Rustic Wrappings: Exploring Patina in Wire, Metal, and Glass Jewelry - Softcover

Bogert, Kerry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1596685492 ISBN 13: 9781596685499

Publisher: Interweave, 2012

Synopsis

Explore a rustic approach to making beautiful jewelry with exciting surface effects. Rustic Wrappings is packed with over 24 wire and art bead jewelry projects and reveals the surprisingly artistic effects of applying items such as salt, vinegar, sawdust, or potato chips, to your copper, silver, brass and steel wire projects--high-end effects with low-tech techniques. Achieving these innovative effects using household products will not only inspire jewelry makers but mixed-media artists as well.

Advance your technique skills when you learn how to use patinas to add rustic, weathered effects, create unique and natural-looking color combinations, and use metal wire to embroider designs on metal jewelry pieces. Beginners will benefit from detailed technique instruction, while skilled designers will enjoy the introduction to more advanced techniques.

With tons of information on customizing effects for unique metal finishes, Rustic Wrappings will teach you to re-imagine your wirework jewelry projects and create fresh designs that showcase your new skill sets.

About this title

About the Author

Kerry Bogert is a jewelry maker with a focus in glass and wire. She is the author of Totally Twisted (Interweave), voted The Best Beading Book in the About.com Reader's Choice Awards 2011. She has written articles for more than a dozen trade publications and contributed designs to five books, including Wire Style 1 and 2, Chain Style, 101 Wire Earrings (Interweave), and Creative Beading Vol.4. She lives in upstate New York.

Review

Praise for Kerry Bogert's previous title, "Totally Twisted"

About.com Reader's Choice Award Winner for Best Beading Book of 2011.

"I haven't done any jewelry-making, but I'm confident that I could tackle the projects in this book after reading the how-tos in the opening chapters." - "Canadian Living"

"Takes you on an amazing step-by-step journey for learning to combine interesting wirework with the beauty of colorful lampwork beads." -- "The Detroit News"

"This fresh approach to design shows jewelry artists the secret to combining sterling silver wire with colored wire and glass beads to produce high-end looks. The clear instructions and excellent photography make recreating these designs a snap." -- "Monsters and Critics.com"

"Many of the methods she uses may be familiar to most of us but she has her own 'twist' on how to approach them. Kerry Bogert's book is a testament to her obvious belief in experimenting and having fun while doing it." -- "About.com Guide to Jewelry Making"

"Kerry has a natural eye for color but understands not everyone does. The photos throughout the book are fantastic and the explanation is clear, just like Kerry is sitting next to you." -- "CraftGossip.com"

"Kerry's book has been such a helpful resource...I think you'll find that too. From simple things like reminding us to file the flush-cut ends of wire, to challenging us with advanced wire techniques-there really is something for everyone in this book!" -- "Sweet Bead Studio"

"This book is delightful to view and filled with interesting new techniques and meticulous approaches to the familiar...this is one of those books you'll want to have in your studio to keep referencing. It's a fun read too." -- "The Impatient Crafter"

"I highly recommend it!" -- "Heather Powers, founder and editor, Art Bead Scene"

Edition details

• Publisher: Interweave
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1596685492
• ISBN 13: 9781596685499
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 128