The New Beadwork by Moss, Kathlyn; Scherer, Alice; Elder, Tommy Olof (Photographer) - 1992

New York Usa: Harry N Abrams, Inc.. New in Fine dust jacket 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Marfree, acidfree F/Fine 1stEd 127 full color plates Gift Qual, dec endpapers, shiny photographic DJ intact; no names, not marked-in, underscored, clearance or discard. Mails from NYC usually within 12 hours. ; 0.8 x 9 x 9.5 inches; 112 pages; \n\nOnline Rev. : The New Beadwork, states the foreword, is about "transformation and change, about painting, sculpting, weaving, layering, and building with beads. " Packed with lovely full-color photographs, the volume presents the exquisite works of nearly 100 supremely talented bead artists. There are pieces of very elaborate jewelry as well as vessels, purses, decorative accessories, wall hangings, and sculptures. You won't find any how-to projects, just dozens and dozens of gorgeous beaded artworks that are a delight to look at and that may serve as a source of inspiration. \n\n"Extreme Eye-Candy for Beadwork Lovers! Dec 9, 2002\nReviewer: D. K. Atkinson (Southern Illinois USA) -\nThis book is for one thing only - inspiration! But what inspiration! I'm an actually on my second copy of this book as my first became so worn from my paging and drooling. \nThe pieces are shown alphabetically by artisan with a two line biography, then a brief desciption of the piece and a listing of techniques used - I love the fact that the dimensions are given with each piece! There is also included an artisan's statement giving you insight into how the artisan sees his/her work. \n\nAs this was originally published in 1992 some of the resources are out of date but a web search will remedy that. Also, don't buy this book for instructions on how to do the beadwork, this is strictly eye-candy and how sweet it is! This is the book I pull from my shelf often to remind me of how much I love this medium, how far I have to go in my explorations, and how much fun getting there will be! \n\nSadly this book is out of print, but if you are a serious beadworker or someone who wants to see the best that beadwork can be - spend the time and money to get a copy of this treasure." .