Making Connections Making Connections A Handbook of Cold Joins for Jewelers and Mixed-Media Artists by Susan Lenart Kazmer Publisher Interweave Press Edition Hardback Size 218 x 279 mm Illustrations Colour throughout Biographies: Susan Lenart Kazmer is an explorer, inventor and maverick who has pioneered the use of found objects in jewelry making. After two decades of working with appropriated materials, Susan has developed dozens of ingenious cold connections using staples, rivets, fibres, resins and other material. Susan has won many awards and has had her work included in museum exhibits such as the Smithsonian in Washington DC, the Art Institute in New York, and the Huntington Museum of Art, to name a few. The Post Picasso Gallery included Susan's work in The Best of 2004. Susan is also considered a pioneer in the field of patination. She lives in Ohio with her family. Strong jewelry requires a strong foundation and that means using metal. A metal foundation supports, links and strengthens fragile elements like fibers and papers, and allows them to be layered and stacked. The inventive and piece-appropriate cold connections here will empower jewelers to follow their dreams and create ground-breaking jewelry which has been liberated from the restraints of traditional dimensions. Explorer, inventor and maverick, Susan Lenart Kazmer has pioneered the use of found objects in jewelry making. After two decades of working the appropriated materials, Susan has developed a bounty of ingenious cold connections using extraordinary material. She shares her insights, creative philosophy and techniques in this handbook. Pages of techniques, creative musings and ideas are embellished with dozens of stunning photos of Susan's new marionettes and jewelry. She introduces a variety of cold join techniques from the common and frequently used to new techniques that she has invented for her own use in her amazing pieces. Metal workers will find this a great handbook to spark creativity and inspiration to look at their craft in new innovative ways. The challenge of joining delicate and fragile items with metals is addressed in several ways making this the perfect handbook for mixed-media artists. Book Contents The Alchemy of Susan Lenart Kazmer, Objects and Elements, Chapter 1: Altering metal, glass, plastic and fiber, Chapter 2: Tools, Chapter 3: Wire attachments, Chapter 4: Attachments with movement and filling the hollow form, Chapter 5: Staples, tabs and prongs, Chapter 6: Rivets, Chapter 7: Hinges, Chapter 8: Fiber-related techniques, Chapter 9: Non-traditional attachments, On Being a Jeweler, Suppliers, Checklist for Setting Up a Studio, Index. The Textile Directory Bookstore postal charges: UK 1 book = £2.50 2 books = £4.50 3 books = £7.00 4 books or more = £9.00 Overseas 1 book = £6.00 2 books = £10.00 3 books = £14.00 4 books or more = £18.00 Price: £32.99