Victoria Lansford Presents
Metal Techniques of Bronze Age Masters:

All Chained Up
an Instructional book on chain making

The latest in Victoria Lansford's internationally acclaimed instructional series 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 and Russian Filigree

(on DVD)

To pay by check please email victoria for the address or call 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:

A master of Bronze Age gold and silversmithing techniques, Victoria Lansford creates one-of-a-kind wearable pieces of art and art objects that recall the mystery and splendor of the ancient world, yet bring forth her own provocative vision. She has pushed the boundaries of design and execution in many old world techniques, including Eastern Repoussé, Russian Filigree, Chain making, and Granulation in over 19 years of comprehensive exploration of metal as art.

Victoria's award winning work has been featured in Metalsmith magazine’s 2007 Exhibition in Print, Jewelry Artist magazine, Art Jewelry magazine, and on Home and Garden Television's 2007 season of That’s Clever. Recent shows include Exploring Boundaries: Evolutionary Metal at Rochester Institute of Technology, and Framing The Art of Jewelry at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, Oregon.

A long time educator in the arts, she is committed to sustaining ancient techniques through workshops and various publications. She served as head of the Jewelry and Metalsmithing department at Spruill Center for the Arts in Atlanta from 1997 to 2004, creating its comprehensive program and has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Her instructional DVDs in the series, Metal Techniques of Bronze Age Masters, including Russian Filigree (2006) and Rings(2008), have been sold throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, and North and South America. Victoria’s artwork is available in art galleries throughout the U.S. and through this website. She lives in Atlanta, GA.