Pulse en una miniatura para ir a Google Books.
Cargando... Creating Glass Beads: A New Workshop to Expand Your Beginner Skills and Develop Your Artistic Voice (edición 2011)por Jeri L. Warhaftig (Autor)
Información de la obraCreating Glass Beads: A New Workshop to Expand Your Beginner Skills and Develop Your Artistic Voice por Jeri L. Warhaftig
Ninguno Cargando...
Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
This technique-driven book propels beginning beaders many strides forward, introducing new skills and materials, encouraging aesthetic exploration, and giving specific instructions for creating 10 gorgeous flameworked glass beads. It's aimed at the ambitious novice who seeks to go past the basics and explore techniques that will serve as building blocks to developing an individual style. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
Debates activosNinguno
Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)748.85The arts Graphic arts and decorative arts Glass Specific ObjectsClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
¿Eres tú?Conviértete en un Autor de LibraryThing. |
The author describes the books as a "workshop in intermediate glass beadmaking." I applaud Lark for not publishing another beginning book. I like the various appendices in the back, especially Appendix D, which gives a little bit about the project testers.
There are many photographs in the book. Each of the pages has two photos at a minimum. Most of them have many more. My favorites were the pages showing many beads. There were a couple of pages of beads with what looked like eyes on the beads. I was less enamored with the beads that depicted faces, though there were elements of those beads that I really liked. The technical skill is obvious in the photos.
The second section of the book talks about the basics. Unlike quiltmaking, I needed to read this section since, as I said, I know nothing about this art. The tools are all metal and a lot of them have names that meant nothing to me until I read the description. This section also includes detailed information about safety, not just the "be careful, this work is dangerous" type of warnings several columns of information about clothing and eye protection, ventilation and how to set up your studio for optimum safety.
[a:Jeri Warhaftig|1169223|Jeri L. Warhaftig|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg] has a friendly writing style that includes tips and tricks in the writing as well as little stories. The large amount of text is not only broken up on the page by the many images, but also by tips boxes called workshop wisdom. The author provides vocabulary, additional information and practice pointers.
Each session starts with an overview of what the session will teach, they types of glass and materials the artist will need as well as list of tools. Ms. Warhaftig includes some notes on tools and materials, then jumps into a detailed description, which is fully illustrated, of how to master the techniques of the session. The last part of each session begins with a description of the experience of the project testers as well as photos of their work and a gallery of other projects.
As with all project books, this one sets out to teach specific skills. Cane work, ruffles, eyes, and glass portal, are, among others, covered. For those who are moderately interested, the book is full of lots of eye candy. I particularly liked a bead called Modern Artifact by Bernadette Fuentes (pg.71) which is described as soft glass, blown, layered, cane work.