Designing and Making Glass Jewellery
$36.89
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
11 November 2019
Summary
Glass can add an unusual and ethereal quality to a piece of jewellery. Its transparency, colour, and unpredictability make glass a unique material to work with, but it also presents its own challenges. This book introduces the techniques of working with glass to jewellers, and explains how to decide which is the most suitable approach for your design. It covers specific properties of glass, tips for design, and ideas for assembling a piece.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781785006777 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1785006770 |
| Author: | Mirka Janeckova |
| Publisher: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 11 November 2019 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 242mm x 172mm x 8mm |
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Critics Review
I would highly recommend Designing and Making Glass as a ‘go to’ reference book for beginner glass makers and jewellers. – Nicky Lawrence * Findings Magazine of The Association of Contemporary Jewellery *
About The Author
Mirka Janeckova
Mirka Janeckova is a respected jeweller who specializes in the lost-wax casting technique, and uses porcelain and glass in her pieces. Trained at the Royal College of Art, she now works and teaches in Edinburgh.
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