400 Polymer Clay Designs: A Collection of Dynamic & Colorful Contemporary Work (500 Series) (Paperback)

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Unique creations by top artists such as Nan Roche, Cynthia Toops, Barbara McGuire, and Gwen Gibson make this the best showcase of polymer clay work ever assembled. With everything from jewelry and vessels to art dolls and sculptures displayed in superb color photos, the versatility and beauty of the medium is exquisitely evident. Mosaics, millefiori, canework, and molded, stamped, and embossed pieces: there’s a little bit of everthing to please the eye. Dayle Dorowshaw’s magical Egyptian Spell Book features carvings and image transfers that blend seamlessly with gold leaf, candles, branches, and silver. Luann Udell’s faux-ivory artifacts take their inspiration from the prehistoric art in France’s Lascaux Caves. It’s the largest—and finest—book of contemporary polymer art available anywhere.

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Product Details Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Lark Books (August 1, 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 1579904602 ISBN-13: 978-1579904609 Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.1 inches Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #121,009 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 23 of 23 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Pictures, December 8, 2004 By  Michael Shoemaker "Jodi" (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This book has nice photos of great creations by polymer clay artist. The photos are not small with only one or two items on each page. It gives the name of the artist, and some of the materials used. It has no instructions for any projects or techniques, so if that's what you want don't buy this. If you are already a great polymer clay artist, you will find inspiration looking at the pictures. Most are very complicated and are not for beginners. It's a great price for so many pages of photos. 15 of 16 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars Pictured something different, August 11, 2005 By  K. Klein "Karen from San Jose" (San Jose, California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This was a book of brilliant, professional, and beautiful polymer clay designs and product. Unfortunately, I wanted to know how the designers made these pieces (at least a short synopsis) and there was not a hint of that in any one of the pieces that I liked. So if you want a book of designs and creations only of very, very talented artists -- this is the book for you. 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars All Pictures, Full Color! No Black and White Photos Here!, December 1, 2004 By  Windy City Reader (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews The book was surprisingly thick for the small cost it's being sold for. All the pictures are full color. No black and white photos. Images are large enough to see detail so you can learn new techniques and get ideas for your own projects. Overall, I'd say this book is a winner!		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing short of fabulous Lark scores another A+ for their 400 and 500 series of craft books. I am incredibly picky about craft books I purchase and I couldn't be without this one. Read more Published 1 month ago by Linda L. Jones 5.0 out of 5 stars amazing book all the photo in the book represent THE perfect piece of art WITH POLYMER CLAY the editing is great and i love every page in this book Published 7 months ago by MIRA (pinki) KRISPIL 5.0 out of 5 stars INSPIRATION! Although many wonderful polymer clay artists do not have pieces in this book (e.g. John Anderson's animals), the pieces/artists within the pages of this beautifully laid out book... Read more Published 10 months ago by CLG 5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars for Inspiration! All of Larks 400 and 500 series books are not instructional: they are inspirational. This book showcases some of the best polymer work being done. Read more Published on February 10, 2007 by Lisa Gatz 5.0 out of 5 stars 400 polymer clay designs:A collection of dynamic & colorful contemporary work The variety and different styles and the imagnative uses of polymer clay was wonderful. The book gave great examples of the versitility of this up and coming creative art and... Read more Published on January 11, 2007 by Lisa C. Green 4.0 out of 5 stars Good for inspiration This book is great for ideas to get you inspired. Worth having. Published on January 9, 2007 by KathySG 5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiration - Pure and Simple 400 Polymer was my first purchase in this series by Lark, I simply call them my "Inspiration" books, each page draws a gasp as you realise the potential of this much maligned... Read more Published on January 7, 2007 by R. Eberhard 2.0 out of 5 stars Great for pictures It's great to have pictures, but it would be nice to know a little bit about the artist and how they completed their work. Read more Published on November 10, 2006 by D. Wright 5.0 out of 5 stars An endless source of inspiration One word: Stunning! Don't look for instructions, there are none. This book is an introduction to the endless possibilities of polymer clay as a medium of artistic... Read more Published on May 8, 2006 by slow thinker 3.0 out of 5 stars good book poor quality of material I really like the book and find it very inspiring. I am very disappointed in the quality of the book itself, many of the pages were torn at the edges and several were not cut... Read more Published on February 28, 2006 by Linda H Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Lark Books (August 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579904602
• ISBN-13: 978-1579904609
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #121,009 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Pictures, December 8, 2004

By	Michael Shoemaker "Jodi" (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book has nice photos of great creations by polymer clay artist. The photos are not small with only one or two items on each page. It gives the name of the artist, and some of the materials used. It has no instructions for any projects or techniques, so if that's what you want don't buy this. If you are already a great polymer clay artist, you will find inspiration looking at the pictures. Most are very complicated and are not for beginners. It's a great price for so many pages of photos.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pictured something different, August 11, 2005

By	K. Klein "Karen from San Jose" (San Jose, California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was a book of brilliant, professional, and beautiful polymer clay designs and product. Unfortunately, I wanted to know how the designers made these pieces (at least a short synopsis) and there was not a hint of that in any one of the pieces that I liked. So if you want a book of designs and creations only of very, very talented artists -- this is the book for you.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All Pictures, Full Color! No Black and White Photos Here!, December 1, 2004

By	Windy City Reader (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

The book was surprisingly thick for the small cost it's being sold for. All the pictures are full color. No black and white photos. Images are large enough to see detail so you can learn new techniques and get ideas for your own projects. Overall, I'd say this book is a winner!