Böcker av Bill Worrell

Bill Worrell's personal journal begins with phrases that ring true--as he says, I came from the desert, from the dust of the desert ... I must return again and again to the desert that gave me life. The life he speaks of is a spiritual one and this book is a very spiritual introspection on such mysteries as the famous Lubbock Lights, the ghosts of the fabled Hill Country of Texas, the search for our earliest beginnings in caves, in the cliffs of the Southwest. Worrell is a large man and he works on a large canvas of words. In addition to being a renowned sculptor and visual artist, Worrell is also a philosopher and a mystic in the tradition of Loren Eisley and Edward Abbey. This book will both intrigue and entrance--not only with words but with intriguing color photographs.

Bill Worrell calls himself "a recovering art professor" yet he is author of four books, the creator of innumerable paintings, sculptures and jewelry. How does he do it? He explains in this book that during his fully active life as a creator, he had more than 100 one-man shows. The author is in fact larger than his art and Outside The Lines encompasses a unique universe of ideas, philosophies, sentiments and thoughts about the process of making and selling art. Worrell is a great storyteller who has appeared on NBC Today Show, the Nashville Network and others. His sculpture, "The Maker of Peace" graces the entrance of the Texas Seminole Canyon State Park. In addition to his phenomenal success as an artist, Worrell is an accomplished songwriter whose compositions have been performed at Carneigie Hall. This book is a must for anyone bold enough to become an artist. Or just curious about how one man did it, how he made it work for him while he enjoyed doing it, and just as important, how he found a million ways to sell it.

Author, sculptor, painter and jeweler, Bill Worrell begins by saying, "This is my second doggie marriage." Then, determinedly - but never academically -- he moves into subjects of the humorous kind. Ellie May Lucille Worrell, the Golden Doodle, asks most of the questions while Worrell tries to come up with some, but certainly not all, of the answers. If Mark Twain had written a book of human religion for dogs and dog religion for humans, this might be it. It is a fun and loving romp in the world of accepted ideas that we, as humans, use as a crutch to get around. Not so with Ellie May Lucille who has her eye on the ball, or rather the Frisbee, and would rather play than ponder Worrell's ploys. They are a unique couple, reminding us of the fundamental truth, In the beginning God made Dog, and keep in mind what many have said, Dog is God spelled backwards.Copiously illustrated with fine photography by Bill Worrell and many great views of his home in the Texas Hill country as well as images of his widely exhibited paintings and sculptures. Not to mention many portraits of Her Royal Blackness, Ellie May Lucille Worrell.