Linda Kopp Knihy

Thirty leading popular jewelry designers received a box containing nine jewelry supplies with the request that they create a piece using only those items, plus one “wild card” material of their choice. This book presents their show-stopping designs, complete with excellent how-to steps for making them, for an amazing compendium of inspiration and projects for jewelers and crafters alike.Featured designers include Todd Reed, Thomas Mann, Mary Hettmansperger, Deb Karash, Joanna Gollberg, Tim McCreight, Candie Cooper, Bob Ebendorf, Robert Dancik, Boris Bally, Biba Schutz, Colleen Baran, Davide Bigazzi, Danielle Miller-Gilliam, Pauline Warg, Marcia Macdonald, Sydney Lynch, Jennaca Davies, Annie Chau, Ross Coppelman, Sarah Hood, Kathy Frey, Eric Silva, Rebecca Hannon, Tod Pardon, Kristen Lora, Chihiro Makio, Janette Schuster, Sara Westermark, and Marlene True -- an all-star line-up for creative inspiration!

For more than 75 years, the Penland School of Crafts has attracted the most creative crafters from across the globe‹and the Penland Book series is dedicated to showcasing the stunning work these very special artists create. This gorgeous new entry focuses on glass and the ten top contemporary flameworkers who have taught at the school, all of whom have areas of expertise that make them leaders in their field. These skilled masters offer a very personal perspective on their influences and work, with revelatory essays that present their views on flameworking and art in general. In photographic how-to sections of about 25-30 captioned images, each one demonstrates a particular technique, usually resulting in a finished piece. Liz Mears presents an assortment of surface treatments, showing four methods of sandblasting glass and ways to adorn the newly sandblasted surface. Paul Stankard conjures a naturescape in a phenomenal paperweight design, while Janis Miltenberger forms a majestic glass cage. The combined knowledge of these crafters, the thoughtful writing, and the one-of-a-kind pieces displayed in both the how-to sections and breathtaking gallery, will aid and inspire glass artists as well as collectors. The ten master-class teachers are Vittorio Costantini, Shane Fero, Ingalena Klenell, Kristina Logan, Elizabeth Mears, Janis Miltenberger, Susan Plum,Sally Prasch, Emilio Santini, and Paul Stankard.