Semiprecious Salvage - The book

Description

New from Northlight Pulishing and hot off the presses, my new book is packed full of ideas, inspiration and techniques to create your own found art jewelry. Beautifully designed and artfully presented, this book is heavy on techniques that will guide you into a world of being able to make beautiful jewelry from the most humble of materials.

Along with your autographed copy you will receive a print of one of my paintings created just for this package as well as a little packet of "artifact tags" for you to alter at will.

From the inside cover:
"The pieces in this book are varied in many ways yet they all share the commonality of repurposing found objects into earthy and semi-refined pieces of jewelry. Unearthed, discovered, salvaged, reclaimed. Interest and intrigue is created in the contrast of the old and the new. The worn surface of aged metal highlighted against a polished, faceted stone. Luminescent pearls paired with tattered and torn silk. The combining of fresh and faded reflects our lives and never ending journey to presenting an authentic self to the world - rough edges and all.

Rarely do I seek out a fresh and flashy object. Most are a bit dirty and worn - discarded or lost - history is worn on the sleeves of such objects, semi-precious in their own right. There is no hiding that in a world full of shiny and new, a connection to the past is maintained when treasures of old - rust, holes, and all - are loved for the stories they tell, and the secrets they never will.

In the pages that follow, you will join an expedition from another time. A journal entry of an expeditioner introduces each project and the conceivable unearthing of the found objects used. Join in on the adventure of reclaiming the remnants of the past in an artistic, modern representation. Sit quietly for a moment and wonder what history an object might have. Give it a new life and add a chapter to its story. Don your trousers, lace up your boots, bring a shovel and dig in."

Added on Apr 10, 2008

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