The Starving Artists Lampwork Project Book

Author : Fledgling Studio
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781484846070
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Starving Artist's Lampwork Project Book written by Fledgling Studio and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-07-09 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Starving Artist's Lampwork Project Book includes 18 illustrated step-by-step lampworked glass projects for the beginning to intermediate lampworker. Starting with a brief tutorial of basic lampworking methods, the techniques and projects included here were originally created for use in rehabilitation centers for soldiers returning from overseas after World War II. Also known as scientific glassblowing, lampwork is a method of manipulating glass rods and tubes in a gas torch flame to construct a variety of practical and artistic items. No furnace is required, and the necessary tools and materials can be readily obtained at reasonable cost.

Author : Joan Gordon
Publisher : GMC Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781861088109
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Creative Lampwork written by Joan Gordon and published by GMC Publications. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes everything you need to know about lampwork, from the history of the craft, to safety and materials, to various bead shapes and decorative techniques. Features clearly laid out instructions, 26 stunning projects in total, and a gallery of examples.

Author : Bandhu Scott Dunham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780965897235
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Lampworking written by Bandhu Scott Dunham and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on Volumes I and II of this series, this information-packed book will deepen and broaden every artist's exploration of the highly addictive craft of lampworked glass. Printed entirely in full colour, Volume III features over 1300 photographs and diagrams, including detailed step-by-step demonstrations by 35 different artists, with dozens of finished works to inspire the advanced and beginning lampworker alike. The fascinating human enterprise of creativity is emphasised throughout this engaging and readable text, in historical references and the author's personal travel accounts around the globe.

Author : Cecilia Cohen
Publisher : Fair Winds Press
ISBN 13 : 1592536972
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Glass Artist's Studio Handbook written by Cecilia Cohen and published by Fair Winds Press. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Glass Artist's Studio Handbook offers readers a comprehensive and accessible guide to not only the nuts and bolts of this perennially popular craft but insight into the artisan crafter's lifestyle.

Author : Kimberley Adams
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781579905729
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Book of Glass Beadmaking written by Kimberley Adams and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the popular craft offers beadmakers instructions for how to torch, wind, and cool beads; directions for creating various designs, including barrels, cones, and discs; and strategies for achieving a variety of colors and patterns.

Author : Ray Hemachandra
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781600591860
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Penland Book of Glass written by Ray Hemachandra and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For more than 75 years, the Penland School of Crafts has attracted the most creative crafters from across the globe. This ... 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 give 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."--Global Books in Print.

Author : Corina Tettinger
Publisher : Bonzobucks & Books Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780972660204
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Passing the Flame written by Corina Tettinger and published by Bonzobucks & Books Pub. This book was released on 2002 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspiration til og trin-for-trin vejledning i at fremstille perler af glas

Author : Le Pinnet Paul
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 1786341999
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Laboratory Scientific Glassblowing: A Practical Training Method written by Le Pinnet Paul and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2017-03-17 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains and demonstrates the methods involved in scientific glassblowing. It describes elementary to advanced glass manipulation together with technical information on its safe use and development in the laboratory. Editor Paul Le Pinnet (MBE), a scientific glassblower with over 50 years' experience in the field, experts in glassblowing are brought together to explain their methods and approaches used to produce a variety of glassware. Laboratory Scientific Glassblowing is a unique project which updates and develops the traditional art of glassblowing and brings it into the 21st century. New skills and materials are introduced, including descriptions of working with fused silica, on laser profile cutting and on the creation of artistic glassware in a scientific setting. Written specifically as a hands-on reference work, this book can be used as a step-by-step practical guide for practitioners and scientists as well as students and apprentices interested in the field. Contributions from: Michael Baumbach, MD of H Baumbach & Co; Paul Rathmill, Enterprise Q; William Fludgate, MD BioChem Glass (app) Ltd; Ian Pearson (Past Chairman BSSG), Editor, BSSG Journal; Gary Coyne, California State University USA; Konstantin Kraft-Poggensee, Former chairman, German Scientific Glassblowing Society; Keith Holden President of the Australian and New Zealand Glassblowing Society; Phil Murray, Churchill Fellow.

Author : Jo Lauria
Publisher : Potter Style
ISBN 13 : 0307346471
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Craft in America written by Jo Lauria and published by Potter Style. This book was released on 2007 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated with 200 stunning photographs and encompassing objects from furniture and ceramics to jewelry and metal, this definitive work from Jo Lauria and Steve Fenton showcases some of the greatest pieces of American crafts of the last two centuries. Potter Craft

Author : Homer L. Hoyt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780962440403
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Glassblowing written by Homer L. Hoyt and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new book designed as a "how to" manual for the beginner. The material (glass) is introduced first with its history, composition & sources. All the equipment & tools, required to work glass, are described in detail. The fundamental procedures are defined & clearly illustrated with ample practice exercises. The instruction of these procedures is reinforced with a ten lesson course arranged in progression. The experienced glassblower may want to use this format to train apprentices. There are step by step procedures for making over 65 different items. Preliminary techniques for making larger sculptures are described & profiles of some well known glass sculptors with examples of their work. Another example of the diversity of glassblowing is demonstrated in the story of Gerhard Finkenbeiner & his innovative developments to the Glass Harmonica. The section on blown glass tubing describes how the fundamental procedures areoften working with tubing. The instructions include a number of blown items including several Christmas ornaments. There are directions to show fifteen ways to decorate glass surfaces including glue chipping & the chemical silvering of glass. Where & how to market your glass items is also revealed. There is a complete directory of where to obtain equipment & supplies.