[Jewelry making - Article 00206] - Re: [Orchid] Cameo carving books

[Epaul Fischer]

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    I would highly recommend "Cameos, Old & New" by Anna M. Miller,
    G.G., Gemstone Press (http://www.gemstonepress.com), ISBN
    0/943763-17-7. 

    While this book is not a step by step guide to carving cameos, it
    does go into intensive detail on the different types and styles of
    cameos for the last 3 thousand years. You can not help but to learn
    a great deal about what it takes to carve a good cameo in shell,
    agate, lava, or other media. 

    I also believe that Susan Allen once wrote a workshop article for
    "Lapidary Digest" on carving an agate cameo. I don't have easy
    access to my archives at the moment, so I can't tell you exactly
    what issue. 

    While I do most of my carving with a TurboCarver and in general I
    highly recommend it , I must say that of the 30 or so photos I have
    seen over the years of cameo carvers in action, every single one was
    using a fixed arbor. 

    One quick story on the subject of carving cameos: A friend of mine
    travelled to Italy in the early seventies, and made a special point
    of visiting Torre del Greco to see actual master cameo carvers in
    action. She always tells of her confused disappointment when,
    instead of seeing master artists struggling over there next
    creation, what she beheld was a room full of middle aged men sitting
    at their workstations wildly gossiping about sports, wine, food,
    women, and politics; and once in a while glancing down at the work
    under the wheel! Work they have been doing every day for
    generations. While she still loves cameos, some of the magic and
    mystery is gone for her. 

Epaul Fischer
Gryphon Song Creations
<http://GryphonSong.com>

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