More than 220 color photos, together with descriptions of over fifty dollmakers' richly varied works and techniques, make up this fascinating overview of the state of the dollmaking art right now. The diverse range of designs, styles and media--from plastic to wood, metal to found objects--serves as an inspiration, a reference, and a summary of the dollmaking world in the early 21st century. The doll artists featured, working across the U.S. and the world, share personal insights about their own experiences with the creative process. They also discuss challenges of aspects like facial detail...

More than 45 contemporary international glass artists' works leap from these pages in dynamic photos, alongside the makers' own explanations of the methods and insights that guide their work. The glass works range from tableware to furniture, and demonstrate today's top levels of mastery. They are powerful, gorgeous, sometimes startling--and always reflective of the current state of glass art. The artists are as diverse as their masterpieces, and their comments reveal some of the motivations and techniques that impact them as they transform moltenglass into works of art. Everyone who works in...

The pulse of today's jewelry art is captured in 400 beautiful colorphotos demonstrating today's top levels of mastery. Presented togetherwith insights from more than 65 contemporary international jewelryartists, these pieces of body-adorning sculpture--rings, collars, brooches, headpieces, and other adornments--are varied, surprising, andas multifaceted as today's art world. The makers' own explanations ofthe methods and inspirations that guide their work offer further ideas.Everyone who works in the jewelry field or who enjoys admiring orwearing jewelry will find this an invaluable reference...