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Post by togan on Sept 23, 2019 7:55:36 GMT -6
I saw this book a few months ago as a new release and have found it to be a great resource. It's not a long book by any means, and it's more of a dictionary of jewelry related terms that includes histories of the parts/pieces/etc. I've learned so much from it and I think having the knowledge of particular elements adds to confidence when designing and creating. The knowledge itself is a pool of inspiration to tap into when designing and writing. For example, I learned about some of the meanings of flowers used in jewelry for amatory expressions. (Ivy-fidelity, pansies-thinking of you, morning glories-love in vain...) I also became more curious about the histories of modern runway trends. Lock jewelry is one of the trends for this fall and there's some interesting history behind that. I also developed a side hobby of researching symbols, which I learned is called semiotics. This book led me down a rabbit hole of researching interesting stuff related to jewelry. I made a suggestion to my course mentor for the Jewelry Design course I'm in that it should be added...or referred to. I ran into some knowledge gaps in the course material. I also thought it funny that they laughed about not being able to define "finding" in one of the course videos which is what inspired me to go and find some reference books. (I mostly had magazines and gemstone books...but nothing that really talked about the history of beads or jewelry specifically). I keep this book with me all the time now. My husband suggested I get a digital version after I was reading it in the car. He asked if it solves life's problems or something. I told him no, it just makes me forget them.
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Post by michelle on Sept 23, 2019 11:27:04 GMT -6
Very cool! I can’t quite make out the title in the photo though. I enjoy your enthusiasm for the research. It just might be contagious! 🤔
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Post by togan on Sept 23, 2019 11:37:17 GMT -6
Very cool! I can’t quite make out the title in the photo though. I enjoy your enthusiasm for the research. It just might be contagious! 🤔 Looking at Jewelry A guide to terms, styles and techniques Susanne Gänsicke and Yvonne J. Markowitz
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Post by michelle on Sept 23, 2019 11:53:38 GMT -6
Thanks so much Togan! Purchased.
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Post by togan on Sept 23, 2019 12:28:03 GMT -6
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
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Post by caeterle on Sept 23, 2019 12:40:08 GMT -6
I'm a little confused. I know I did comment on this. Hnh.
Maybe it's because I'm surrounded by textbooks all the time, but I have hardly any jewelry making books. I totally understand why this book is interesting, fascinating and useful, though. I hope you'll share what you learned from it every, now and then, or rather how what you've learned is inspiring you, like "flower talk" for example!
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Post by DawninCal on Sept 29, 2019 9:57:20 GMT -6
This is a book that I would find useful. Even after all the years I've been making jewelry, there are terms I am not familiar with or that I can't come up with when I need them. The other day, I could not, for the life of me, remember what a bezel is called. I had to go to Google to jog my memory. I could blame it on age, but this is not a new problem for me! Thanks, Togan, for bringing the book to my attention. Dawn
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Post by Irith-Rita on Oct 9, 2019 1:17:34 GMT -6
I wonder where can I order this book? if you have a link to the site I'd appreciate if you copy paste it here. Thank you!
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Post by caeterle on Oct 10, 2019 0:55:01 GMT -6
It's on Amazon for example, Irith, both in a printed and a Kindle version.
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