Amulets and Talismans: Simple Techniques for Creating Meaningful Jewelry - Softcover

Dancik, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1600611613 ISBN 13: 9781600611612

Publisher: North Light Books, 2009

Synopsis

Making Jewelry with Meaning

The things you collect - the ticket stubs, the coins, the pieces of shell from a beach - hold meaning and significance, reminding you not only where you've been, but also where you're capable of going. Making these items into wearable pieces of art - amplifying their power to become amulets and talismans - is a rewarding experience that's easy to do.

Working with the most basic of tools, you will learn cold-connection jewelry techniques to expand your creative process. In addition to basics like creating jump rings and using a file, you will also:

• Make your own hook and latch clasps
• Cut windows from sheets of metal
• Inlay designs into polymer clay
• Incorporate concrete into your work
• Achieve patinas with heat
• Journal your thoughts onto faux bone
• Turn paper pulp into realistic rocks
• Create "time capsule" beads from Plexiglas
• And much, much more!

Discover the rewards of making your own amulets and talismans by learning new techniques to drive your creativity in an entirely new direction.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Dancik holds a master's degree in sculpture and a bachelor's degree in Fine Art. He has taught art to students of all ages for more than 30 years. He currently exhibits his jewellery and sculptures across the United States, Europe and Japan, and teaches workshops at art centers and event venues in the U.S. and abroad. In addition, Robert has contributed to many jewellery books.

About this edition

• Publisher: North Light Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1600611613
• ISBN 13: 9781600611612
• Binding: Flexibound
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 148