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 | 37 GLASS ART: TECHNIQUES, IRONWORK | Josh Simpson: 50 Years of Visionary Glass Josh Simpson & Sue Reed, introduction by WilliamWarmus. The landmark book on this renowned artist's career and his contributions to the world's understanding of glass art. Learn about his techniques, skills, ideas, and vision, on topics including Planets and Megaplan- ets, New Mexico Glass, Tektites, Copper Baskets, Inhabited Vases, and his crowning achievement, Corona Glass. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • Over 550 color images •304pp. •978-0-7643-6326-9•hardcov- er • $65.00 US / £59.99 / 95.00 CAD The Encyclopedia of Modern Marbles, Spheres, and Orbs. Mark P. Block. The vast range of today’s handmade and machine-made marbles, edition types, regular stock, open edition production stock, prototypes, limited editions, experimental works, and studio glass in over 900 photos, exploring the close relationships among today’s studio art glass and the marbles of childhood that preceded them. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 784 color photos • 272 pp. • 978-0-7643-2294-5 • HC • $69.95 / £63.99 / 105.00 CAD International Glass Art. Richard Yelle. The works of over 175 of the top known international artists, such as Dan Dailey, William Morris, Linda MacNeil, Mary Shaffer, Howard Ben Tré, Dale Chihuly, and Karen La Monte. Essays by collectors and contem- porary artists worldwide introduce the gallery of over 780 stunning color photographs. This book honors the support of collectors for the artists, galleries, and museums that promote glass art • 9"x12" (228x304 mm) •810 color photos •400pp. •978-0-7643-1834-4 • HC • $95.00 / £86.99 / 138.00 CAD Studio Glass in America: A 50 Year Journey. Ferdinand Hampson. The American studio glass movement can be traced to 1962, when a professor at the University of Wisconsin had a dream to alter molten glass into unique forms in a studio setting and teach his techniques. This book takes us from its origin to reveal decade by decade the growth of studio glass. High-quality detailed images and stories and a retrospective of 50 top artists • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 455 color images • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643- 4230-1 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / 73.00 CAD Inspiration from the Art of Paul J. Stan- kard: A Window into My Studio and Soul. Paul J. Stankard. This striking gift book features luminous photos of world-renowned glass art- ist Paul Stankard's astonishing art paired with insightful writing for all who seek out and ap- preciate creative energy. • 8 1/2" x 8 1/2" (215 x 215 mm) • 110 color and b/w images • 208 pp. • 978-0-7643-6257-6 • hardcover • $29.99 US / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Pâte de Verre: The Material of Time Max Stew- art, Tone Ørvik. The comprehensive go-to book about pâte de verre, geared to meet the new interest in exploring opaque glassmaking in the international glass community. Includes history, photos of top contemporary works, and how-to. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 200 color images • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643- 6317-7 • hardcover • $65.00 US / £59.99 / 95.00 CAD Glass Art: 112 Contemporary Artists. Barbara Purchia and E. Ashley Rooney. Nearly 600 brilliant- ly detailed photos capture the work of 112 glass artists and show the tremendous diversity, depth, and breadth of how this ancient material is used today. New and emerging glass artists are featured, together with well-known experts, and they all challenge the boundaries of familiar techniques. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •590+color images •240 pp.•978-0-7643-5188-4•HC•$50.00/£45.99/73.00 CAD Glass Art From UrbanGlass. Richard Wilfred Yelle. Artists and designers associated with Urban- Glass: New York Center for Contemporary Glass, have influenced the Studio Glass Movement in many ways. This volume documents the work of 173 of these artists, and celebrates their achievements in art and design. An authoritative text by prominent curators, critics, and writers rounds out this defin- itive survey • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 515 color photos • 320 pp. • 978-0-7643-1116-1 • HC • $79.95 / £72.99 / 120.00 CAD Leaded Glass: Projects and Techniques. Julia Rodriguez & Eva Pascual. An overall view of the methods and techniques from an educational view- point, and building confidence for working directly with glass. Step-by-step instruction for six different leaded glass projects is included, with the complete process—from the initial plan to the finished ob- ject—broken into simple and easy-to-follow proce- dures. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 450 color imag- es•144pp.•978-0-7643-4514-2•HC•$29.99/£27.99 / 42.99 CAD Sculpture and Design with Recycled Glass. Cindy Ann Coldiron. This “green” book is dedicated exclusively to the topic of recycled glass in artistic and design applications. Includes photos of original and content driven recycled glass craft and sculpture, technical issues in working with glass, and four how-to projects. This is a great resource for interior designers, LEED professionals, homeowners, muse- ums, galleries, art collectors, art educators, and artists • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 375 color imag- es • 208 pp. • 978-0-7643-3889-2 • HC • $49.99 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD Stained Glass for Beginners: 33 Contemporary Projects Using Copper Foil. Jacqui Holmes, Gail Brown. Illustrated with more than 300 photos, this guide covers everything you need to know to begin working with glass, focusing on the copper foil meth- od. The 33 projects, each rated in difficulty level, serve to add beauty to your everyday life: a mobile, fruit bowl, mirror frames, lamps, jewelry, and even clocks • 7 1/2" x 10 1/4" (190 x 260 mm) • 334 color and b/w images and patterns • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-5629-2 • PB • $22.99 / £20.99 / 31.99 CAD Contemporary Stained Glass: Practical Modern Techniques Aimee McCulloch. Teaches stained-glass skills from the basics of cutting glass to more-advanced techniques, which combine to create unique and contemporary artworks. The book is aimed at both beginners and people who have dabbled in the basics of stained glass, acting as a jumping point into more-in- spiring projects. • 8 1/2" x 10" (217 x 254mm) • 200+ color photos and illustrations • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643- 6307-8 • softcover • $28.99 US / £26.99 / 39.99 CAD Women Working in Glass. Lucartha Kohler. Works of over 40 talented female artists, including Asa Brandt, Yoko Ono, and Linda MacNeill. Coming from the 1960s to contemporary times, their beautiful sculptures, mosaics, and delicate creations are illus- trated in over 350 dazzling color photographs. This book is a must-have for collectors, enthusiasts, his- torians studying the studio glass movement, and especially aspiring young artists • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 378 color and b/wphotos • 192 pp. • 978-0- 7643-1807-8 • HC • $59.95 / £54.99 / 85.00 CAD Glass Art from the Kiln. Rene Culler. Over 290 beautiful color photos and engaging text reveal the versatility of glass and how it can be inspired by art. Learn about kiln selection and instruction to devel- op firing schedules for working in glass. Methods for cutting, fusing, and cold working glass are pro- vided, with 292 how-to photos covering two spe- cific glass art projects: reference maps for fusing and simple shapes • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 292 color photos • 208 pp. • 978-0-7643-3542-6 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / 73.00 CAD GLASS ART: TECHNIQUES Tiffany Studios’ Techniques: Inspiration for Today’s Artists. Edith Crouch. Explore the creative media that master designer Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) and Tiffany Studios in NY pioneered, with related masterpieces that followed by 17 con- temporary artists. Covers Tiffany’s paintings, windows, mosaics, favrile glass, metalwork, enamels, and jewelry • 9" x 12" (229 x 305 mm) • 560 color photos •320pp. •978-0-7643-3624-9•HC•$100.00 / £90.99 / 140.00 CAD Art Nouveau Ironwork of Austria & Hungary. Federico Santi & John Gacher. 500 vivid photos show many and varied interpretations of art nouveau forms in the balustrades and balconies, lanterns and gates, and doorways and elevator door facades of Budapest, Hungary, and Vienna, Austria. Explanations of the settings discuss the details and decorative motifs on the ironwork. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 500 color photos • 240 pp. • 978-0-7643-2436-9 • HC • $49.95 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD The Contemporary Blacksmith. Dona Z. Meilach. Over 500 works by nearly 200 artist-craftsmen from 16 countries illustrate the unprecedented activity in modern ironwork that has led to its blossoming into a serious art form. You’ll learn several techniques using hot and cold forming and see the results: ar- chitectural ironwork, sculpture, furniture, containers and vessels, lighting fixtures and candle holders, and more. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 542 photos • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643-1106-2 • HC • $49.95 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD Decorative Architectural Ironwork. Diana Stuart. Historic exterior designs of architectural ironwork on display in the 5 boroughs of NYC in 400 color photographs, with background info and the location of each piece included in the captions. Includes iron fences, gates, newel posts, balustrades, and more. Designers, collectors, and iron- workers will be inspired by the rich selection of designs • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 400 color photos • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-2192-4 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / 56.95 CAD Decorative Ironwork: Wrought Iron Gratings, Gates and Railings. Margarete Baur-Heinhold. Artists have made gates and fences in wrought iron over the centuries in ornamental designs. The resto- ration of wrought iron is discussed and ironwork examples are organized according to their uses, such as gratings that protect doors and windows, entries and gates from Europe in the Middle Ages, artistic creations of the 17th and 18th centuries, and works of our own day • 9"x12" (228x304mm) •368photos • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-0153-7 • HC • $49.99 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD Architectural Ironwork. Dona Z. Meilach. Showcases a vast array of ironwork commis- sioned for new commercial and residential building projects. Spectacular examples from more than 100 of today’s top blacksmiths, supplemented with historical works from 15 countries, including doors and hardware, staircases and railings, and gates and fences. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 233 color & 53 b/w photos • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643-1324-0 • HC • $49.99 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD IRONWORK Art Deco Ironwork & Sculpture. Jerry S. F Cook III & Tina Skinner. Cook III & Tina Skinner. The work of artisans of the burgeoning art deco or moderne art movement in Paris. Selected from folio volumes published in the mid-1920s to inspire fellow artists on the cutting edge, the more than 500 exciting pieces shared in this compendium have proven them- selves timeless in their classic lines and exquisite detailing. This is a must-have volume for artisans of the forge, sculptures, and all fans of art deco-era decorative arts. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 500+ images • 208 pp. • 978-0- 7643-2292-1 • HC • $49.95 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD