The intro explains how the quest to create flowers from sheet metal began. It's a very sweet story and I won't give the entire thing away, but Cable's quest to come up with a method to make any flower out of metal with a minimum of tools, without a saw, and easy enough for just about anyone was the result.
Chapter 1 covers flower fundamentals: tools and supplies (Cable separates these into two categories of necessary and nice to have, but not necessary.) Choosing petal count,
Determining petal shape, applying petal texture, adding petal edge dimension,
Embellishing the petal surface, forming the petal center, riveting, and adding color. Just listing what's contained in chapter 1 probably does not fully convey the treasure of information contained in these pages. Trust me, you will be amazed.
Chapter 2 covers how to create 15 different flowers with a variety of petal numbers and shapes.
Whether you use flowers in your work or not, this book contains so much good info that you could apply to other sculptural shapes with a minimum of tools.
Until next time,
Jen Cameron
-Glass Addictions
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Oh my goodness I NEED this book!
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I have been anxiously awaiting this book. I love Miss Cable's work. And these flower shapes, with the promise of minimal tools, is what has me excited. Thanks for your great review! Enjoy the day. Erin
ReplyDeleteI really want this book...I have been playing with metal flower shapes a lot lately, myself! Thanks for giving us a look!
ReplyDeleteI love flowers, second only to jewelry. This way I could combine both--heaven! I also want to grow some metal work skills and this sound like a fun way to do so. I want this book now, so thanks for the review!
ReplyDeleteOh yum! Looks like a great book!
ReplyDeleteThanks to your great review, this book is definitely going on my wish list. I'm at a point right now where being frugal is a MUST but I love jewelry books and can easily be tempted to buy some book without really knowing what is inside. It's great to have a person whose opinion and work I respect recommend a book. Makes my decision easier. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteDefinately going to make note of this book! My jewelry design continues to evolve. Sheet metal seems like a great companion to wirework. Thanks for the review!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this review! I've been wondering if I wanted to buy this book since I'm trying to only buy books that I can use and find good info in. Sounds like I will be adding this to my library! I love making flowers out of all materials and the idea of making them out of metal without a lot of tools is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this review. I will definitely add this to my book list. It looks like there's a wealth of information on techniques that can be used with other forms. I love that Melissa is so forward thinking and creative.
ReplyDeleteAmazing review!!! I can see it holds much inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThanks for such a lovely review!! I am so glad you liked it and can't wait to start seeing what people come up with on their own using the templates. : )
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