Mixed-Media jewelry continues to be popular because you can use just about everything but the kitchen sink when it comes to materials as well as a huge number of crafting techniques. A few years ago, I lucked out and got a book deal to write Making Designer Mixed-Media and Memory Jewelry: Fun and Experimental Techniques and Materials for the Home Studio for Quarry publishing.

It was one of the most difficult yet most rewarding writing experiences I have ever had. It was more difficult than previous books because I had to do a lot of reverse engineering as well as coordinate with dozens of mixed-media artists rather than just make everything myself and have just a handful of contributions from other jewelry designers.

The rewards came, though, from the fact that I had a chance to work with so many talented artists (only 2 pieces of jewelry in the book are from me!), and the end result is a book that I’m very proud of. So, I was very happy to see the Jean Yates, posted a review of it on Amazon.com, and here’s a little of what she had to say:

Each piece in the book is made up of all sorts of fabulous materials. Each has all sorts of fun ideas backing up the inspiration for it. Many different artists contributed to this jewelry design book, and it is great to see fiber, as well as leather, brilliant plastic, funky lucite, and vintage faux gems recycled into new jewelry designs. Of course, there is even ephemera in this wonderful project book!

Jean has a great Amazon blog full of interesting posts and other book reviews, so I really appreciate the fact that she took the time to read through and review this book.