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The art of beadwork : historic inspiration, contemporary design / Valerie Hector ; foreword by Lois Sherr Dubin.
LIBRA - Special TT860 .H43 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hector, Valerie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Beadwork.
- Beadwork--History.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, 2005.
- Summary:
- A renowned jewelry designer gives bead enthusiasts a tour of the quality, diversity, and artistry of beadwork from around the world, 160 pp.
- Contents:
- Entering the door to inventiveness
- Highlights of beadwork history
- Materials, tools, and Technique:
- Asian inspirations. Han beadwork, mainland China (Artist: Kathryn Harris ; Techniques: 3-dimensional triangle stitch and 3-dimensional right angle weave ; Project: "Ka-ching" necklace elements)
- Han beadwork, mainland China (Artist: Laura Shea ; Techniques: Spherical pentagon stitch and spherical hexagon stitch ; Project: Beaded polyhedrons: "Plato bead," "Archimedes bead," and "Eureka bead")
- Ancient Japanese beadwork (Artist: Sharon Donovan ; Technique: Framed parallel stringing)
- Kathi beadwork, Gujarat State, India (Artist: Rachel Weiss ; Techniques: Ladder stitch, brick stitch, tubular peyote stitch, and single thread vertical netting ; Project: "Mahalakshmi" pin)
- Sa'dan Toraja beadwork, Sulawesi, Indonesia (Artist: Biba Schutz ; Techniques: Multiple vertical thread netting and tasseling ; Project: "Time revisited" earrings)
- Straits Chinese beadwork, Penang, Malaysia (Artist: Valerie Hector ; Technique: Tasseling ; Project: Tassel earrings)
- Kenyah beadwork, Indonesian/Malaysian Borneo (Artist: Carol Perrenoud ; Techniques: Ladder Stitch, tubular ndebele herringbone stitch, fringing ; Project: Tasseled hair sticks)
- Ambai Island beadwork, Papua, Indonesian New Guinea (Artist: Mary Winters-Meyer ; Techniques: Flat and double-layer right angle weave ; Project: Sample of "elementary" shawl)
- African and Middle Eastern inspiration. Ancient Egyptian beadwork (Artist: Valerie Hector ; Techniques: Peyote stitch and ladder stitch ; Project: "Sithathoryunet" bracelet I)
- Ancient Egyptian beadwork (Artist: Joyce Scott ; Techniques: Flat and tubular peyote stitch and fringing ; Project: "Bound" earrings)
- Yoruba beadwork, Nigeria (Artist: NanC Meinhardt ; Technique: Right angle weave)
- Maasai beadwork, Kenya (Artist: Flora Book ; Technique: Spiral stringing with spacer plates ; Project: "Jayne's cowl" neckpiece)
- Dinka beadwork, Sudan (Artist: David Chatt ; Technique: Cubic right angle weave ; Project: Samples of cubic right angle weave)
- Xhosa beadwork, South Africa (Artist: Valerie Hector ; Technique: Double-layer scallop stitch ; Project: Sample of double-layer scallop stitch)
- Ndebele beadwork, South Africa (Artist: JoAnn Baumann ; Technique: Pyramidal Ndebele herringbone stitch ; Project: "Pyramid" earrings)
- Msinga (Zulu) beadwork, South Africa (Artist: Valerie Hector ; Technique: Tubular polygon stitch ; Project: Samples of Tubular polygon stitch)
- European inspirations. Seventeenth-century English beadwork (Artist: Karen Paust ; Techniques: Tubular and 3-dimensional peyote stitch and free-form looping ; Project: "Dandelion puff" earrings)
- J.M. van Selow beadwork, 1760s Germany (Artist: Mary Kanda ; Technique: Mosaic bead inlay)
- Wiener Werkst̃tte beadwork, 1920s Austria (Artist: Jacqueline Lillie)
- Funerary beadwork, France (Artist: Valerie Hector ; Technique: Wire wrapping ; Project: "Floral" pin)
- American inspirations. Plains and plateau beadwork (Artist: Marcus Amerman)
- Achomawi/Atsugewi beadwork, California (Artist: Don Pierce ; Technique: Loomweaving ; Project: "Quail on the mountain" evening bag)
- Huichol beadwork, Mexico (Artist: Robin Bergman ; Technique: Square stitch ; Project: Trio of earrings to mix and match"
- Chim͠ beadwork, Peru (Artist: Madelyn Ricks ; Techniques: Flat and pyramidal peyote stitch ; Project: "Triple diamond" brooch).
- Foreword / Lois Sherr Dubin
- Entering the Door to Inventiveness
- Highlights of Beadwork History
- Materials, Tools, and Techniques
- Asian Inspirations
- Han Beadwork, Mainland China
- Artist: Kathryn Harris
- Techniques: Three-Dimensional Triangle Stitch and Three-Dimensional Right Angle Weave
- Project: "Ka-Ching" Necklace Elements
- Artist: Laura Shea
- Techniques: Spherical Pentagon Stitch and Spherical Hexagon Stitch
- Project: Beaded Polyhedrons
- Ancient Japanese Beadwork
- Artist: Sharon Donovan
- Technique: Framed Parallel Stringing
- Kathi Beadwork, Gujarat State, India
- Artist: Rachel Weiss
- Techniques: Ladder Stitch, Brick Stitch, Tubular Peyote Stitch, and Single-Thread Vertical Netting
- Project: "Mahalakshmi" Pin
- Sa'dan Toraja Beadwork, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Artist: Biba Schutz
- Techniques: Multiple Vertical-Thread Netting and Tasseling
- Project: "Time Revisited" Earrings
- Straits Chinese Beadwork, Penang, Malaysia
- Artist: Valerie Hector
- Technique: Tasseling
- Project: Tasseled Earrings
- Kenyah Beadwork, Indonesian/Malaysian Borneo
- Artist: Carol Perrenoud
- Techniques: Ladder Stitch, Tubular Ndebele Herringbone Stitch, and Fringing
- Project: Tasseled Hair Sticks
- Ambai Island Beadwork, Papua, Indonesian New Guinea
- Artist: Mary Winters-Meyer
- Techniques: Flat and Double-Layer Right Angle Weave
- Project: Sample of "Elementary" Shawl
- African and Middle Eastern Inspirations
- Ancient Egyptian Beadwork.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-159) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0823003078
- 9780823003075
- OCLC:
- 56011660
- Online:
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- Publisher description
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