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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 739 EAN: 9780979840708 ISBN: 0979840708 Label: Interweave Press Manufacturer: Interweave Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 144 Publication Date: August 01, 2008 Publisher: Interweave Press Studio: Interweave Press Editorial Review: Product Description: Featuring a wide variety of cold-join techniques from the commonly used to the amazingly new, this beautiful handbook is the first on cold connections and combines the art of jewelry making with modern craft assemblage, which metal workers can use to spark creativity and look at their craft in new, innovative ways. Proving everyday found objects—staples, rivets, fibers, resins—can be used to make beautiful jewelry, sculpture, or mixed media, this guide explains how to craft original works with just about anything. Each chapter offers a new technique with a different attaching method along with descriptive sketches showing the connecting layers. This handy crafter’s resource showcases a gallery of 23 top jewelry artists and offers insights, philosophies, and techniques as well as pages of creative musings and stunning photos of marionettes and jewelry. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - personal opinioni found the book inspirational and beautifully put together. i think i can definitely use some of the suggestions to suit the direction i hope to move in with my jewelry design work. i had hoped the book would offer more information on cold connections. i was a little overwhelmed with some of the technical approach - the instructions were clear and concise over all, and if i get to the point of wanting to approach soldering, sawing, and the like, i feel the information in this book will be ... Read More Rating: - Making Connections...Love this book!!This book is really easy to follow and understand. The pictures are fabulous and the directions are clear. I highly recommend it!! Rating: - Best Jewellery book I've seenThis would have to be the best jewellery book I've come across for making jewellery using found objects. The photos are so inspiring. The sketches showing the techniques are very good and easy to understand too.I love Susan's work and there is so much of it to see in this book. It's the next best thing to being able to take one of her classes, which I hope to do one day. I've utilized lots of the techniques in the book but still been able to retain my own style. I would certainly recommend it to ... Read More Rating: - Collector's ItemSusan's book is an absolute "must have" for anyone who enjoys working with metal and or beads as well as the collectible "coffee table" topper! There's a lot to be learned about cold joins and other techniques. Much information is given along with unsual and very creative pairing of various materials. For me, the book is a treasure trove of beautifully photographed works of art along with many inspirational ideas.....Bravo!!! Rating: - Full of Little TreasuresSusan Lenart Kazmer's, "Making Connections" is not only a comprehensive treatment of cold joins, it's also a beautiful book to look at. Mixing simple, straightforward technical information with lovely photography and drawings, Kazmer's book is a rare find - a treat for the eyes and the mind. The tone is set at the book's beginning with a chapter on the "Alchemy of Susan Lenart Kazmer." An innovative artist using recycled and altered materials, Kazmer focuses on the process rather than ... Read More |
