Highly-illustrated, easy-to-follow, step-by-step. An easy but thorough introduction.Designed like a tasting menu to give new jewellers or those changingdirection a chance to experiment with a wide range of differentmaterials and see the possibilities inherent in each as they mightrelate to their own work.Beautifully illustrated with gallery sections in each chapter

'This vibrant, colourful 160 page book is a good introduction to materials and methods of working mixed media jewellery.' - www.karenplatt.co.uk (June 2009) 'an inspiration to students of jewellery and a spur to jewellers who find that the design process often takes second place to other work in the studio.' - Findings, Autumn 2009

Joanne Haywood has been a teacher in the field of Art and Design since 2002. She teaches a range of subjects including jewellery design, life drawing, textiles, fashion and 3D design. Joanne is also a studio jeweller and her work has been shown in a number of galleries and exhibitions internationally. She has been featured in several books for both her jewellery and her textiles, and was a finalist in the Textile Directory Design Awards 2007.