The Starving Artist's Lampwork Project Book: How to create unique art glass items using glass rods & tubes and a torch

Probably good. Shows you how to make kinetic sculptures, which don't sell, but are cool.

Very good for the beginner.

It started a basic level

Thank you!

The book had a lot of project ideas. This is not an in depth book on the process of glass blowing. Steps are not detailed enough for beginners.

It was OK... More drawings than actual pictures but a lot of good info...

I can't recommend this book. As a lampworker of many years, and a teacher - there is nothing in this book that you could not get out of a quick google search. While it is intended to be a historical re-print and of interest to those with an interest in history, either of lampworking or veteran rehabilitation - it is just not worth it. Give this one a pass.

I was pretty disappointed with the contents of this book. It was a very thin book on how to make a handful of projects. Many of them out dated. I haven't see very much work done using just dots of clear glass to make vases and sailing ships. I remember seeing that when I was a kid 40 years ago. Half of the book is projects like that. The other projects would be better if the descriptions and diagrams were better. With very little drawing talent I think I could have done a much better job. A beginning lamp worker, like myself would get very little out of this book. Anyone with more than basic skills would not find anything of any value in this. The only reason why I gave this book the extra stars was the list of web sites listed in the back. It could be easily replace with a few well worded searches.

Très instructif! J’aime bien ce livre! Merci!

I initially tended to agree with the previous reviewer that the book is let down by simple black and white pen n ink drawings, but the deeper I got into the manual I understood what the intention in this is... The "SALPB" is a concise compendium of obviously a lot of experience gained from many years work playing with liquid fire.Whether I wish to follow the instructions to make a spun-glass dish are for me to see how my artistic inclinations go over the next few years, but I think the beauty of this book is reading between the lines and adapting the authors honed skills to your own particular projects.A better description of the contents may help by the publisher in the Amazon pages for a start may help you understand what you are buying, but just looking through the book - who could not be tempted by having a go at the "Spun Glass Steer's Head" or for a beautiful laugh making a clutch of lapel flower holders for a friends wedding - well how lovely could that be...An indication of the difficulty of each project could be kind of useful, but the book is something of an enigma in itself, and so by being curious makes one even more curious. We all know that there is no end to the ingenuity glass as an art or a craft can foster - and so it strikes me this will be a springboard of ideas for me, on this wonderful journey I started a few years ago.I came by the title by chance in Amazon & I wish I had had a copy to hand back in the beginning of my apprenticeship. It is set out in a very concise and simple style, most accessible, and covers areas that I have felt underexposed - how to blow tubes - quite fascinating. The other reviewer seemed to put down the illustrations, but in fact they were simple and easily understandable. I particularly like the simplicity of the run through of "Basic Glassworking Techniques" and the section on tools and materials.It would have been nice to see some colour work - but I guess that is to be explored further by digging deeper into The Fledgling Studio website.To conclude, 'Was it worth my hard earned cash" ? A resounding "Yes", but it must be approached from a different angle. (And to be honest it really wasn't that much to shell out. I sort of get the feeling the author has so much to impart, but we, as students must take on board Mr Cumbows techniques humbly and learn how to adapt and use them for ourselves by trial and experiment.This is not glass blowing, scuptural work by numbers - which makes this magick olde craft even more intriguiging. A little hint or 'wrinkle' here or there could lead to one discovering a whole new discipline for one self.Also its a great resource book for putting your hobby, passion, craft - call it what you will to making some lovely gifts for your nearest and dearest at Christmas that are rather different from another glass bead, no matter how beautiful they may be.I shall keep my eyes open for more from the author and the publisher.And maybe, just maybe learning some of the techniques unvieled herein may just pass me from starving artist to slightly less hungry artist... Who knows !

This book was apparently written for soldiers returning from WWII and looking for a gentle occupation. The illustrations were obviously designed for nearly blind 90 year olds. The projects and information are both ridiculously dated, a complete waste of money.

Great starter project book.

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