Two Turtle Doves - Softcover

Monroe, Alex

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1444822225 ISBN 13: 9781444822229

Publisher: Ulverscroft Softcover, 2014

Synopsis

Growing up in 1970s Suffolk, in a crumbling giant of a house with wild, tangled gardens, Alex Monroe was left to wreak havoc by invention. Without visible parental influence, he made nature into his world. Creation became a compulsion, whether it was go-carts and guns, crossbows and booby-traps, boats, bikes or scooters. And then it was jewellery... From daredevil Raleigh bike antics and inter-schoolboy warfare, to the delicacies of dress-making and the most intricate metalsmithery, TWO TURTLE DOVES traces the intimate journey of how an idea is transformed from a fleeting thought into an exquisite piece of jewellery.

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About the Author

Alex Monroe grew up in rural Suffolk and showed a keen interest in art and design from an early age. Alex trained at Sir John Cass Faculty of Art in Whitechapel. He set up his business in South London in 1986 and Alex Monroe Jewelry is now an iconic and internationally successful brand. www.alexmonroe.com@agmonroe

Review

"This is a tremendous book. A generous story of making, looking, travelling and growing up..." --Edmund de Waal

About this edition

• Publisher: Ulverscroft Softcover
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1444822225
• ISBN 13: 9781444822229
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 336