Today, a large community of highly skilled beaders creates work that's every bit as much art as craft. This gorgeous book showcases 500 images of the world's best contemporary beaded jewelry, produced by 275 artists whose work is notable for exceptional technical expertise, innovative combinations, and sheer beauty. Beaders of all levels will find much to admire--and inspire--in these pages. The extraordinary international roster of accomplished designers includes:Diane Fitzgerald * Ingeborg Vandamme * Helena Tang-Lim * Felieke van der Leest * Marcia DeCoster * Paulette Baron * Kira Seiden * Sherry Serafini * Melanie Potter * Jamie Cloud Eakin * Sabine Lippert * Wayne Robbins * Kyunghee Kim * Katharina Eder * Tamuna Lezhava * Veronica Jonsson * Margie Deeb * Jean Power * Amy Katz * Jean Campbell * Ann Tevepaugh Mitchell * Nancy Cain * Laura McCabe * Rachel Nelson-Smith * Eva Dobos * Huib Petersen * Carol Wilcox Wells * as well as many talented but lesser-known artists!

Showcase 500 Beaded Jewelry: Photographs of Beautiful Contemporary Beadwork (500 Series)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Hemachandra, Ray

Crafts & Hobbies

Sterling_Publishing

This entry in the Showcase 500 series features the most gorgeous necklaces you've ever seen. Lovingly crafted by renowned art jewelers from around the world, these one-of-a-kind pieces display technical excellence, diverse forming techniques, and unceasing beauty. Made of materials that range from traditional metals to nylon, fabric, and found objects, these necklaces will leave art lovers, jewelers, design fans, crafters, and collectors awestruck and inspired.

Showcase 500 Art Necklaces (500 Series)

Choo, Chunghi

500 Chairs: Celebrating Traditional and Innovative Designs (500 Series)

Nutt, Craig

Lark Crafts

Versatility, innovation, inspirationthat’s what The Masters series offers crafters, with an engaging and up-to-date survey of the finest contemporary work by approximately 40 leading artists in specific media. Beadweaving takes the spotlight here, and readers will find the showcased pieces eye-opening in their originality. Each highlighted master takes center stage in an informative eight-page feature that includes nearly a dozen gorgeous, high-quality photos and a short essay by the curator placing the impressive work and its creator in context. These outstandingly talented and imaginative artists include Valerie Hector, whose beaded designs are a statement in bold modernity; Jeanette Ahlgren, who fashions intricate loom-woven vessels with subtle gradations in color and graphic, geometric patterns; and Marcia DeCoster, who uses her right angle weave techniques to create shimmering jewelry in rich jewel tones. Beadweaver and author Carol Wilcox Wells served as the juror of this remarkable collection.

Masters: Beadweaving: Major Works by Leading Artists

Arts & Photography

Wells, Carol Wilcox

History & Criticism

Lark Books

These 500 tables are more than just practical places to set a coffee cup or notepad; they’re inspired works of art. Esteemed juror Andrew Glasgow has selected a wide array of styles and forms, from pieces that showcase masterful woodwork to ones that feature alternative materials and aesthetic sensibilities. The striking examples include Gord Peteran¹s end table fashioned from swirling red electrical wire, Boris Bally¹s small square transit table made of recycled aluminum traffic signs, and Stephen Whittlesey's "Eddy," which uses driftwood, salvaged oak, and chestnut. More than 300 artists are featured, and every work offers readers stunning craftsmanship, constant surprise, and beauty.

500 Tables: Inspiring Interpretations of Function and Style (500 Series)

Glasgow, Andrew

These 500 wonderful works of art created with fabric and thread form a bountiful international collection of the best in art quilts today. There is something new and engaging to discover on every page one masterpiece after another. Sterling Publishing Co.

500 Art Quilts: An Inspiring Collection of Contemporary Work (500 Series)

Bresenhan, Karey Patterson

History

500 Vases: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Form (500 Series)

Galloway, Julia

Raku is an ancient ceramics technique enjoying a modern-day renaissance. This groundbreaking new entry in the highly successful 500 series demonstrates the vitality and invention of today's raku ceramics. Objects including cups, plates, bowls, vases, and statuary contribute to this international gallery of work juried by Jim Romberg, one of the leading practitioners and teachers of raku in the world.

500 Raku: Bold Explorations of a Dynamic Ceramics Technique (500 Series)

Romberg, Jim

From mezuzahs to menorahs, these outstanding Jewish ceremonial and ritual objects make a beautiful new addition to the celebrated 500 series. Contemporary in style and lovingly handcrafted, they come from North America, Europe, and Israel, and demonstrate the diversity of Judaism. The artworks include tzedakah boxes, shofars, tallits, Shabbat candlesticks, havdalah sets, Kiddush cups, Torah pointers, kippahs, Seder plates, and dreidels.

500 Judaica: Innovative Contemporary Ritual Art

Religious

Union Square & Co.

From a closed hutch and bedside table to cupboards, curios, and a waterfall chest of drawers, these 500 outstanding contemporary cabinets showcase the art and craft of fine furniture making. These newly made works celebrate shape, joinery, detailing, color, or the subtle combination of all those qualities. Above all, each piece testifies to the design and technical skills of its creator, and has that most precious element of all: imagination.

500 Cabinets: A Showcase of Design & Craftsmanship (500 Series)

Grew Sheridan, John

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