[Jewelry making - Article 00290] - Re: [Orchid] Inspirational books

[Trevor F]

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>     What one book in your workshop has provided you with the most
>     inspiration related to jewelry, technique, and design? 

    I'm self-taught so books have been one of my best teachers. If I had
    to do the "one book" thing I'd try something like this: 

    For jewelry: for the sheer visual joy of the art and it's
    possibilites I'd say "Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing" by Tim
    McCreight is pretty inspirational. Another great resource is Susan
    Sarantos' metalcyberspace.com You could spend days going through the
    links she's collected to literally hundreds of sites of metal artists
    past and present from all over the world, especially Europe and North
    America (see http://www.metalcyberspace.com/artists.htm). 

    For technique: For the beginner/intermediate "Professional
    Goldsmithing" by Alan Revere is truly exceptional since it's
    basically a jewelry making course in hardcover. "The Complete Book of
    Jewelry Making" by Carles Codina is also worth checking out to see
    things from a contemporary European point of view. 

    (For a solid overall look at everything jewellery related you can't
    miss with either 'the bible', "Jewelry Concepts and Technology" by
    Oppi Untracht, or "The Theory and Practice of Goldsmithing" by
    Erhard Brepohl, trans. Charles Lewton-Brain and Tim McCreight) 

    For design: "Jewelry Making and Design" by Herbert Maryon.  And
    oldie but a goodie.  Cheap too since it's out in paper from Dover. 

    Great topic!  I'm very much looking forward to seeing what the
    others suggest. 

Cheers,
Trevor F.


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