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 enlarge | Author: Marthe Le Van
Publisher: Lark Books
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 474700
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.6 x 0.9
ISBN: 1579905625
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.5942
EAN: 9781579905620
ASIN: 1579905625
Publication Date: May 1, 2005
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Great for Inspiration, not Necessarily for Beginners April 1, 2006
51 out of 52 found this review helpful
Like all Lark books, this book is exceptional in it's choice of imagery. There are so many outstanding examples of found object jewelry, that this book is enough to give anyone's muse a hefty jolt of adrenalin.
I would like to emphasize that I do not believe this would be the best choice for a novice artist looking to learn techniques for making such assemblages. Many basic and advanced skills such as sawing, riveting and soldering are briefly covered, but I do not believe that they are meant to be the main focus of the book.
Projects included in the book list step-by-step instructions, but none show photos of the work in progress. This appears to be a major oversight, but it does allow the instructions be open to interpretation of the reader for future projects.
If looking to learn more about the various jewelry making techniques which could be used in found object jewelry, I highly recommend Joanna Gollberg's "Making Metal Jewelry: Projects, Techniques, Inspiration" which specifically covers cold connection techniques, (connections made without the use of heat) Tim McCreight's "Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing" for cold connection and soldering techniques, or Carles Codina's
"The Complete Book of Jewelry Making: A Full-Color Introduction To The Jeweler's Art."
As a side note, I was quite amazed that no pieces were represented from two of the most prominent found object artists, Thomas Mann and Keith Lo Bue.
 Artist Showcase March 25, 2006
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
This book was just what i had hoped. It showcases some of the best offbeat jewelry artists with their techniques and instructions on how they did certain projects. It is a winner.
Clever ideas with surprising materials October 29, 2005
27 out of 35 found this review helpful
I paged through this book at the store, and was pleasantly surprised by the clever variety of jewelry shown. Necklaces and bracelets are made with all sorts of things, from Scrabble tiles to colored pencil stubs to laminated dried rose petals to bottle caps. Additionally, there was some great photography of funky jewelry by other artists, including a rosary made of earplugs and a bracelet made with tiny lightbulbs. The projects seemed to range from beginner to fairly advanced, but I mostly looked at the photos, so I can't say much about the text. Usually when I look at jewelry books I see a few good ideas and a lot of stuff I wouldn't want to make, so I was surprised by how much cool stuff this book had. I might go back and buy it.
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