6 of 7 people found this review helpful. Although the sections on fusing and painting glass are extensive, the lampworking section is very rudimentary. Those interested in this topic would better be served by looking at the excellent Cindy Jenkins book 'Making Glass Beads'. 6 of 6 people found this review helpful. This book covers a wide range of techniques and is an excellant book for beginners and also has some things to offer the intermediate glass artists.
Many pictures offer step by step examples of techniques as they are explained in the text.
Contemporay and well layed-out. Worth having but not the only book you'll need. This book was very inspiring and introduced me to possibilities that I hadn't been exposed to. Since I just started learning about fused glass, and have taught myself how to do it out of books, this exposure is great. However, as a beginner, this wasn't the best 'first howto book'.