Bead International 2008 & Beyond Basketry [Paperback]

Andrea R. Lewis (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 23, 2008

This unique book combines two catalogs in one. Bead International 2008 & Beyond Basketry represents the best of two juried exhibitions held at the Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, Ohio. Beads have long been worn as jewelry, but in Bead International 2008 contemporary bead artists are shaking things up. From fine jewelry to loom weaving to sculpture, the sixty-eight pieces by fifty-one artists in this collection represent some of the most innovative and well-executed art in the modern beading world. Considering any pierced object to be a bead, pieces range in style from the traditional to the whimsical as they incorporate a variety of colors and materials. This vibrant collection will spark the reader’s creativity and broaden his or her perspective. When the age-old art form of basketry is combined with contemporary visions and techniques, the result is the striking Beyond Basketry, a collection of sixty-five artworks created by forty-two artists from across the United States. The artworks represented in these beautiful color photographs will challenge the reader’s ideas of what constitutes a basket. All artworks are vessels made of woven materials, but the pieces explore a variety of sizes, colors, shapes, and techniques

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About the Author

Andrea R. Lewis is the executive director of the Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, Ohio.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Ohio University Press; 1 edition (May 23, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821418122
• ISBN-13: 978-0821418123
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #489,315 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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2.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book but, August 5, 2009

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Yvonne Decker (Kingman, Az) - See all my reviews
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It is a beautiful book if you are just looking for something that showed you works of art. There is very little about how they are made, etc. so didn't really interest me. It felt more like a cheap coffee table book to me.

5.0 out of 5 stars art with beads, April 25, 2009

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Christy Park (Gloucester, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bead International 2008 & Beyond Basketry (Paperback)

This is a gorgeous book - the featured artists work with a variety of materials to create gorgeous objects. I particularly like this book because the work pictured is beautifully crafted sculpture. It is a delicious sourcebook for anyone who is interested in mixed media or 3D collage.