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labricoleuseTeresa Dietzinger, aka "Amethyst Angel," is the author of a comprehensive text on costume armor-making which i reviewed some months back and wound up using as a textbook in my masks and armor course.
Well, lo and behold, Ms. Dietzinger has a blog at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
proplady, found my review, and commented letting me know some wonderful news: she has revamped her book, split it into two parts and written a third, & retitled the trio with much more academically-acceptable titles. The new books are all available from Lulu.com, and Ms. Dietzinger has put up a comprehensive site about what they contain here:
http://www.amethyst-angel.com/aa_bookstore.html
Pretty cool! I'll definitely be checking them out as potential texts once armor class rolls back around again in 2009. My favorite thing about the advent of Print on Demand publishing is its invaluable resource to niche-market writers.
Himalayan tooled-leather vambrace by Amanda Phillips
"Coat of 1000 Nails," by Amanda Phillips
The top image is an example of the "Simple Armor" project. The shape and structure of this vambrace are not at all complicated, but the ornamental dyeing, carving, staining, and glazing made it appropriate to the nature of the course (i.e., graduate level). Amanda had a source image she was using as a "rendering," and replicated the piece depicted.
The bottom image is her "Complex Armor" project. It is made of a black silk/rayon velvet, lined in a deep green and sandwiches around eight protective inner layers. Apparently, she did use around 1000 rivets, as well. Beautiful work, no? Here are some images and info on the historical provenance of Coats of 1000 Nails.
Well, lo and behold, Ms. Dietzinger has a blog at
proplady, found my review, and commented letting me know some wonderful news: she has revamped her book, split it into two parts and written a third, & retitled the trio with much more academically-acceptable titles. The new books are all available from Lulu.com, and Ms. Dietzinger has put up a comprehensive site about what they contain here:http://www.amethyst-angel.com/aa_bookstore.html
Pretty cool! I'll definitely be checking them out as potential texts once armor class rolls back around again in 2009. My favorite thing about the advent of Print on Demand publishing is its invaluable resource to niche-market writers.
Himalayan tooled-leather vambrace by Amanda Phillips
"Coat of 1000 Nails," by Amanda Phillips
The top image is an example of the "Simple Armor" project. The shape and structure of this vambrace are not at all complicated, but the ornamental dyeing, carving, staining, and glazing made it appropriate to the nature of the course (i.e., graduate level). Amanda had a source image she was using as a "rendering," and replicated the piece depicted.
The bottom image is her "Complex Armor" project. It is made of a black silk/rayon velvet, lined in a deep green and sandwiches around eight protective inner layers. Apparently, she did use around 1000 rivets, as well. Beautiful work, no? Here are some images and info on the historical provenance of Coats of 1000 Nails.
