delightfully varied essays you'll learn:

Gerry Holzman has been a professional woodcarver since 1971. During his career, Gerry has restored over 100 pieces of antique carousel art and has created approximately 250 pieces of original carousel carvings. His commercial clients include Disney World, Cunard Cruise Lines, and the South Street Seaport.

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