Color, Texture & Casting for Jewelers Hands-On Demonstrations & Practical Applications

With Color, Texture & Casting,Carles Codina has created the only modern casting book on the market--one that's authoritative, approachable, and loaded with creative techniques. It covers everything in depth: cuttlebone and sand casting, plus a wide range of other casting processes; lost-wax and ceramic coating; and interesting mixed metal applications, including keum boo and mokume gane. Superb how-to photography and a beautiful gallery round out this valuable, hands-on volume.

Carles Codina i Armengol is a professional studio jeweler who has taught at the Escola Massana in Barcelona for more than 20 years. His jewelry has been exhibited both in Europe and America, and his previous books include The Complete Book of Jewelry Making (2000), Goldsmithing and Silver Work (2002), and The New Jewelry (2005), all with Lark Crafts. He lives in Barcelona, Spain.