World Famous Comics: Semiprecious Salvage: Creating Found Art Jewelry
Semiprecious Salvage: Creating Found Art Jewelry
By: Stephanie Lee Publisher: North Light Books Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: North Light Books Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 128 Publication Date: February 27, 2008
Product Description: The jewellery techniques introduced include the basics of wirework and soldering, but go beyond the typical jewellery book to include mixed-media applications such as sewing, plaster work and the altering of found objects.Pieces include brooches, pendants, necklaces, earrings, bracelets and belts. In making their own inspired pieces, the reader will be introduced to the possibilities of bringing small objects, whether from nature, one's travels or the comfort of home, into their wearable pieces.A simple, organic approach will provide the reader with not only practical jewellery-making techniques, but a thought-provoking, visual experience as well.
Excellent source I found this book to be inspiring and easy to follow. I love Stephanie's jewelry and quirky sense of awe and humor. Metal etching has now become one of my favorite things to experiment with and am finding a whole new sense of self in my creations. I recommend this for anyone wanting to delve into imagination!
somewhat advanced skills necessary I had seen works from this author at a local art fair, but waited to buy the book from Amazon at a better price. A beautiful book with thought provoking ideas, however some instructions were too complete (redundant) and some not complete enough. Also would have liked to have more information on suppliers/resources, still have not found supplier for what the author calls "etchant" solution. Would like to have trade name to find this. All that being said, I think the book is a valuable and inspirational addition to my library.
Innovative accessorizing More than a simple how-to (though it succeeds famously as that alone) Semiprecious Salvage is an exploratory expedition in imagining possibilities and repurposing found items as one of a kind jewelry pieces exuding elegance, ingenuity, and wit. In the form of a daybook, Stephanie introduces each project with a journal entry setting the stage and allowing us a glimpse into her creative thought process. Cleverly woven into each entry with her imagined setting and circumstance is a discussion of tools and techniques necessary for constructing that particular piece. Step-by-step procedures are accompanied by plenty of visually explanatory photos. She covers processes for aging, using resin, soldering, wirework, and there's an eye-opening section on working with plaster. The Encased-Stone Ring is stunning, the Guardian Cuff, breathtaking. If making your own jewelry appeals, Semiprecious Salvage will provide a solid road map with some exquisite side trips off the beaten path.
Semipreciuos Salvage rocks This is a great book for ideas on how to do some womderful found art jewelry. It's most entertaining in spite of the sometimes flaky prose incorporated into a story lesson book. If you like to do out of the ordinary pieces. This book is for you.
Wow, this is one cool book! This is a great book. I often buy books for the information and techniques rather than the projects. However, this book has great information and techniques, and great and interesting projects. The little stories before the projects are also a lot of fun to read. I would highly recommend this book!
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