Flora: The Art of Jewelry Hardcover – January 31, 2017

I was on page 30, when I felt compelled to stop reading, run to my computer and write this review! This book is AMAZING! As a jeweler, whose forte is botanicals, this book sang to me. I absolutely love the closeups and applaud the decision, by the authors, to photograph the (normally) hidden side of the jeweler's art.Photographing jewelry, in this manner, offers us paeans an almost voyeuristic look into the underpinnings of the work: linking methods, pin stem design, hidden bails, setting techniques, etc. As a jeweler, this is exciting to see. If you aren't a jeweler, looking this closely at jewelry will give you some idea of the difficulty and skill required to produce such lovely work. The book is almost as good as being able to handle the work itself, examining its construction and seeing the marks made by the jeweler's hand.As I mentioned, at the beginning of this review, I didn't get too far into the book but, from my quick scan of the other pages, I could see that most of the images are of older works. The latest date, that I saw, was from 2002. So, if you only want to look at recently made jewelry, this book is not for you. But, for me, Flora is like a chocolate, hot fudge and caramel sundae topped with homemade whipped cream. Yum!

Lovely Book!

If ever there is a book that lets you look into the way jewelry is really made to have the quality and look, this book has it. The pieces are uniquely beautiful, and tasteful, it showcases what a good piece of jewelry should be and how it should have been made, Aside from the great historical value and design it has.

My book arrived suitably wrapped and exactly as described, within the expected time frame. Thank you!

bien reçu le 31 janv. merci