The Art & Soul of Glass Beads: 17 Bead Artists Share Their Inspiration & Methods [Paperback]

Susan Ray (Author), Richard Pearce (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2003

At last, a book that explores the origins and renaissance of lampwork glass beads and offers a one-on-one journey with fourteen exceptional glass bead artists as they create more than 20 projects. Step-by-step instruction and beautiful photography shows crafters how to create stunning necklaces, earrings, bracelets and much more. This new reference work gives an inside look at the artists' creative processes, including how they choose colour and materials and how they add the finishing touches. Most importantly, they reveal how serendipity plays a role in their creative processes. Readers will be inspired to embark on an artistic journey to create magnificent works of art for future generations to behold.

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About the Author

Susan Ray has more than 20 years of experience in the craft industry as author, buyer, merchandise manager, vice president of product and website development, as well as co-founder of an award winning computer learning center. She is currently a bi-monthly columnist for two Internet publications. Susan's computer design work and her interior designs have been featured in numerous publications.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873495659
• ISBN-13: 978-0873495653
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,161,311 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Misleading Title!, April 23, 2006

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Cindy Henry "Plays With Fire!" (Council Bluffs, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art & Soul of Glass Beads: 17 Bead Artists Share Their Inspiration & Methods (Paperback)

While I do believe that this book has merit, it is as a JEWELRY MAKING BOOK, not as a bead making book. I feel that the Title of the book is misleading.....to me, a "Bead Artist" is a person who MAKES beads, not a person who makes jewelry with beads. That is a "JEWELRY ARTIST". A small point, but significant, since this book is listed under "Lampwork". Nice photographs, and as I said, the book has merit if you are looking for some VERY SIMPLE stringing ideas.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars HORRIBLE, August 18, 2006

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Dusty Hickman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art & Soul of Glass Beads: 17 Bead Artists Share Their Inspiration & Methods (Paperback)

I too wish I had read past the first reviewer. Must have been a born optimist!! The best thing about this book, THE PRICE. What a total waste of my time. I learned stringing beads as a toddler! I was looking for a GLASS BEAD BOOK and how to MAKE THEM. Why not put this book with the stringers! Shame on you Amazon for leading us down the wrong path. No wonder this book did not have pictures of the inside. shame shame shame!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Art & Soul of Glass Beads, May 19, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Art & Soul of Glass Beads: 17 Bead Artists Share Their Inspiration & Methods (Paperback)

If you have ever admired art glass beads and wanted to learn to string them, The Art and Soul of Glass Beads will certainly get you started. Sixteen amazing lampwork artists talk about their own creativity, what got them started and share a few tips and advise on where to go to find proper equipment, glass and get help along the way. Many of these artists pour out their "souls" and share their beads as well as their experiences as they struggled to learn methods to this ancient craft as well as how to buy their beads for use in your own work. The book also has lots of projects for art bead jewelry makers. The book has easy to follow jewelry directions, illustrations, glossaries and how-tos. The photography is very high quality. I would say that anyone interested in art glass beads as a craft would find the book helpful. I enjoyed each artist's own narrative. It was a very personal look at glass bead jewelry: art and soul.