This is a series of three instructional eBooks featuring tutorials by the 2015-2017 SNAG Links artists, edited by Victoria Lansford. Available in the iBooks Store on your iPad or Mac for $12.99 each. All proceeds from the books benefit SNAG.
Volume 1
Table of Contents:
1. Andy Cooperman – Welding and Forging
2. Jayne Redman- Forming Interlocking Multiples
3. Juan Carlos Caballero Perez – Photo Transfer
4. Lessley Burke- Cloisone on a Curved Surface
5. Linda Kaye-Moses- Die Forming Metal Clay
6. Robin Gordon- Dyeing Silk with Acid Dyes
7. Ronda Coryell- Granulation Beads with Argentium
8. Nanz Aalund- Filigree bead
9. Brian Meek- Po-Mok-Sang-Gaam: Damascene Gold Overlay
10. Mary Lee Hu – Basic Twining for Greater from Variation
11. Dawn M. Miller- Repousse and Chasing
12. Chris Ploof – Fabricating with Damascus Steel
Each piece featured was part of the 2015 SNAG Links Project. The processes illustrated range from beginning to advanced and are presented with over 130 color photographs and 7 videos.
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Volume 2
Table of Contents:
1. Sarah Michaela Sitarz- Layered Fabrication
2. Ezra Satok-Wolman – Micro-flame Soldering
3. Linda Threadgill – Fabrication with Cast Multiples
4. John Lunn – Mokume Gane Patterning and Chasing
5. Jennifer Jordan Park – Surface Treatments for Enamel: Foil and Spot Etching
6. Ken Bova – Narrative Collage Fabrication
7. Sessin Durgham – Forging Channels for Inlay and Channel Setting
8. Deanna Pastel – Champlevé – The Art of Etching and Enameling
9. Charles Pinckney – Titanium Lamination
10. James Binnion – Topographic Mokume Gane
11. Parker Brown – Making 18th Century Trade Silver
12. Tina Wiltsie – Riveted Frame for Setting Enamel
Each piece featured was part of the 2016 SNAG Links Project. The processes illustrated range from beginning to advanced and are presented with over 190 color photographs and 3 videos.
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Volume 3
Table of Contents:
1. Claudio Pino- Micro Layered Fabrication
2. Cynthia Eid – Considerations in Forming and Fusing Argentium
3. David Huang – Gilding
4. Kim Baxter – Textured Fusing with Sterling
5. Mark Nelson – Detailed Organic Forms with Delft Casting
6. Matthew Smith – Hybrid Production Processes
7. Munya Avigail Upin – Textured Twining for Hollow Forms
8. Phillip Baldwin – Non-Ferrous Alloying
9. Sarah Doremus – Putting Politics into Your Adornment: Narrating with Jewelry
10. Valentina Moeur – Deep Etched Silver Champleve
Each piece featured was part of the 2017 SNAG Links Project. The processes illustrated range from beginning to advanced and are presented with over 140 color photographs and 7 videos.
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The SNAG Links Project was originally conceived of and coordinated by Linda Kaye-Moses from 1996-2001. In this project, Linda invited 12 artists to create a link (a pendant-like adornment) utilizing their unique skill-sets. The pieces were documented, then donated to the annual conference silent auction.
Victoria Lansford revived the project from 2015-2017, with the links displayed annually at the SNAG conference. In keeping with Linda’s concept, each year Victoria invited artists to create links. Each link was for sale individually at the SNAG conference. All of the 2015-2017 links were also featured in online exhibitions (PDFs below).
The artists have also contributed to the Linking Our Lineage books, in keeping with SNAG’s commitment to preserve and disseminate knowledge within our community.
