Upcoming Book Release: "Sculpture and Design With Recycled Glass"

June 14, 2011 - PRLog -- After researching and finding no one book that focused exclusively on recycled glass in sculpture and design, artist Cindy Ann Coldiron decided to write a book on the topic and was signed by Schiffer Publishing. Her first book entitled "Sculpture and Design With Recycled Glass" was the result of two years of dedicated research into the topic.

In this upcoming book, forty artists take the raw material of recycled glass and transform it into an astonishingly creative medium for sculpture and design. This “green” book is packed with photos of original recycled glass craft and sculpture representing emerging and established artists from Swaziland to Australia to Canada and the United States, as well as photos of three public art sculptures that tell a story from design to construction to the final installation.

This book also provides an overview of the technical issues in working with recycled glass and step-by-step instructions on creating four glass craft and sculpture projects. Also included is an overview of trend setting green companies who are using recycled glass in interior design and decorative and utilitarian products such as tiles, countertops, and drinking vessels. This is a great resource for interior designers, “green” or LEED professionals, homeowners, museums, galleries, art collectors, art educators, artists, and individuals seeking to start a “green” glass business.

The author resides in Virginia and hopes her book inspires everyone who reads it to never look at a discarded bottle or piece of window glass in the same way again.

The book can be ordered at :

http://www.schifferbooks.com/newschiffer/book_template.ph...

or

http://www.amazon.com/Sculpture-Design-Recycled-Glass-Col...

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I am a recycled glass artist and book author.

I create contemporary kiln-cast glass sculpture from recycled glass and work with this material because I feel that I am creating a balance in the environment.