Product Description

Forget gold and silver - the hottest materials in jewellery-making are plastic and resin! And this exciting new entry in the popular Art of Jewelry series is an inspirational treat that introduces the major techniques, provides insights from contemporary artists and showcases an array of eye-opening work. Learn all the basics on 'hard' plastics, from sawing and drilling to joining, constructing and laminating. Get the lowdown on resin, including mixing, curing, adding inclusions, finishing and more. Easy-to-follow how-to photographic demonstrations clarify key steps - and best of all, some of the premiere innovators in the field have created these 22 amazing projects, from the dramatic Turbine Bangle and funky freeform ring, to an exotic necklace made of straws.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #201274 in Books
• Published on: 2008-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 112 pages

Customer Reviews

Dont buy for resin techniques
I was really dissapointed with this book as I bought it hoping for a number of resin techniques and some realistic projects, but unfortunately the book concentrates mostly on sheet acrylic, with some projects requiring car head lamp parts and pool balls, and some totally ridiculous projects using straws and broom bristles, and painted pom poms that no one in their right mind would ever wear.
There is only one project for a resin bangle (which also incorporates acrylic sheet. I would not recommend this book unless you have a studio and want to work with acrylic sheet and scrap materials.

A little basic, but nice.
Very basic work with resin explained in this book. It's good if you are a complete beginner and haven't got a clue. The work at least isn't naff like the Sheri Haab book on using resins and pmc.