Mixed Metals
Mixed Metals

Author: Danielle Fox

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-05-01

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 1620333090

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Utilizing stringing and wireworking techniques accessible to beginners, this mixed metal jewelry guide also offers boutique-style designs that will captivate the more experienced beader. With no metalworking required, detailed instructions are provided for 30 unique projects incorporating various metals such as silver, gold, copper, brass, PMC, and more. Techniques for distressing metal--such as using liver of sulfur, other patinas, and hammering--are included, as well as ideas for mixing metals and using faux metals. Background information is given on each type of metal, from common properties to shopping tips, care, and cleaning.

Jewellery Design and Development
Jewellery Design and Development

Author: Norman Cherry

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2013-07-22

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1408124971

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Through a series of interviews with internationally acclaimed jewellery designers, Jewellery Design and Development examines in detail how jewellers progress their initial ideas and develop them, from concept to finished piece.

New Rings
New Rings

Author: Nicolas Estrada

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780500289334

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A stunning collection of contemporary custom-made rings that have been meticulously designed and crafted by artisans from around the world.

Professional Goldsmithing:A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Jewelry Techniques
Professional Goldsmithing:A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Jewelry Techniques

Author: Alan Revere

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1991-06-06

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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"The book examines a series of practical goldsmithing projects, each of which has been successfully completed by student goldsmiths using its instructions ... The creation of rings, chains, bracelets, earrings, and clasps, the use of specialized tools, as well as hand positions, movements, and technical data are described in lucid text and demonstrated with an abundance of detailed color photos"--Cover.

Splendor of Ethnic Jewelry
Splendor of Ethnic Jewelry

Author: Frances Borel

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 1994-09-05

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13:

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Colette Ghysels herself provides detailed captions for all the illustrations, identifying materials and craft methods, giving tribal names and uses for the objects, and offering a more sophisticated appreciation not only of the value, rarity, and significance, but of the beauty of each work.

Form & Function
Form & Function

Author: Marbeth Schon

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764329760

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This book features the work of 96 jewellers, whose jewellery was experimental and inspired originality in successive generations. It includes work by Alexander Calder, Harry Bertoia, Arline Fisch, Albert Paley, and Peter Macchiarini.

Findings
Findings

Author: Vicki Halper

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 59

ISBN-13: 9780295981581

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Widely admired in the field of fine art jewellery, Ramona Solberg brings together cultural artifacts that are both exotic and familiar. With her meticulous sense of composition, Solberg turns buttons, calipers, beads, pebbles, and her trademark dominos into boldly-scaled works of wearable art.

Contemporary Jewelry in Perspective
Contemporary Jewelry in Perspective

Author: Art Jewelry Forum (Mill Valley, Calif.)

Publisher: Lark Books (NC)

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781454702771

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What is contemporary jewelry? What makes it unique? What distinguishes these objects and practices from other visual arts? Contemporary Jewelry in Perspective provides clear definitions, concise history, and cultural context for the form, along with abundant illustrations of an amazing range of work. Featuring notable contributors from around the world, it offers fascinating discussions on creating, collecting, exhibiting, selling, and wearing these pieces, as well as individual essays that present a global perspective on the art over the past 30 to 40 years. Jewelers, designers, students, collectors, and historians will find this essential reading. The book is a joint venture between the Art Jewelry Forum (artjewelryforum.org) and Lark Jewelry & Beading.

New Necklaces
New Necklaces

Author: Nicolas Estrada

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788416504084

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A special selection of impressive pieces by more than 180 artists, this book showcases the current trends in contemporary jewelry.