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Books

2011

A Bounty of Bead & Wire: Earrings | featured artist

No soldering required... just bring your bead collection, wire, basic pliers and lots of imagination. The projects in this book by well-known artists will inspire you to create a whole new wardrobe of earrings and prepare you for gift-giving occasions. Check it out at the Lark Crafts Bookstore.

2010

Contemporary Bead & Wire Jewelry | featured artist

Created by today’s finest artisans, the projects in this best-selling volume showcase an incredible diversity of beads and wire types. The photographs alone will have beaders and jewelry makers sighing with delight; every project is stunning. Besides, no soldering’s required – just basic wire shaping! Check it out at the Lark Crafts Bookstore.

2010

Elegant Wire Jewelry (paperback, Lark Books) | author

My original book (see below) has been re-released and updated as a paperback edition available in stores.

2010

Jewelry Design Challenge (Lark Books) | featured artist

Are you looking for some inspiration to help you break out of a design rut? This is the book for you. 30 jewelers were given 9 identical supplies (+ allowed 1 freebie) and were otherwise unconstrained on what to create! This is a project book where each project is written by the artist, and each artist has a sidebar about the process. The book is intimate and inspirational all at once. I'm one of the featured artists and have a few copies of Jewelry Design Challenge available for sale.

2008

Jewelry Design (daab publishing) | featured artist

This weighty tome features emerging jewelry artists and outrageous designers from around the world. The format presents a portfolio of each artist's work so you get a sense of their style. Only 11 U.S. designers were featured, and among them yours truly thanks to the one of a kind creations I showed at SOFA Chicago in 2007 and 2008.

2007

Elegant Wire Jewelry (hard back, Lark Books) | author

If you are intrigued by wire and want to try some hands-on projects, this book will teach you the ropes. The projects range from beginner on up to advanced, and the projects build on each other so once you learn a technique you can use it again in a more difficult design. If you order the book directly from my etsy shop, I will sign it for you!

2000

The Crafter's Project Book (Rockport Publishing) | contributing artist

If you are a true crafter at heart, you enjoy tackling projects for your home, yourself, and for gifts. This beautiful book covers it all from home decorating to cards to several jewelry projects by moi.