Rating  - Exciting and creative lampworking and jewelry design book!
I have enjoyed Karen Leonardo's beads when viewing them online. She is very experienced and well known. She creates lovely work! However, I had no idea she was multitalented and could write books!
Creating Lampwork Beads for Jewelry is a major and fascinating undertaking, and a great addition to anyone's lampwork and jewelry design library.There is so much packed into this book it is wonderful! Techniques, tips,all sorts of things, from basics to the most sophisticated.
After explaining the tools required to set up your own bead making studio, the author gathers together a collection of talented bead artists. They demonstrate, in individual projects, the techniques of creating beads with either soft or borosilicate glass. These projects by the bead artists progress from beginning ones, to more complicated, to most complicated. I would consider this "section one". It is a book in itself!
However, as if this weren't enough, there is a second, fabulous section to this book!
This section begins with a description of a studio for a jewelry designer and what is required, tool-wise, for working with beads and making your own jewelry. After that comes a full section where talented jewelry designers create art pieces with the beads shown in the first part of the book. This was particularly fascinating to me, as I am a jewelry designer and love to see what other people are making with cool beads (which these beads are!). They make some fantastic necklaces, bracelets, pins and wireworked items. Precious metal clay is used, and there is even a chain maille piece.
My favorite piece is the "Where's the Party necklace", designed by Cary K.Martin, using Cathy Lybarger's beads. I wish I owned it! I love it! It conveys exactly what the title says! Totally fun and colorful!
I also loved the chic piece using the author's own beads. This is a sultry number in black and silver designed by Karen herself.
As you can see, there is something for everyone.
The jewelry designers had different styles and so did the bead artists. How super and also educational to see what everyone came up with!
I found this book extremely inspirational. I do not make lampwork beads, but I do know a lot about them and I enjoyed reading the first part.
I collect lampwork to keep or to use in my designs, and she has some of the best bead artists in her book. Who isn't familiar with Cathy Lybarger, Kristen Child, Karen and her husband Bob of course, Lezlie Belanger, and more? It is delightful to see the process from initial glass to finished bead, and then the process from beginning of the jewelry design to finished beautiful jewlery piece! I totally recommend this book!
Rating - Great Book...!!!
I love this book... it's full of beautiful pictures and the instructions are very clear. I received it a couple of days ago and I've been practicing my little heart out :o)
I can really recommend this book to everyone!!!
Rating - Beautiful Book
A beautifully illustrated and well-written book for both the creator of lampwork beads and the jewelry designer. Unique beads inspired unique pieces of jewelry. Instructions are easy to follow and the photographs are very helpful. Hope to see a second book with different beads and new designs.
Very well done!
Rating - Wonderful instructions for a very reasonable price!!
A book that is packed full of how-to information on soft glass bead making, step-by-step instructions and wonderful pictures! In addition to the step by step instructions for many different techniques in bead making there is a wealth of information covering many different jewelery making techniques, making it possible to create beautiful and unique jewelry designs.
Great information and inspiration for anyone interested in jewelry making, even if you never plan to create your own lampwork beads. and a valuable resource for the lampwork bead maker ...all for a very reasonable price!!
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