Description

This book will get you going with great project ideas and tips on using PMC-- the revolutionary material that has the workability and consistency of clay, yet renders finished pieces in .999 fine silver. Includes answers to questions about forming, firing, finishing, stone setting and findings and a wide range of projects with clear step-by-step directions.

Working with Precious Metal Clay

Tim McCreight

Hardcover, color, 128 pages

$29.95

Craft stunning jewelry using metal clay, an amazing art material with the versatility of clay and the brilliant beauty of silver or gold. In its unfired form, metal clay is soft; you can manipulate it just like other clays. From Simple Weave earrings to a Water and Pebble pendant, these projects incorporate an exciting range of clay and jewelry-finishing techniques and materials.

Creative Metal Clay Jewelry

CeCe Wire

Hardcover, color, 144 pages

$27.95

Metal Clay The Complete Guide is the reference book every metal clay artist needs to have on the shelf for quick access to how-to information on a variety of subjects, including:

Metal Clay the Complete Guide

Jackie Truty

Hardcover, color, 256 pages

$22.50

Author Jacky Truty has developed this all-in-one resource providing artists, crafters, and jewelers everything they need to know about this popular new medium, including drying, firing, polishing, and more. Students of all skill levels will successfully complete the 18 featured projects with color photos and step-by-illustrations. All-in-one resource for Art Clay™; nearly 200 color photos; features 18 projects for creating precious rings, pendants, and more

Art Clay Silver & Gold

Jackie Paciello-Truty and Art Clay World USA

Paperback, 128 pages

$16.95

The Art of Metal Clay is a comprehensive introduction to the medium. Artist and instructor Sherri Haab demonstrates metal clay's remarkable versatility, showing how it can be textured, molded, carved, and sculpted to create gorgeous beads, bracelets, pendants, earrings, rings, and other jewelry settings, plus boxes and vessels. She also reveals how to combine metal clay with polymer clay, glass, and epoxy resin to create unique mixed-media pieces.

 

Metal Clay Magic shows aspiring jewelry makers how to create eye-catching pieces with this innovative material. Gorgeous full-color volume serves as a friendly, inviting introduction to metal clay and includes: Step-by-step photographs and concise instructions on working with metal clay, including: rolling, stamping, combining metal clay with other materials, finishing, and much more. More than 25 appealing projects that are easy to make. Includes beads, earrings, pendants, and unique origami projects.

Irina Miech

Paperback, color, 96 pages

$14.95

Irina Miech

Paperback, color, 112 pages

$16.95

Features innovative metal clay techniques not found in any other books *Perfect for every skill level--covering the basics through the cutting edge

Polymer clay and jewelry artists are experimenting with metal clay more than ever, but there are few books on the market to show them how to use this exciting new medium. Highlights include:

*19 fashionable step-by-step projects, including a variety of styles provided by both the author and talented contributing artists *An easy, skill-building approach that teaches readers a new technique with each project *A wide range of creative techniques--from carving and setting gems to making clasps and mixing found objects with metal clay

Metal Clay Jewelry

Louise Duhamel

Paperback, 143 pages

$18.95

Metal clay is the most exciting material in jewelry design today: the procedures for molding and shaping are simple, the tools few, and the results stunning. CeCe Wire, a leader in the field, details all the newest innovations and clays, as well as the basics for beginners. She includes every form and formula, plus an extensive array of cutting-edge techniques that range from stone-setting to surface finishing. Numerous color photos showcase diverse possibilities, including enameling methods such as champlevé, inlaying with epoxy resin, and silk screening. Twenty-five projects—some easy, some more advanced—include gorgeous beads, a bold contemporary brooch, and stacked rings made from silver and 22 karat gold.

New Directions in Metal Clay: 25 Creative Jewelry Projects

CeCe Wire

Hardback, color, 144 pages

$19.95

With this lavish introduction to the centuries-old art of enameling, even beginners can effortlessly create imaginative designs. Written with clarity and passion by a leader in the field, it covers all the popular techniques, the fundamentals of setting up a studio, and 14 fabulous projects. The various styles range from traditional cloisonné, champlevé, and plique-à-jour to experimental techniques such as firing enamel onto mesh forms.

The Art of Enameling

Linda Darty

Paperback, color, 176 pages

$14.95

It takes only a few simple tools, a host of readily available materials, and an assortment of easy-to-learn techniques to craft the most exquisite bead and wire jewelry. These 75 stunning projects range from delicate and graceful to bold and chunky. And if you prefer a more traditional look, there are plenty of tried-and-true copper, gold, and silver wire options.

Making Bead & Wire Jewelry

Dawn Cusick

Paperback, color, 128 pages

$24.95

Extraordinary! Colorful! Fun! That's how you'll describe the pieces you'll make from polymer clay, an inexpensive, readily available material noted for its easy workability and wide range of brilliant colors. In this book, you'll find useful illustrations, inspiring color photographs, and easy, detailed instructions to help you make hundreds of beautiful designs.

Creative Clay Jewelry

Leslie Dierks

Paperback, color, 144 pages

$13.25

Kiln forming glass—melting cut or crushed glass together in a kiln until it becomes a single piece and shaping the glass with molds—has quickly become one of the most popular subjects in studio glasswork. This comprehensive introduction features projects both beautiful and practical that are sure to appeal to all beginning glassworkers. It covers all of the fundamentals, such as fusing, slumping and draping, as well as some intermediate and advanced techniques, including pot melting, inclusions, mold-making and more.

A Beginner's Guide to Kiln-Formed Glass

Brenda Griffith

Hardcover, color, 128 pages

$19.95

They’re the very best in contemporary glass beadmaking, 1000 dazzling and unique examples by an international array of artists. This color survey has it all: the beads come single or in multiples, in jewelry or sculpural pieces, flameworked and kilnformed; and their diversity and beauty are amazing.

1000 Glass Beads

Paper with flaps, 408 pages

$19.95

In this book you'll discover the art of glass bead making and learn many of the secrets that were guarded for centuries by Venetian glassmakers. You'll gradually build your expertise, beginning with the basic methods for making and decorating beads and working up to more advanced approaches. Dozens of techniques are described in step-by-step detail. 

Making Glass Beads

Cindy Jenkins

Paperback, color, 112 pages

$12.65

 

Here's the first and only full-color book on the subject of "warm," or kiln-fired, glass in print. It provides a comprehensive look at one of the most popular skills for those working in the studio.
With lavish illustrations, and all the processes involved in kiln-firing explained, the versatility of the dazzling technique of warm glass comes into clear focus. From fusing and slumping to casting and pâte de verre, everything is covered--complete with a corresponding graph on the firing cycle and information on the various types of glass, their compatibility, and their behaviors during firing.

Thanks to the availability of affordable kilns and the vast creative potential of the material, glass crafts keep growing in popularity. There's no better place to learn the essentials of the art than this superbly photographed full-color manual. It introduces beginners to three major, accessible techniques for creating a variety of pieces--fusing, painting, and lampwork.