Art of Beadwork: Historic Inspiration, Contemporary Design
Written by renowned jewelry designer Valerie Hector, this book introduces readers to the quality, diversity, and artistry of beadwork from around the world, from ancient to modern. Rather than providing instructions for simply copying designs, this book teaches beaders to translate one or more of a piece's characteristics-color, design, technique, and dimensionality-into innovative contemporary jewelry designs. This book guides readers through 24 exquisite projects-necklaces, earrings,...
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A leading US beadwork artist invited peers to fashion a wearable piece inspired by beadwork from another culture/era. E.g., beaded items from King Tut's tomb inspired earrings by Joyce Scott. In a beautifully illustrated tribute to this craft, Hector offers overviews of beading traditions and techniques, artist profiles, and how-to projects. Inspired by top-quality beadwork from diverse cultures, 19 projects contain complete instructions with diagrams. Lois Sherr Dubin, author of The History of Beads, provides the foreword. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, ORLibrary JournalBeadwork designer and historian Hector commissioned 20 artists to design contemporary bead jewelry and accessories inspired by ethnic beadwork from around the world. These form the basis for the step-by-step projects in this book. Each project is accompanied by a photograph of the inspirational piece and a summary of the history surrounding it (the projects are not as difficult as the originals). This book also has extensive chapter notes and a bibliography, which make it suitable for academic art collections as well as public libraries. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
Foreword7Introduction : entering the door to inventiveness8Highlights of beadwork history10Materials, tools, and techniques16Asian inspirations22Han beadwork, mainland China - artist : Kathryn Harris24Han beadwork, mainland China - artist : Laura Shea32Ancient Japanese beadwork - artist : Sharon Donovan38Kathi beadwork, Gujarat state, India - artist : Rachel Weiss40Sa'dan Toraja beadwork, Sulawesi, Indonesia - artist : Biba Schutz46Straits Chinese beadwork, Penang, Malaysia - artist : Valerie Hector52Kenyah beadwork, Indonesian/Malaysian Borneo - artist : Carol Perrenoud56Ambai Island beadwork, Papua, Indonesian New Guinea - artist : Mary Winters-Meyer62African and Middle Eastern inspiration68Ancient Egyptian beadwork - artist : Valerie Hector70Ancient Egyptian beadwork - artist : Joyce Scott76Yoruba beadwork, Nigeria - artist : NanC Meinhardt84Maasai beadwork, Kenya - artist : Flora Book86Dinka beadwork, Suda - artist : David Chatt90Xhosa beadwork, South Africa - artist : Valerie Hector94Ndebele beadwork, South Africa - artist : JoAnn Baumann100Msinga (Zulu) beadwork, South Africa - artist : Valerie Hector106European inspirations112Seventeenth-century English beadwork - artist : Karen Paust114J.M. van Selow beadwork, 1760s Germany - artist : Mary Kanda120Wiener Werkstatte beadwork, 1920s Austria - artist : Jacqueline Lillie122Funerary beadwork, France - artist : Valerie Hector124American inspirations130Plains and plateau beadwork - artist : Marcus Amerman132Achomawi/Atsugewi beadwork, California - artist : Don Pierce134Huichol beadwork, Mexico - artist : Robin Bergman144Chimu beadwork, Peru - artist Madelyn Ricks150
\ Library JournalBeadwork designer and historian Hector commissioned 20 artists to design contemporary bead jewelry and accessories inspired by ethnic beadwork from around the world. These form the basis for the step-by-step projects in this book. Each project is accompanied by a photograph of the inspirational piece and a summary of the history surrounding it (the projects are not as difficult as the originals). This book also has extensive chapter notes and a bibliography, which make it suitable for academic art collections as well as public libraries. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.\ \
