{"id":272,"date":"2011-05-14T22:15:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-14T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/?guid=9707fb451aa7db10190d06a1d2cd2a09"},"modified":"2011-05-14T22:15:08","modified_gmt":"2011-05-14T22:15:08","slug":"book-review-creating-glass-beads-a-new-workshop-to-expand-your-beginner-skills-and-develop-your-artistic-voice-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/2011\/05\/14\/book-review-creating-glass-beads-a-new-workshop-to-expand-your-beginner-skills-and-develop-your-artistic-voice-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Creating Glass Beads: A New Workshop to Expand Your Beginner Skills and Develop Your Artistic Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Creating Glass Beads: <\/b><\/span>
A New Workshop to Expand Your Beginner Skills and Develop Your Artistic Voice<\/b><\/span>
by Jeri Warhaftig<\/b><\/span>

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Let me start off with – this is a Lark Jewelry & Beading Book from the folks at Lark Crafts! Why is that statement so important? …Lark has a reputation for producing some of the best books in the Crafts field. It means that you will get amazingly crisp, macro photography resplendent in full color. This may not be that important in other books but in the Bead, Gems and Jewelry area it is everything!<\/span>

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Jeri Warhaftig’s first book for Lark Glass Bead Workshop: Building Skills, Exploring Techniques, Finding Inspiration<\/a> $\"\"$
was geared to the person who had been working in glass long enough to want to put together a workshop…more of an intermediate Lampwork\/Glass Worker.<\/span>

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In her latest book she talks to the Beginners…in Creating Glass Beads: A New Workshop to Expand Your Beginner Skills and Develop Your Artistic Voice<\/a> $\"\"$
she doesn’t just give you the how-to’s, she gives you the confidence to find your voice – to make a basic piece but in a “Style” that can become yours.<\/span>

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Have you taken a basic Lampworking class? this book was written for you – Jeri will walk you through new techniques and help you make this art your own.<\/span>

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The ten “Workshop” style Step – By – Step Projects are easy to follow, well illustrated and unique because of Warhaftig’s introduction of a team of “project testers”. <\/span>

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You will fell like you are taking a live workshop – not like you are following a book in a vacuum. These student collaborators talk about each step and the challenges they encountered while trying to complete the project – complete with photos of mistakes. Isn’t that why we take workshops? we bounce ideas off each other, assist each other through tough spots…this is such a great concept and it brings this book to life! <\/span>

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This will be the future of Craft How To Books – Well Done – Jeri Warhaftig and Lark Crafts!<\/span>

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Disclaimer: This Book was provided by Lark Craft for review purposes.<\/i><\/span>

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Book Description from Amazon:<\/span><\/b>
This technique-driven book propels beginning beaders many strides forward, introducing new skills and materials, encouraging aesthetic exploration, and giving specific instructions for creating 10 gorgeous flameworked glass beads. It’s aimed at the ambitious novice who seeks to go past the basics and explore techniques that will serve as building blocks to developing an individual style.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n