Book Description
On display: the most magnificent collection of handmade glass creations ever assembled!
Handmade glass objects are taking the craft world by storm with their great variety and beauty. Juried by Maurine Littleton, a gallery owner and distinguished presence in the studio-glass field, these 500 outstanding pieces capture the finest work done by top artisans worldwide. Cast your eye over flameworked goblets, cast vases, blown cups, and fused and slumped bowls. Jane Lee's stoneware Rainbow Bowl is a symphony of brilliant color, while Keith Weiss-Cole's graceful furnace-blown Sculpture of Two glows with light. The magnificent techniques on display include mosaics, enameling, engraving, carving, and etching, and the unique shapes and eye-catching designs will amaze any art or craft lover.
Customer Reviews:
Dazzling colour and shape .......2007-08-23
I am not really sure what people are hoping to find in this book. Like all of Lark's '500 Series' they are simply inspirational,the are not technical nor are they project based or how to, they are mostly gorgeous eye candy. I am not a glass artist, I am lucky to have a few art glass pieces that I have collected over the years but I bought this book purely to marvel at the shapes, originality and astonishing colours achieved by the wonderful artists whoose work is contained within. Truly luscious pieces each and everyone. Not always functional but certainly inspiring.
Superb photographs, Excellent variety.......2007-03-10
If you are a contemporary art glass collector, you will love the hundreds of photographs in this book. You might even discover a new artist whose work you covet! As a learning tool, however, this book leaves something to be desired. Other than the names of the artists and their techniques, plus the object dimensions, there is not a lot of information. It would have been nice to have examples and descriptions of how the techniques are accomplished. But then, the author - the daughter of one of the world's foremost glass artists - would have needed more than 396 pages.
Disappointing.......2007-01-10
Having paged through the excellent "400 Polymer Clay Designs" by the same publisher, I was disappointed by 500 Glass Objects. I was looking for a book full of exciting inspiration for fused glass, and I wasn't particularly impressed by the selection. I returned it.
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Embody: Contemporary Sculptural Glass
Martina Margetts
Manufacturer: Art Books Intl Ltd
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ASIN: 090510837X |
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Sculptural Materials in the Classroom (Ceramics)
Peter Clough
Manufacturer: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0713645059 |
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Tinwork.......2001-12-03
This is a great book. The directions for the projects are explained clearly. I never thought I would enjoy working with tin until I read this book.
proffesional.......2001-10-31
i am an art teacher and it helps me with my work.
Book Description
Inspired ideas using new and recycled tim materials, bringing styles to your home and garden.
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Ornamental tinwork folk art originated in the mid-1800s in New Mexico. As an increasing number of food products shipped in tin cans arrived over the Santa Fe Trail, more materials were available to the area's tinsmiths. They used their skills on tins that once held such products as lard, kerosene, and oysters. The finished products were as unlimited as the creativity of the makers, from candle sconces to picture frames to mirrors to nichos and religious icons to children's toys.Lane Coulter and Maurice Dixon, Jr., begin with a brief history of New Mexican tinwork and quickly describe the tools and techniques used and how to determine the period in which older pieces were made.
A beautifully illustrated book on the origins and history of traditional Hispanic tinwork.
Customer Reviews:
A compilation of history and color photos .......2004-12-08
Ornamental tinwork from the mid-1800s began in Santa Fe, New Mexico with a sardine can and worked its way into other applications: so begin Lane Coulter and Maurice Dixon Jr. in their history of the tools, techniques and products of New Mexican tinwork. Relatively little has been documented in this area, making New Mexican Tinwork 1840-1940 a compilation of history and color photos of particular interest to anyone working in this particular medium.
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A "Found" Treasure.......2000-09-04
I bought this book three years ago and have probably read it 15 times. I took a 2 1/2 week course with Bobby at Penland School of Crafts right after buying the book. I had been collecting tin cans for 20 years and finally had a use for them all. I am slighltly addicted to buying craft books, but if I was stranded on an island this would be top on my list to have with me. I can't stress enough the thought and care that went into making this book. Bobby's sense of humor comes through and the photographs through out are splendid and plentiful. Buy this book and you will never look at the squashed beer or soda can on the road the same way again.
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Can Crafts
Earl P. Fowler
Manufacturer: Chilton/Haynes
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 080196234X |
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"THE LIFEWAYS SERIES: This special series on the deeply rooted Hispanic traditions in northern New Mexico captures the striking spirit of the land and its people. Who continue to work and be inspired by the ways of their grandfathers." "Tinwork Of New Mexico: SYNOPSIS; The opening of the Santa Fe Trail in 1821 introduced a new type of material to the region - which artists soon salvaged to use in decorative handicrafts. The result began a Spanish craft that has been handed down through the generations. Today Mr. and Mrs. Romero still work daily at their craft, which their adult daughter wants to keep alive in her own family." "1980/Color/14 Minutes/Audience JSCAL/Subjects: Social Sciences, Ethnic Studies/Produced by Jack Parsons and Michael Earney." (from back cover of case)
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Five Beautiful Women
Victor Skrebneski
Manufacturer: Horizon Book Promotions
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ASIN: 0821216899 |
Customer Reviews:
Beautiful Rage.......2006-11-05
Anything by Sandra Scoppettone is really good and just keeps getting better. Beautiful Rage is her very best so far.
Scoppettone's Worst Ever Effort.......2005-07-13
Scoppettone's storytelling in Beautiful Rage lacks her usual passion, and the action and characterizations seem forced. All the elements of a good novel are here, but the spark seems to be missing. This is most noticeable in the dialogue, which is especially wooden and stiff.
I will give Ms. Scoppettone another chance, as I've been made to understand that she herself isn't very fond of this book. My copy of This Dame for Hire is next up on my reading list.
Great Read.......2004-09-11
I really liked this book a lot. It's not the usual serial killer tale. The characters are strong and the story's a good one, fast-paced and compelling. It isn't at all like Scoppettone's previous crime novels. Read it -- you'll like it!
A superb mystery.......2004-09-11
In Snowden County, Virginia, forty-three year old Sheriff Lucia Dove works a missing teen case. Apparently, good girl Julie Boyer came home from school and vanished not long afterward. The only clues are her Internet romance with Floridian Lyle Taylor. Lucia works closely on the investigation with Lieutenant Jack Fincham assisting her. The two cops have the hots for one another, but hide it as he is unhappily married to an alcoholic in denial and has a child. Lucia had a child out of wedlock, but she died in an accident.
Jack's wife apparently commits suicide, but FBI Agent Mike McQuigg, Lucia's nasty ex-husband, thinks murder occurred. He legally searches Jack's home only to find a razor with DNA evidence linked to two other female teen homicides in the area. Lucia believes that Jack is being set up and wonders why Mike got involved in the case starting with the missing Julie. She begins her own inquiries not sure where it will take her, but when she gets there she is in for quite a shocker.
This solid police procedural contains an interesting lead protagonist who struggles with any wrong doing to children because of her daughter's death even if she agreed with the official ruling of accident. The story line is fast-paced and the simmering desire between Jack and Lucia is hotter than the Arizona desert in summer. Though the identity of the serial killer will stun the audience who may think that it seems too way out, fans will appreciate this tense thriller.
Harriet Klausner
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Five women, beautiful within
Janet Litherland
Manufacturer: Contemporary Drama Service
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ASIN: B0006Y0Y5G |
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Better and bitter.......2001-01-30
As Robert Crumb grew up his comics sometimes became more imature but even though he might get more bitter his art work gets better. His stories get better. When he started he might have done simple comic gag but as he has got older those gags have mutated it hilarously well writen stories. Each Complete Crumb Comics is better than the last.
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The Complete Crumb Comics: On the Crest of a Wave
Robert Crumb
Manufacturer: Fantagraphics Books
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ASIN: 156097057X |
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