On opening this gorgeous hunk of a book is like walking into a high-end
jewelry gallery. There are 500 full-color photographs of beaded jewelry --
necklaces, rings, bracelets, pins and earrings -- created by 275 artists
with beads, wire, filament, and fiber. Some of the artists are well-known to
beaders, like Carol Wilcox Wells and Diane Fitzgerald, and some
not-so-well-known, with their work published for the first time. This makes
for a heady blend of inspiration, ideas, and expression. Editor Hemachandra
selected the 500 beaded objects from submissions by 360 artists from 30
countries. To his credit, no single style -- bead weaving, bead embroidery,
bead stringing -- gets short shrift. The photography is of high professional
standards, no Instagram shots by amateurs posted to Facebook, and is also
instructively illustrative of the beadwork, offering close-up shots that
will help the aspiring bead worker reproduce some of the techniques. One
quibble: it would have been nice to include the artists’ countries of origin
just below the photo of their work instead of in the index, saving the
reader a lot of flipping back and forth. A list of artists’ Web sites would
have been nice, too.’ - Publishers Weekly
jewelry gallery. There are 500 full-color photographs of beaded jewelry --
necklaces, rings, bracelets, pins and earrings -- created by 275 artists
with beads, wire, filament, and fiber. Some of the artists are well-known to
beaders, like Carol Wilcox Wells and Diane Fitzgerald, and some
not-so-well-known, with their work published for the first time. This makes
for a heady blend of inspiration, ideas, and expression. Editor Hemachandra
selected the 500 beaded objects from submissions by 360 artists from 30
countries. To his credit, no single style -- bead weaving, bead embroidery,
bead stringing -- gets short shrift. The photography is of high professional
standards, no Instagram shots by amateurs posted to Facebook, and is also
instructively illustrative of the beadwork, offering close-up shots that
will help the aspiring bead worker reproduce some of the techniques. One
quibble: it would have been nice to include the artists’ countries of origin
just below the photo of their work instead of in the index, saving the
reader a lot of flipping back and forth. A list of artists’ Web sites would
have been nice, too.’ - Publishers Weekly
And would you like to win a copy of this fantastic new book? Well, you better hurry as the deadline for submitting a comment and answering a question of which bead designer inspires you the most and how? Go to this link by June 27th 9pm EST to have a chance to win this book.
And while I am at it, would you please go to this link and click on the like button on the Amazon site to boost the exposure of this great new book. And possibly get yourself a copy. PLUS, I think this would be a wonderful Christmas gift for someone special who just can't get enough of beaded jewelry
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