a happy surprise!

Mail from the book company by recommendation from my friend and college
Joanne Haywood in the U.K.

http://www.joannehaywood.co.uk/

http://theneedlefiles.blogspot.com/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mixed-media-Jewellery-Methods-Techniques-Design/dp/071368867X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240822305&sr=8-1


I’m so glad and grateful to be a part of this book; it’s very well done also very informative.


Product Description
Design and Make Mixed Media Jewellery provides a thorough and comprehensive introduction to a wide range of materials and techniques that you need to get started in this exciting area of jewellery making. This book will help jewellers of all levels learn and adapt a wide range of techniques and skills to various types of materials through a series of making sequences, and learn how to incorporate these within their own designs. Materials covered include silver, paper, metal leaf, polypropylene, cover buttons, beads, tin cans, found objects, printed images, willows, yarns, felt, fishing latex elastic, wood and polymer clay. The making sequence includes twelve projects using mixed media methods. Gallery pages showcase leading makers around the world and contextualise the projects, linking each one to a gallery of contemporary makers work.

About the Author
Joanne Haywood has been a teacher in the field of Art and Design since 2002. She teaches a range of subjects including jewellery design, life drawing, textiles, fashion and 3D design. Joanne is also a studio jeweller and her work has been shown in a number of galleries and exhibitions internationally. She has been featured in several books for both her jewellery and her textiles, and was a finalist in the Textile Directory Design Awards 2007.