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Zusatztext A very useful book for the beginner and for those who wish to be inspired to produce more innovative pieces. Informationen zum Autor Joy Bosworth Klappentext An essential guide to making ceramic jewellery from sourcing or creating fittings and findings, combining other materials and avoiding potential design issues. Ceramic jewellery is an ever-growing area of the ceramic world. Although ceramic beads have been around for as long as pots have, the idea of ceramic jewellery has been making a comeback in a much more glamorous and professional form than ever before. This book shows you how ceramic can be combined with other materials such as silver, gold, feathers, leather, textiles or stone to create some unique and innovative pieces. It teaches you how to source or create your own fittings and findings, common design problems and the practicalities of joining the various elements to create a successful piece. The book is well illustrated both with practical images and beautiful photos of finished work from an international range of artists. Vorwort An essential guide to making ceramic jewellery from sourcing or creating fittings and findings, combining other materials and avoiding potential design issues. Zusammenfassung This book covers all the essential information needed to makeceramic jewellery - a popular new area. It looks atsourcing or making the fittings and findings, combining your ceramicwith other materials, and various potential design problems, as well aslooking at the current international scene. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Design considerations for jewellery2. Decorative clay surface techniques3. Forming4. Colour5. Firings and kilns6. Some simple metal techniques7. Findings8. GalleryHealth & SafetyBibliographySuppliersGlossaryIndex
