Glass & Glassware

Transform your plain pottery into exciting, colourful and contemporary pieces for the home in a trice! You don't need pottery classes, or even a kiln to glaze your creations - you can make gorgeous items quickly and easily by painting plain, shop-bought...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983598442Author Melissa LesterFormat HardbackPage Count 164Imprint 83 PressPublisher 83 PressWeight(grams) 885gDimensions(mm) 257mm * 208mm * 20mm

Of all the ceramic processes, Maiolica truly requires a painter's touch. Combining a confident sensitivity of brushwork and a vision of what might be once the subtle blends of oxides fuse with the tin glaze in the firing, it is both a rewarding and...

Bringing together the different aspects of pate de verre for beginners and advanced glassmakers alike. Why the increasing interest in pate de verre throughout the international glass art community? In this go-to resource, learn the reasons behind the...

Complete instructions, patterns, material lists, and step-by-step photos for 18 projects-panels, boxes, candleholders, sun catchers, ornaments, and more-suitable for beginners. All great looking and using the newest styles of glass-many have the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949651188Author Creative Coloring PressFormat PaperbackPage Count 78Imprint Creative ColoringPublisher Creative ColoringWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm)...

"Hooray for clay! Projects that put clay and ceramics centre stage are invaluable - be it in architecture, public sculpture, cups and saucers on your breakfast table, passing on an understanding of the material is invaluable. Clayground Collective...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781454710929Author Stuart CareyFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Union Square & Co.Publisher Union Square & Co.Weight(grams) 907gDimensions(mm) 272mm *...

The islands of Murano, in the lagoon of Venice, have been a sheltered community of glass artists for at least 700 years, leading the world in blown techniques and design of beautiful and functional objects. This new study captures the artistry of Murano...

Most of the glass art books available are devoted to mastering particular techniques: stained glass, lampwork, and so on. These books are full of projects that focus on just those techniques. As with our other Studio Handbooks, we sidestep this stale...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781589239746Author Jacqui AtkinFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Quarry BooksPublisher Quarry BooksWeight(grams) 798gDimensions(mm) 249mm * 193mm * 23mm

This book contains step-by-step color photos that illustrate the entire lamp-making process, from cutting the pattern and selecting glass to assembling tiles and soldering a shade. It presents how-to techniques and construction secrets from one of the...

Step-by-step photos and expert instruction focuses on creating a variety of beautiful lamp shades using stained glass. Includes full-size patterns.About the AuthorMichael Johnston is a stained glass expert who has been perfecting his craft for more than...

Burmese glass was developed by the Mt. Washington glass company in 1885 and was named by Queen Victoria because the shaded colors reminded her of a sunset in Burma. The Fenton Art Glass Company is the only company to successfully replicate the original...

The various worldwide uses of glass beads, from antiquity to the modern time, are presented in this new book, along with the fascinating evolution of the beadmaking industry. From roots in Asian and African glassmaking, the European beadmaking industry...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486252063Author Ed SibbettPage Count 64Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 226gDimensions(mm) 278mm * 208mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781410106148Author Paul N HasluckFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Fredonia Books (NL)Publisher Fredonia Books (NL)Weight(grams) 186gDimensions(mm)...

An exploration of the life and career of Charles Guernsey Tuthill, who was born in 1871 and produced some of America's finest cut glass art. It discusses the business Tuthill founded, the patterns he created, the techniques he used, and the other...

Creative ideas for making glass beads. Eight skilled beadmakers are given the challenge to create beads based on an inspiration - a colour, a season, a painting, an emotion - to see what they will create. The resulting beads show the variety of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486248363Author Connie EatonPage Count 64Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 276mm * 210mm *...

This magnificent new book explores the history of the perfume bottle, from dusty fragments found in Mesopotamian ruins, through the Middle Ages and the Victorian era, to the most resplendent examples of modern glassmaking. It even includes a Lalique...

* 25 full size, realistic patterns for common North American backyard species * Includes a color sample for each pattern * Species include mourning dove, tree swallow, black-capped chickadee, American goldfinch, Baltimore oriole, indigo bunting,...

This is a comprehensive guide to the basic techniques and equipment: all you need to know, from tinning an edge, painting and etching to simple home cutting, delicate folk painting and frosted patterning. The beauty of decorative glass is celebrated in...

Barbara and Jim Mauzy are known for user-friendly books that deliver the history, identification information, and values in a format that makes them unparalleled tools if you are buying, selling, or maintaining a collection of vintage glassware. This...

25 full-size, realistic stained glass patterns for common North American garden flowers. Includes a colour sample for each pattern. Flowers include roses, lilies, geraniums, lilacs, zinnias, cosmos, daisies, and more.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781574213249Author Cyndi HansenFormat PaperbackPage Count 20Imprint Design OriginalsPublisher Design OriginalsWeight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm...

The charm of milk glass has captured the hearts of thousands of collectors around the world. Though its name implies a milky whiteness, milk glass is now a term that encompasses opaque glass in a whole range of colors, from white to an almost solid black...

* 25 full-size, realistic patterns for common North American trees * Includes a color sample for each pattern * Species include American holly, Carolina ash, flowering dogwood, fanleaf hawthorn, sweet cherry, quaking aspen, white oak, and 18...

Prized for their elegance, beauty, and artistry, glass bells are found all over the world and are among those most favored by bell collectors. With over 480 color photos, this stunning book showcases more than 850 glass bells produced primarily during...

Mosaic artist Martin Cheek provides a practical "mental tool kit" to assist the reader in making fused glass mosaics. Growing out of a 5-day master class, this book begins by exploring creative influences and the development of a design and continues...

This is an illuminating look at some of the oldest stained glass - and most famous medieval paintings - in all of England. Eighty-six near life-size figures of the male ancestors of Christ once looked down on the choir and eastern extension of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783943330298Author Agata ToromanoffFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Gingko PressPublisher Gingko Press

Used glass bottles and a few basic materials can easily be transformed into stylish projects like a terrarium, a snow globe, a vase, jewelry, gifts and more!About the AuthorCindy Shepard loves old stuff! She challenges herself to use recycled materials...

Sea glass-shards of old glass that have been shaped and polished by the waves-can be found in a wide array of colors and can be simply collected or made into gorgeous jewelry. Seeking Sea Glass will open up a new world for those on the hunt for these...

This book offers creative ways to transform plain glass bowls, vases, mirrors, picture frames, plant pots and other home accessories. You can use the timeless craft skills of painting glass, stained-glass construction and glass mosaic to produce...

This is a beautifully illustrated discussion on the making of stained glass and its enduring iconography. Stained glass is a monumental art, a corporate enterprise dependent on collaboration between patron and artist. Combining the fields now known as...

Learn the versatility of glass and how it can be inspired by art. Methods for cutting, fusing, and cold working glass are provided, with reference maps for fusing and simple shapes. 292 beautiful color photos and an engaging text present a vast...

Learn to make dozens of unique gifts packaged perfectly in glass jars of various shapes and sizes. Do you have an aspiring gardener on your list? Make a "plant bomb" jar with your favorite flower seeds or an adorable terrarium featuring easy-to-grow air...

25 full-size, realistic stained glass patterns for common North American songbirds. Includes a colour sample for each pattern. Species include wood thrush, magnolia warbler, scarlet tanager, painted bunting, blue grosbeak, orchard oriole, yellow-throated...

This attractive and useful book presents thousands of beautiful hand-formed decorative glassware designs from British manufacturers, for export and domestic use, from 1850 to 1914. Detailed analysis and more than 850 color photographs and hundreds of...