Beading & Technique Books

"Life is too short to wear ordinary jewelry," Eakin pronounces in the introduction to Bead Embroidery Jewelry Projects. The book begins with basics of design and construction and encourages the individual design process, including creative exercises. The designs are then grouped by necklace style, and the last three chapters cover earrings, pins, and bracelets.

Alan Revere holds a unique position in the jewelry community, with one foot firmly planted as a master goldsmith and award-winning designer and the other as one of the country s most prominent jewelry educators. After earning degrees in both psychology and sculpture, Revere s passion led him to Germany, where he trained under some of the 20th century s most celebrated goldsmiths and designers.

Tim McCreight is a teacher at Maine College of Art in Portland and the author of several books on metalsmithing, including Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing. Nicole Bsullak works in a variety of metals and alternative materials not usually associated with jewelry.

Susan Lenart Kazmer is a jewelry artist whose work has been exhibited in museums including the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, the Art Institute in New York City, the Huntington Museum of Art in West Virginia, and the Best of 2004 exhibit at the Post Picasso Gallery, an international online gallery.

Weaving and knitting may not seem to be likely techniques for metalworkers, but fine wire and strips of metal can be made pliable enough to be worked this way. Fisch gives detailed instructions for metal weaving, knitting, crocheting, braiding, lacemaking, and basketry. A section of historical examples and a pictorial survey of works by contemporary artists is included.

An exciting new book in two volumes, featuring new shapes and ideas in geometric beadwork, with hundreds of collaborators from all over the world. Volume II in progress now.

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