Ramona Solberg works in the field of fine-art jewellery, turning buttons, callipers, beads, pebbles and her trademark dominoes into boldly scaled works of wearable art. Some of her necklaces (32 in all) are illustrated in colour in this book. Vicki Halper sets Solberg's work in the context of her life as an artist, teacher and traveller, and explores the creative links between Solberg and her students and fellow jewellers. She chronicles Solberg's career from her student days, through her tenure as professor at the ...
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Ramona Solberg works in the field of fine-art jewellery, turning buttons, callipers, beads, pebbles and her trademark dominoes into boldly scaled works of wearable art. Some of her necklaces (32 in all) are illustrated in colour in this book. Vicki Halper sets Solberg's work in the context of her life as an artist, teacher and traveller, and explores the creative links between Solberg and her students and fellow jewellers. She chronicles Solberg's career from her student days, through her tenure as professor at the University of Washington, to her active and productive recent years, and explores the community of Pacific Northwest artists with whom she is associated: Laurie Hall, Ron Hon, Kiff Slemmons and Nancy Worden.
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Very good+ condition. Near fine condition (DJ) Book. Oblong quarto (4to). Signed by Author(s) xii, 60 pages of text. Hardcover binding in new condition except for a tiny bump to a bottom corner. A few tiny spots of discoloration to the front endpaper. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear; almost new condition; protected in archival mylar. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. With a Foreword by Peggy Weiss and an Introduction by Helen W. Drutt English. Contains numerous color plates and black & white photographs. First edition.
Add this copy of Findings: the Jewelry of Ramona Solberg to cart. $455.00, very good condition, Sold by BingoBooks2 rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vancouver, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. : Univ of Washington Pr.