Metal Jewelry Workshop: Essential Tools, Easy-to-Learn Techniques, and 12 Projects for the Beginning Jewelry Artist - Couverture souple

Driggs, Helen I.

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ISBN 10 : 1565239539 ISBN 13 : 9781565239531

Editeur : Fox Chapel Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

Learn how to create exciting metal jewelry using just 12 simple, inexpensive hand tools—no jewelry torch required!

• 12 beautiful projects with step-by-step photos show exactly what to do and how the result should look
• 8 practice exercises help build beginner's skills and techniques
• Master the use of jewelers' tools one at a time by working through each lesson one by one
• Create exciting metal jewelry using just 12 simple, inexpensive tools and other materials readily available at craft stores, hardware stores, or around the house
• Author Helen Driggs has extensive experience teaching jewelry making to beginners, and explains the tools and techniques in an easy-to-understand way

This beginner's guide to metal jewelry making shows how to create exciting wearable art using just 12 simple tools.

Wearing jewelry you made yourself means you can express your creativity, talent, and personal taste all at once. And it's easy to get started! Perhaps you've even tried assembling craft outlet beads and charms, and now you're ready to move to the next level.

Metal Jewelry Workshop features 8 practice exercises and 12 beautiful projects with step-by-step photos that show exactly what to do and how the result should look. By working through each lesson, you will master the use of jeweler's tools one at a time—and you'll create some beautiful pieces of jewelry along the way.

Experienced jewelry-making teacher Helen Driggs explains all the basics of materials and techniques with step-by-step, easy-to-understand instructions. This tried and true learning method will help you build a foundation of proper technique and let you excel without frustration—and without breaking the bank!

"You do not need to spend a lot of money on expensive materials to create beautiful jewelry," says author Helen Driggs, master jewelry and metalsmith artist. "There are many ways to achieve certain techniques in jewelry making, and many common household objects are easily substituted for expensive tools."

The artist also encourages the act of found art in jewelry making, as well as using sustainable products. "I often use re-purposed and recycled materials in my work because I care about sustainable products and reducing my carbon footprint on the planet," she says. When she isn't creating jewelry or writing for Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist magazine, Driggs teaches jewelry making, providing courses both online and in person.

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À propos de l'auteur

Helen Driggs is the former Jewelry Group Technical Editor for Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist and an experienced metalsmith. Her jewellery making focus is fabrication, lapidary, metal forming and forging. Helen has worked as an information graphics artist, art director, illustrator, writer and editor. In addition to her popular column "Cool Tools & Hip Tips," she has hosted six technique DVDs including the 5-star Metalsmith Essentials: Basic Fabrication, and Metalsmith Essentials: Cold Connections. Her book The Jewelry Maker's Field Guide has become a popular study guide for aspiring metalsmiths. Helen teaches regular metals workshops and classes, and is an active member of Pennsylvania Society of Goldsmiths.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1565239539
• ISBN 13: 9781565239531
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible