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 enlarge | Author: Lark Books
Publisher: Lark Books
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 75009
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 408
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 8 x 1.3
ISBN: 1579904807
Dewey Decimal Number: 739.278
EAN: 9781579904807
ASIN: 1579904807
Publication Date: November 28, 2005
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Condition: BRAND NEW
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 Inspirational but Bizarre May 20, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Many of the bracelets are purely conceptual and many look like they would be uncomfortable to wear, not to mention, too delicate to stand up to wear, however, I agree with Margarita about the book being a "spark for creativity" ... if you are an artistic type and not someone who is looking for something to copy. I found myself challenged, when I found a design I liked, to translate the idea into my chosen medium.
As for the criticism about including several nearly identical entries from the same artists, for the most part, I don't agree. However it did seem like "cheating" on the part of the editors to scatter these multiple entries throughout the book rather than place them together. I like to see multiple interpretations of a theme, and don't necessarily think these multiple entries should have been eliminated but think they should have been grouped together for easier comparison. I also would have liked the book organized either alphabetically or by author. Still, even with these criticisms, I probably will buy this book.
 Fantastic Art Gallery November 12, 2006
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
This books shows truly extraordinary creations in an amazing variety of materials and techniques. I own "1000 rings" and "500 brooches" and had therefore equally great expectations for this collection. However, in the order of publication of these books there seems to be a trend towards more emphasis on bizarreness at the cost of esthetics and wearability. Originality should not mean that functionality must be reduced in order to count as "art jewelry". Vice versa it seems that jewelry in traditional designs and techniques is not worth selecting (although very often they require much better skills). Many of the pieces would be more suited to appear in a collection of art sculptures rather than jewelry. Finally, since there was no lack of entries (more than 3000), it is a pity that several nearly identical entries from the same artists were chosen instead of giving a different artist a chance to display his or her work (example: two bracelets made from used coffee filters; the originality is appreciated but one piece would have sufficed to present the idea). I am curious how "500 Necklaces" will turn out.
 Who are you kidding. September 29, 2006
9 out of 14 found this review helpful
Exhibit A in the case against buying books without being able to browse them first. If strapping a can opener to your wrist with adhesive tape counts as a bracelet, then there are 500, but many are pretense and most are unwearable. This book is just silly.
Really far out bracelets designs August 28, 2006
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
The book is the best quality in printing and photography, as in all the other Lark books that I've seen. The bracelets chosen for inclusion in the book are a little too "way out" in their styling for my taste.
 The best of the "1000 ____" or "500 ______" Lark series by FAR May 13, 2006
17 out of 23 found this review helpful
I can't understand why this book has an average of only 3 stars..... wait, I can. I think some people wanted stylish bracelets on every page, instead of the stylish bracelets _and_ true, melt-your-brain art in the pages of this book. Guess they resist having their brains melted....it does sound scary.
Not me. Not the people I know -- I'm sending them all emails urging them to go out and BUY THIS BOOK NOW! What an inspiration! It would drop-kick you out of any creative slump just looking at half a dozen pages on the darkest day. It encourages thinking outside the box like no other book I've ever read or seen -- but I'm highly visual in my orientation. Maybe that's it. Some people are more cerebral in their approach. That must be it. I TREASURE THIS BOOK.
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