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Creating Wooden Jewelry - by Sarah King (Paperback)

Creating Wooden Jewelry - by  Sarah King (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>The first-ever comprehensive guide to creating wooden jewelry, learn and practice several woodworking skills - including jointing, turning, steaming, polishing, staining, painting, beveling, inlaying, and more - to discover a brand new art perspective! Combining wood with other media, from silver to silicon, you'll learn 10 techniques and create 14 beautiful and accessible jewelry projects that take jewelry beyond metal.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>The first-ever comprehensive guide to creating wooden jewelry, learn and practice several woodworking skills - including jointing, turning, steaming, polishing, staining, painting, beveling, inlaying, and more - to discover a brand new art perspective! Combining wood with other media, from silver to silicon, you'll learn 10 techniques and create 14 beautiful and accessible jewelry projects that are fresh and modern, going beyond metal. Author and renowned artist jeweler Sarah King works with materials, form, and structure to make sculptural, contemporary, and feminine jewelry. Her work has been sold in department stores, design stores, boutiques, and galleries, including Barney's, Liberty of London, The Conran Shop, and more. She has won many awards, such as the Association of Contemporary Jewelry Prize, and is one of only 50 international contemporary jewelers invited to show at the LOOT exhibition at the New York Museum of Arts and Design. With <i>Creating Wooden Jewelry</i>, you'll learn from one of the best to understand everything you need to know to create stunning wooden jewelry, as well as a rotating cast of talented project guests, such as Inni Parnanen, Terhi Tolvanen, Beppe Kessler, and Lina Peterson.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Those with an interest in jewelry making--particularly on the artisanship level--will appreciate its projects and insights into the medium of wood.</p>--Rachel Pollock, Author of Sticks in Petticoats: Parasol Manufacture for the Modern Costumer<br><br><p>Creating Wooden Jewelry is especially and specifically for those woodworkers who want to extend their practice to jewelry, as well as those who want to learn woodworking skills, but find furniture too intimidating or too large, and want an alternative to smaller projects like bowls and boxes.</p>--Midwest Book Review<br><br><p>The author makes an appeal for "designer-makers," as she calls her potential readers, to consider using discarded, offcut, and found wood in their creations. A jewelry artist whose work has been sold at Barneys, Liberty London, and elsewhere, King leads readers through her process, her inspirations, and 20 projects--including ebony rings, oak necklaces, and walnut pendants--all meant to help them build skills as they go.</p>--Publishers Weekly<br>

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