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Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Ceramic arts, pottery, glass
Speel jy al 'n ruk lank met mosaiekwerk, maar voel jy moet dit nou
op 'n hoer vlak beoefen? Of is jy 'n beginner wat soek na 'n
uitdaging? Dan is hierdie boek net wat jy nodig het. Dit bied
mosaiekwerk aan as 'n kunsvorm waar lyn, kleur en tekstuur almal
saamwerk om pragtige resultate te lewer. Die treffende foto's op
elke bladsy is inspirerend en leersaam. Die skrywer, wat
oorspronklik 'n tekstiel ontwerper was, besef hoe belangrik die
keuse van 'n ontwerp is wanneer jy 'n mosaiekprojek wil onderneem.
Hierdie boek sal jou leer hoe om die regte ontwerp te kies en dit
as 'n ontwerptekening weer te gee. Die tegniese inligting wat
verskaf word, sal jou lei deur die proses om 'n ontwerp te kies,
jou leer van die verskillende teels wat beskikbaar is, oppervlakke
waarop jy kan werk en watter vir bepaalde toestande gebruik moet
word, die materiaal en gereedskap wat nodig is, sowel as die
verskillende mosaiektegnieke wat vir die voltooiing van jou projek
gebruik kan word. Daar is selfs voorstelle vir alternatiewe as
benodigdhede in jou omgewing moeilik bekombaar is. Die
stap-vir-stap-projekte is pragtig en kan presies gevolg word, maar
die skrywer moedig mosaiekwerkers aan om die projekte hul eie te
maak deur met kleur en tekstuur te speel. Die projekte sluit groot
en klein items in wat jy in jou huis of as geskenke kan gebruik, en
gee alternatiewe voorstelle en idees ingeval jy 'n ander voorkoms
of gevoel sou verkies. Mosaiekkuns behels soveel meer as die blote
plasing van teels langs mekaar, en met Doen Mosaiek in die hand sal
jy ontdek hoe geweldig bevredigend hierdie handwerkvorm kan wees.
Cleo Mussi is a true original taking an innovative path to
expressing her own ideas, by creating gestural, figurative mosaics
from repurposed ceramic tableware. Working within the folk
tradition, Cleo creates elegant, decorative and political pieces
that incorporate the inherent properties gleaned from patterns,
marks, forms, colour and text into a world of contemporary
narratives. These works reflect modern ideas, with both humour and
a lightness of touch. Cleoa s work ranges from small intimate
pieces to large scale installations of up to 100, life-size works;
her mosaics are in private collections worldwide, as well as in
many public spaces throughout the UK.
An explanatory introduction on materials and tools, types of glass
and safety, is followed by step-by-step techniques and tips for
tracing, cutting, grinding, foiling, assembly, soldering, tinning
and the application of patina. The wide range of projects includes
lampshades, candleholders, mobiles, frames, wall clocks, mirrors
and much more, in both traditional and contemporary styles. The
initial projects are illustrated with detailed step-by-step
photographs to lay the groundwork for further items where specific
details are highlighted. From simple to more challenging, all the
items included beautifully showcase the splendid range of glass
available nowadays. Good use is also made of additions in the form
of beads and glass mosaicing. With excellent colour photographs of
all finished items, technical tips throughout, gallery shots with
extended captions for additional inspiration, and templates for the
projects, this book will be an asset on any crafters shelf.
Master the craft of glass art in your own home studio
The Glass Artist's Studio Handbook is a robust review of three
popular glass art styles--stained glass, fusing, and
lampworking--that brings learning new skills and making glass art
within everyone's reach. With the right tools, classic techniques,
and several "teaching projects," you will soon be making beautiful
glass art at home.
Artist Cecilia Cohen walks you through planning your work space,
selecting tools and materials, mastering basic glasswork
techniques, and applying your new skills to original pieces. In
addition, "The Glass Artist's Studio Handbook "encourages good
organization, unique and inspired design, and eco-friendly
practices, ensuring it will remain an invaluable resource for
artists.
The Glass Artist's Studio Handbook
- Invites you into the studios of 18 glass artists from around
the world
- Teaches fundamental glass-art techniques--cutting glass,
soldering, flameworking, kilnwork, and more--in full-color
photographs
- Illustrates the steps for crafting beautiful pieces of glass
art, including suncatchers, jewelry, boxes, beads, and a
kaleidoscope
Whether you are new to the art and want to set up your first
studio and learn the basics, or an experienced artist looking to
expand your repertoire and stimulate your creativity with advanced
projects, The Glass Artist's Studio Handbook is for you.
How does a craft reinvent itself as `traditional' following
cultural, social and political upheaval? In the township of
Dingshu, Jiangsu province of China, artisans produce zisha or
Yixing teapots that have been highly valued for centuries. Yet in
twentieth-century socialist imagination, handicrafts were an
anomaly in a modern society. The Maoist government had clear
ambitions to transform the country by industrialization, replacing
craft with mechanized methods of production. Four decades later,
some of the same artisans identified as `backward' handicraft
producers in the 1950s and made to join workers' cooperatives, were
now encouraged to set up private workshops, teach their children
and become entrepreneurs. By the 2000s ceramic production in
Dingshu is booming and artisans are buying their first cars, often
luxury brands. However, many involvements of the Chinese state are
apparent, from the control of raw materials, to the inscription of
the craft on China's national list of intangible cultural heritage.
In this perceptive study, Gowlland argues that this re-evaluation
of heritage is no less inherently political than the collectivism
of the communist regime. Reflecting that the craft objects,
although produced in very different contexts, have remained
virtually the same over time and that it is the artisans'
subjectivities that have been transformed, he explores the
construction of mastery and its relationship to tradition and
authenticity, bringing to the fore the social dimension of mastery
that goes beyond the skill of simply making things, to changing the
way these things are perceived, made and talked about by others.
High Renaissance maiolica, produced in Italy in the orbit of
Raphael and other artists, is widely known and has been extensively
studied. This istoriato, or narrative, maiolica graces the
collections of many of the world's greatest museums. But not for
almost 100 years has attention been focused on magnificent works
that preceded it in the 14th and 15th centuries, which were at
times prized by contemporary patrons more highly than precious
metals. Maiolica before the age of Raphael refocuses the spotlight
of contemporary scholarship onto the birth of design in Italian
maiolica, and its evolution from c. 1350 up until 1500. It was
during this formative period that its characteristic tin-based
glaze, with the pure and brilliant white surface it offered the
late-medieval potter, engendered some of the most rapid and
exciting innovations in all ceramic art. Potters began to decorate
the surfaces of their earthenware vessels (of an increasingly
varied spectrum of shapes and forms) with squirming, meticulous
designs of unparalleled ingenuity and expression that incorporated
multisensory influences from luxury contemporary textiles,
metalwork, and exotic lustreware from Islamic Spain. Presenting
over forty rare objects from the foremost centres of production
that have survived in private hands, this catalogue explores the
spread and evolution of the medium, as well as the history of
collecting and the changing taste for Italian pre-Renaissance
pottery in the modern era.
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