Ceramics Books and Magazines

Authors: Theresa Mills, Teresa Mills
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

13 reviews
Sales Rank: 272312

Format: Illustrated
Media: Spiral-bound
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 6.5 x 1.1

ISBN: 1570762937
Dewey Decimal Number: 738
EAN: 9781570762932

Publication Date: February 1, 2005
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Great way to get educated AND inspired! September 19, 2008
Absolutely LOVE this resource. Teaches you how to do mosaic, (different types of tiles, grouts, glues, tools, surfaces, techniques, color theory etc.) and then provides tons of design inspiration so you can start creating.
Spiral bound - lays or stands flat, so you can reference it while working.
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL designs of all types, with instructions for how to do each one yourself if you want to copy, - or - plenty of inspiration for creating your own designs!
What I love most is that, through using different photos of different pieces, they show you so many different styles of mosaic design. Different ways of placing the tiles - and how that affects the design. The photos themselves are teaching tools.

It's true that it uses mainly glass, but it does inform you about different types of materials. If you are creative in the first place, you can look at the photos and imagine different types of materials anyway. You don't really need your hand held.
AWESOME resource. It's the only mosaic book I've ever owned.

1 out of 5 stars

The Aspiring Child Novice's First Book of Mosaics August 20, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This book's title and the publisher's description of it are misleading. This little tome would more accurately be touted as a brief first book about mosaics for a child who has not yet made a mosaic. It is certainly not a bible (which implies comprehensive as well as authoritative) and it is certainly not a mosaic artist's bible. No one who considered herself or himself a mosaic artist would require the guidance proffered.

Change the title and change the description and you have a very fine product.

5 out of 5 stars

The Mosaic Artist's Bible: Over 300 Traditional and Contemporary Designs February 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Excellent book on mosaics for both beginners and advanced crafters. Contains a great selection of designs ranging from simple to more complex. Also includes a well constructed technical section. Highly recommended to anyone who wants a mosaic book at their fingertips that has it all.

4 out of 5 stars

An artist's bible February 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is a great book for newbies to the world of mosaic art and designs. I highly recommend it.

2 out of 5 stars

Limited and disappointing, perhaps mislabled as a "bible" for artists February 20, 2008
8 out of 10 found this review helpful

A mosaic artist's "bible" should cover, or at least refer to, all things mosaic. I found this to be more of a craft-oriented, paint-by-numbers book of patterns, not geared to artists. I suppose the patterns may be helpful for those who do not create their own designs but if that's not what you're after, this book not only doesn't offer anything new, it doesn't even touch on many of the most important mosaic materials and techniques, so the title is very misleading. This book never once refers to smalti, the most basic and historic of tesserae, not does it discuss any artistic techniques, such as visual flow(andemento) or outlining. The words "bible" and "artist's" should not be in the title, maybe more "how-to" for beginners.

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