Victoria Lansford Presents
Metal Techniques of Bronze Age Masters:

All Chained Up
an Instructional book on chain making

From Victoria Lansford's internationally acclaimed instructional series, this book provides clear and concise instructions for eight fused chain patterns, with endless variations. With more than 150 full-color process photographs, the easy to follow instructions will have even the novice metalsmith weaving and creating ancient and modern design chains. Over 50 photographs of work incorporating all of the chains will further inspire you to advance your own creations.


4 Ancient Mediterranean chain patterns
1-Direction Single-Weave
1-Direction Double-Weave
2-Directional Double-Weave
3-Directional Single-Weave


4 Contemporary chain patterns, created by Victoria Lansford
Undulating Mesh
Vertebrate
Side Weave Mesh
Crossed Link

 

Sea of Blue

Strata

Victoria Lansford's jewelry is stunning. ...for the designer who is ready to advance his or her jewelry skills, Victoria's text is a wonderful learning tool.

- Tammy Powley
About Guide to Jewelry Making, part of The New York Times Company

There is another book that was recently published, with loop in loop chains that is also very well written: Victoria Lansford, "All Chained Up" - it's worth buying for the eye candy alone, really unique chains

- Laura Pacino

Simply Adorning

 

 

 

All Chained Up (in paperback)

 

Also available from victorialansford.com

&

Rings, Russian Filigree,

and Eastern Repousse and Chasing

(on DVD)

 

Ships from the USA to anywhere in the world.

Order online anytime,

or order by phone 7 days a week

from 10:00am - 8:00pm EST. 404-388-8348

For wholesale inquiries please contact Victoria

 

Product Details

Paperback: 104 pages
Publisher: Spiral Publications (November 19, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-978-0-9821833-1-1
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 8.5 x .4 inches
Shipping Weight: 7 ounces

Contents

Introduction
Safety in the Studio
Tools and Materials
Metals
Fusing Links

Ancient Mediterranean Chain Patterns
1-Direction Single-Weave Loop in Loop
Basic Clasp
Variations
Wrap Ties, Charms & Dangles
1-Direction Double-Weave Loop in Loop
2-Directional Double-Weave Loop in Loop
End Caps
3-Directional Single-Weave Loop in Loop


Victoria Lansford’s Chain Patterns
Undulating Mesh
Vertebrate
Side Weave Mesh
Crossed Link

Resources

About the artist:

Internationally acclaimed artist, educator, author and publisher Victoria Lansford creates one-of-a-kind wearable pieces of art and art objects that evoke the mystery and splendor of ancient masters, yet are infused with her own provocative vision. She has pushed the boundaries of design and execution in many old world techniques, including high relief Eastern repoussé, Russian filigree, chain making, and granulation in over 20 years of comprehensive exploration of metal as art.


Her instructional publications in the series, Metal Techniques of Bronze Age Masters, including Russian Filigree (DVD, 2006), Rings (DVD, 2008), All Chained Up (paperback, 2008), and the latest edition Eastern Repoussé and Chasing (DVD, 2009) have sold throughout Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and North and South America. She has also recently released an application for the Apple iPhone™ iMakeJewelry available at the Apple AppStore.


Victoria's award winning work has appeared in juried and curated shows throughout the United States and has been featured in many books and magazines, including Metalsmith magazine’s 2007 Exhibition in Print, Chasing & Repoussé by Nancy Megan Corwin (Brynmorgan Press, 2009), The Jeweler’s Studio Handbook, by Brandon Holschuh (Quarry Books, 2009), multiple issues of Lapidary Journal: Jewelry Artist magazine, Art Jewelry magazine, and on Home & Garden Television’s 2007 season of That’s Clever.


A long time educator in the arts, she is committed to sustaining ancient techniques by passing on this ancient knowledge to other artists. She served as head of the Jewelry and Metalsmithing Department at the Spruill Center for the Arts in Atlanta from 1997 to 2004, creating its comprehensive program, and was an adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Victoria continues to teach and mentor students throughout the world.


Victoria’s internationally collected artwork is available in art galleries around the United States and through this website. She creates and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.