Brynmorgen Press is pleased to announce the publication of a new book by popular author, Tim McCreight. This aptly named book addresses the many ways that jewelers attach one part to another, with chapters on Cold Connections, Hot Connections, and Adhesives. In his characteristic no-nonsense style, McCreight provides useful information through drawings and text, explaining techniques in language that does not require knowledge of the field. This is primarily a technical manual, not a catalog of finished work. The black and white text and drawings provide simplicity and economy.
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Tim McCreight is a metalsmith, designer, author, and teacher. He received a BA from the College of Wooster in 1973 and an MFA from Bowling Green State University in 1975. He taught for twelve years at the Center for Crafts in Worcester, Massachusetts, and for the next fifteen years at Maine College of Art in Portland. Tim has been working in metals since 1970 and along the way has published more than a dozen books and made four videotapes. He served a term as president of the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG), and has has been on the boards of Haystack, the American Craft Council and the PMC Guild. He has taught workshops in the United States, England, Canada, Mexico, and Japan. He writes for several magazines and consults for industry.
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Tim McCreight is a designer, teacher, author, and goldsmith. He received a degree in fine arts from The College of Wooster and an MFA in jewelry and silversmithing from Bowling Green State University. He taught fulltime for 25 years, first at the Worcester Center for Crafts and then at Maine College of Art. Along the way he has taught hundreds of workshops throughout the US and in Canada, Japan, Mexico, and the UK.
After writing two books for large commercial publishers, he decided to take on the challenges of illustration and layout, joining a new generation of authors who took control of all aspects of their books. In this way he has overseen all details of many of his books, most notably Complete Metalsmith, which is recognized as a standard text in the field. His books have been translated into Russian, Japanese, and Italian.
McCreight's books are characterized by a practical approach and commonsense descriptions that empower beginning artists while confirming information for advanced readers. His curiosity and the obvious pleasure he takes in sharing information makes his books not just readable but fun. Most of his books deal with metalsmithing but he has extended into design and into the genre of creative nonfiction with his very popular Syntax of Objects, re-released in a new edition in 2010. In his efforts to explore new approaches, he has also created an App for iPhone, iPod, and iPad called "Metalsmith Suite," available through the iTunes store.
After writing two books for large commercial publishers, he decided to take on the challenges of illustration and layout, joining a new generation of authors who took control of all aspects of their books. In this way he has overseen all details of many of his books, most notably Complete Metalsmith, which is recognized as a standard text in the field. His books have been translated into Russian, Japanese, and Italian.
McCreight's books are characterized by a practical approach and commonsense descriptions that empower beginning artists while confirming information for advanced readers. His curiosity and the obvious pleasure he takes in sharing information makes his books not just readable but fun. Most of his books deal with metalsmithing but he has extended into design and into the genre of creative nonfiction with his very popular Syntax of Objects, re-released in a new edition in 2010. In his efforts to explore new approaches, he has also created an App for iPhone, iPod, and iPad called "Metalsmith Suite," available through the iTunes store.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent reference book,
By Wendy O (Wallingford, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Practical Joining (Spiral-bound)
"Practical Joining", by Tim McCreight, is an excellent reference book for the metalsmith. He clearly explains a great variety of cold and hot connections plus a bit about adhesives. As always, his writing is clear and explanatory. This book is not meant to teach all the different methods to beginners but it is a good overview of the techniques one might want to further explore.
18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Same as his other books with poor quality images,
By CLG "Carrie Greenwald" (South Dakota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Practical Joining (Spiral-bound)
Save your money and buy one of the author's better books that covers more and has better images for you to understand the process he describes. I feel that this is the same stuff rehashed to produce another book on the same topic he has covered in several other books.
11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Practical Joining, practical book!,
By Quirky (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Practical Joining (Spiral-bound)
Another excellent text from Mr. McCrieght. The instructions are easily followed, and the illustrations are clear. I would recommend it to any jewelry maker, hobbiest or professional.
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