I literally just received my copy of Art Jewelry Today from the postman, (yup, I’m absolutely sure he was a bloke) and opened it up, and I have to say, it’s a very nice book. I’m not sure why I’m surprised, but I am. I’m a bit of a sucker for a hard cover, it has to be said, and the typography and placement of images is very well done, in fact the whole book has clearly been really well thought out. But I still don’t rate the cover…
There’s a few recognisable names within (I know, I’ve gone parochial early) including Vicki Mason, Meghan O’Rourke, and Christel van der Laan, and (in case you hadn’t already joined the dots) me. Billed as a sampling of art jewellery from the first decade of this century, it is weighted to entries from the US, though there’s several Canadians and a smattering of us in the rest of the world, including the likes of South Korea, Portugal, Norway, The Netherlands, Belgium and the UK.
Seeing people like Christel and Salima Thakker in the book has impressed me, too, so once again I’m pleased to have made it in. 🙂