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1000 Glass Beads: Innovation & Imagination in Contemporary Glass Beadmaking (500 Series)

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If you're looking for a how-to manual,keep looking. But if you're looking for a book with beautiful photographs of glass beads, you're in the right place. Each page contains photographs of beads by talented glass artisans. What's especially nice about this book is that there are artists represented from many different skill levels. For an intermediate glass artist like me, it's good to see that I've come a long way, but there is still so much territory to explore. The photographs in this book catalog this evolution exquisitely.

It's inspirational and almost overwhelming to see so many gorgeous beads together. It will provide me with inspiration for a long time.

I would recommend this book for artists and collectors alike.

Wow, what an amazing book! Whether you love glass beads and lampwork or you just love beautiful art, I believe you will be thrilled with this book. This book is definitely not a 'how to' book for those who want to make beads, but it is sure to inspire you beyond your imagination. There are over 400 pages in this book with very little text, however each page contains one or two, large, full color, highly detailed photos with a caption giving you the name of the artist and a very brief description of their technique. There are hundreds of different artists featured in the book with just as many different styles.... and these are not merely 'glass beads', these are absolute works of art which left me in awe every time I turned the page. (By the way, the price of the book definitely belies the quality, I honestly was not expecting such a high caliber book for this price.)

I'm actually a polymer clay artist, and I've gotten more out of this book than *any* other book I've purchased/read in the never-ending quest to inspire and improve my work. There aren't any instructions or biographies, just huge, detailed photos of many, many glass beads, and some information on technique and materials.

For me, this book challenged me to get out my clay and try and re-create what I was seeing. It's impossible to have the same effects in glass and clay, so my results weren't similar, but I wound up discovering new canes, new techniques, and new ways to work with PC. This book is truly an education. I also dabble in watercolor, and the beautiful art inspired me to really try and get more a depth in my work.

It's an amazing inspiration for anyone in the arts- especially those interested in jewelry and beads. Even guests who come to the house who are not interested in glass/beads/jewelry are stunned by the book. Total eye candy!

Treat yourself!

This book is a joy to gaze at. It is beautiful and elegant. The color photography is outstanding. Don't buy this book if you are looking for flamework instructions. But the images will stir your creative juices. I bought this book twice, one for my glass teacher and one for me!

This is essentially a picture book of beads. If you're looking for a book to show you how to make beads, then this is not it. There is no instruction provided. If you make lampworked beads and you're looking for inspiration, then this is a must have. The photography is well done and in full color. The beads are just breathtaking and awe inspiring.

If you make jewelry, or make handmade lampwork beads, this book is a treasure trove of incredible work.

This book is pure eye candy!! For those who just appreciate beautiful works of art, or those who are involved or learning lampworking, this book is amazing. No instructions, just pictures of finished glass beads, but that is more than enough.

This little book shows a great variety of glass beads. I am amazed what some people can do with soft glass. The book is filled with wonderful color photos of completed jewelry. For the price it is a great value.

Wow, the beads in this book are absolutely gorgeous. Some are all right but some will make your mouth drop. I wish they had more detail as to how the beads were created but as far as a book to look at for ideas and to marvel at the amazing work then this book is it! Stunning pictures and amazing works. Nothing in there as far as techniques or teaching information. Would make a great coffee table book for an art lover.

This book explores the many techniques and personal styles of the artists....the good, the bad, the ugly...all in the eye of the beholder