”500 Earrings: New Directions in Contemporary Jewelry”.
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DESCRIPTION: Softcover. Publisher: Lark Crafts (2007). Pages: 408. Size: 8 x 8 x 1 inches; 2¾ pounds. Pouring through the beautiful images in this exquisite gallery of earrings is like stepping inside a jewelry store filled with remarkable pieces from the finest contemporary jewelers. Juried by award-winning designer Alan Revere, the earrings range from the classic to the avant-garde, and come from an international array of artists, including Cynthia Eid, Rachelle Thiewes, and Jeff and Susan Wise. Their materials include not only traditional gold, sterling silver, copper, and wire, but also more unusual items such as glass, plastic, porcelain, and paper. The earrings are forged, soldered, chased, and cast, with surface embellishments that run the gamut from enamel and metal foils to patinas and inlay. Expert jewelers, students, artists, and everyone who appreciates fine craftsmanship will enjoy this collection.
CONDITION: New oversized softcover. Lark Crafts (2007) 408 pages. Unblemished except for very, very faint edge and corner shelf wear to the covers. Pages are pristine; clean, crisp, unmarked, unmutilated, tightly bound, unambiguously unread. Edge and corner shelfwear is principally in the form of very faint "crinkling" to the spine head and heel, and the cover "tips" (the four open corners of the covers, top and bottom, front and back). Condition is entirely consistent with new stock from a bookstore environment wherein new books might show minor signs of shelfwear, consequence of routine handling and simply being shelved and re-shelved. Satisfaction unconditionally guaranteed. In stock, ready to ship. No disappointments, no excuses. PROMPT SHIPPING! HEAVILY PADDED, DAMAGE-FREE PACKAGING! #8641b.
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PUBLISHER REVIEWS:
REVIEW: Chosen by award-winning designer Alan Revere, the beautiful earrings showcased in this exquisite book range from the classic to the avant-garde and come from an international array of artists, including Cynthia Eid, Rachelle Thiewes and Jeff and Susan Wise. The materials used to create these masterpieces include not only traditional gold, sterling silver, copper and wire, but also more unusual items such as glass, plastic, porcelain and paper. The earrings are forged, soldered, chased and cast, with surface embellishments that run the gamut from enamel and metal foils to patinas and inlay. Expert jewelers, students, artists and anyone who appreciates fine craftsmanship will enjoy this breath-taking collection.
REVIEW: The beautiful earrings showcased in this exquisite book range from the classic to the avant-garde and come from an international array of artists. The materials used to create these masterpieces include not only the traditional gold, silver, copper and wire, but also more unusual items such as glass, porcelain and paper and cast with surface embellishments that run the gamut from enamel and metal foils to patinas and inlay. Anyone who appreciates fine craftsmanship will enjoy this breath-taking collection.
REVIEW: Pouring through the beautiful images in this exquisite gallery of earrings is like stepping inside a jewelry store filled with remarkable pieces from the finest contemporary jewelers. The earrings range from the classic to the avant-garde and come from an international array of artists.
REVIEW: Featuring designs by contemporary jewelers including Cynthia Eid, Rachelle Thiewes, and Jeff and Susan Wise, offers five hundred photographs of pieces crafted from such materials as copper, wire, plastic, porcelain, paper, and traditional gold and sterling silver.
REVIEW: Marthe Le Van is a jewelry editor and curator. She is also co-owner of Mora, a designer jewelry boutique in Asheville, North Carolina. From 2000 to 2011 Le Van was a senior editor for Lark Books, where she, edited, juried, or curated more than 60 titles. The books she's authored on making jewelry include 30-Minute Earrings, 30-Minute Necklaces, Stitched Jewels, Prefab Jewelry, Fabulous Jewelry from Found Objects, and The Art of Jewelry: Paper Jewelry. Marthe has also served as the editor for all jewelry books in Lark's popular "500" series, as well as the juror for 500 Wedding Rings and the curator for 21st Century Jewelry and Masters: Gold. She is a member of the Art Jewelry Forum and the Society of North American Goldsmiths. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina.
PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS:
REVIEW: This book is inspiring, creative, fun and a must have for jewelry designers. It is packed with photos from a wide array of international jewelry designers. The designers use traditional materials as well as found objects in their work. If you are having a creative block in designing jewelry, this book will open the floodgates and you will be carried away with new ideas. This is one of my favorite Lark Jewelry books.
REVIEW: “500 Earrings” provides a wide vision on contemporary jewelry and design. It is a must have for any jeweler.
READER REVIEWS:
REVIEW: Congratulations to Lark and to Alan Revere (juror) for selecting an absolutely stunning, jaw dropping extravaganza of contemporary earrings. This collection is one of the best assembled, every page was completely different; a lovely photo, with a brief description of the materials and methods used to create the masterpiece. All styles, shapes, materials, assembly methods, design concepts seem to be covered, earrings that actually work and are wearable. In fact at least 95% of the earrings could be put into your jewelry collection immediately, a refreshing change from over the top "interpretations" that would never see the light of day.
I started to list the earrings that had stood out for me, and then realized that I would be listing nearly every one! A good blend of materials used too. I am very happy with this marvelous series of books for inspiration. Perhaps one of the best things with this book is that it will appeal to a wide variety of people. Traditionalists will love the classic and timeless pieces which bring Precious Metals and Gems together, on the other hand there are cutting edge designs and a diverse use of more "modern" media, plastics, resin, rubber, paper etc. Add to the mix found objects or unusual media such as toothpicks, butterfly wings and miniature tires ( that all actually work!!) and you have just about everyone's taste covered.
No instructions or projects here, just fabulous photos to fill your head with ideas and a desire to create (or rush out and buy!) I would still like to see a contact website or email listed alongside the artists name and country, contained in the back of the book. Then again, maybe not, I would surely be bankrupt after contacting the artists and trying to buy hundreds of these gorgeous earrings. Definitely a must have!
REVIEW: Lightness, length, movement, suspension, symmetry, etc., are always attributes to take into consideration when designing earrings. No other forms of jewelry are as visible as earrings. They are sculptural manifestations of a designer's and wearer's mindset. "500 Earrings" published by Lark Books, is a wonderful compilation of unique and interesting forms, concepts, and presentation. Ear piercing was something I had never considered until I was in my late 20's. Since my budget was limited, I could never envision owning a pair of Tami Dean's Glitz Kick earrings of 18Kt gold decorated with rainbow pyrite, spinel, and diamonds. My style gravitated to a simple pair with small hoops and a most uncomfortable clip on mechanism.
Sometimes I would wear a conventional pair of pearl earrings, decorated with a faux jewel dangling on a jump ring. Nothing was as striking as Deborrah Dahr's Red, White, and Blue earrings created using 22kt, and 18kt gold, lapis lazuli, garnet, and pearl. Today, my style has changed, but alas not my jewelry budget. What I would give to own Masako Onodera's "The Mating Season." I have a long neck and the sterling silver, freshwater pearl, polyethylene cord earrings would surely enhance any of my ensembles.
Hsiao Chia-Pei "Change" with its aluminum, dye and anodized material sieve like shape might fit well into my stash of kitchen utensils. Alan Revere's shield like shaped earrings "Pearl Reflections" brings out the battle cry in me. Tessa E. Richard's earrings could be worn as a hat if one was so inclined. The earrings featured in "500 Earrings" should convince a designer that "once you get the hang of it," anything goes.
REVIEW: A superb, balanced selection of earrings as art make this a great reference work for the designer, or just someone who likes earrings. Many types of designs and materials are represented. There's a clear, balanced approach to the huge array of designs, from structured and hyper-detailed styles to simplistic "found object" representations. This is not a craft book, but a selection of artists really at the top of their game. Some of the artists are nationally or internationally known, while many others found a platform for their expressions through this book.
REVIEW: I believe the Lark 500 series is one of the most beautiful book series I have ever seen. The photos of the particular product, e.g., this book's contemporary earrings, are marvelous as is the artisan's creativity. The next book I purchased was Lark’s book on contemporary necklaces, each and every one a jewel, pun intended. I highly recommend any one of the Lark Books in the “500 Series” as I have purchased a number of them and every time I look through them I get new ideas and they are a total treat.
REVIEW: This book is kind of part of the “500” series by Lark Crafts. These books have served me and many people I know as a source of Inspiration. They show one of a kind, hand made pieces by artists from all over the world. Some of the pieces also have descriptions from the artist about what inspired the piece or the ideas behind it. In a classroom, students could look at these books for ideas and see where other artists take their ideas from.
REVIEW: If you have a passion for jewelry and jewelry making, this is a book to sit down and leaf through. It's filled with both classic and modern (some very avant garde) styles of earrings. Some are absolutely gorgeous and some border on scary!
REVIEW: Like the other books by the same publisher, pieces range from gorgeous to downright fantastic and improbable, but many items can serve as inspiration for earrings you could actually make and wear.
REVIEW: As a beginning bench jeweler this series of books have given me product information besides the obvious design ideas. e.g. ultraviolet cement - not something I had been exposed to in class yet, but a marvelous material for pave work.
REVIEW: The 500 series is a great source of inspiration. Many of the earrings in this book are beautiful, thought provoking, or both. Buy it, peruse it, take what is good, love what is great, and be amused by some of the “excessively creative” pieces.
REVIEW: I liked many of the picture of the earrings. There were many designs that are very different and still marketable.
REVIEW: For those who loved 1000 rings you will also I think love this. It’s beautiful and with a vast array of earring styles, from wearable to artistic to practically sculpture. It is an inspiring coffee table book of inspiration. This title along with “1000 Rings” and “500 Necklaces” are all exceptional books. A lovely series that lark has done for inspiring jewelry makers with ideas.
REVIEW: A good chunky book, filled with excellent close up photos of earrings made by a huge selection of jewelers. Easy to see how many of them are constructed, so lots of ideas for jewelers to incorporate some of the techniques into their own work.
REVIEW: I was extremely impressed with not only the content, but the quality of the photos. It is hard to find jewelry books that display true art and inspire. Most of them are just cheesy "artsy-crafty". I would definitely buy this book again and any of the same collection.
REVIEW: The “500 Earrings” book is interesting, high quality, and well worth buying and reading. I don't wear earrings, but love the designs and artistic workmanship. I plan on getting the whole series. It isn't so much about earrings, as it is about art.
REVIEW: It's definitely very well edited book, good quality photographs. Most images are artistic jewelry, designer jewelry, that could be in an art exhibition jewel The jewels are inspiring: the shapes, details, constructions, colors and more.
REVIEW: I have bought several jewelry making books and I have been very happy with each and every one of them. This one is no exception. Highly recommend it.
REVIEW: The work and the images are spectacular. It is a real treat and I am savoring it. I am only looking at several pages a day, because I want to prolong my surprise and delight at the quality and creativity on each page.
REVIEW: Great book. excellent for reference and for seeing how other's have challenged the boundary's of jewelry making. Arrived record speed, great condition.
REVIEW: Worth getting, good value for money. A varied, contemporary compendium of high quality images, of high quality work.
REVIEW: I love this series from Lark! It provides me with lots of inspiration and it is a wonderful tool to learn new artists and their work. I have almost the whole series!
REVIEW: The best thing about this book is that it has a lot of pictures. Great reference to any jewelry designer.
REVIEW: This book is very nice und useful for earring designers with its lots of pictures.
REVIEW: Interesting earring designs to get inspired from. No making directions or something but that's the point of the whole book.
REVIEW: This book is a nice collection of what is being made in the art jewelry field
REVIEW: This was a birthday gift, my friend (the recipient) really likes the book. Thank you
REVIEW: Nice book. Just What I expected!
REVIEW: Awesome book, full of inspirations
REVIEW: Five stars! Love it! Superb for inspiration!
REVIEW: Amazing wearable art.
REVIEW: High quality book. Good value.
REVIEW: Very enjoyable. Well done.
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