Patina maintains a library of scholarly books on the subjects of design, craft and art. Below is a partial list of recommended reading.
CONTEMPORARY WOOD OBJECTS AND SCULPTURE
Connections: International Turning Exchange 1995 - 2005. editors Judson Randall and Stephanie Stone, The Wood Turning Center, publisher, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2005
Contemporary Turned Wood; New Perspectives in a Rich Tradition, edited by Ray Leier, Jan Peters and Kevin Wallace, Hand Books Press, Madison, Wisconsin, distributed by Popular Woodworking Books, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1999
Expressions in Wood, Masterworks from the Wornick Collection, Oakland Museum, in conjunction with University of Washington Press, Seattle, Washington,1996
Fine Art of Wood, the Bohlen Collection, Bonita Fike with Mike Mendolson, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, London, Paris, 2000
500 Wood Bowls, Bold and Original Designs Blending Tradition & Innovation, juried by Ray Leier, Jan Peters and Kevin Wallace, Lark Books, a Division of Sterling Publishing Co. Inc, New York, New York, 2004
Living With Form: The Horn Collection of Contemporary Craft, the Arkansas Arts Center in Association with Bradley Publishing, Little Rock, Arkansas, 199
Objects for Use, Handmade by Design, Paul J Smith, in Association with The Museum of Art and Design, Harry N Abrams, Inc., New York, New York, 2001
Turning Wood Into Art, The Jane and Arthur Mason Collection, Suzanne Ramljak, Marl R Leach and MichaelMonroe, in association with The Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Harry N Abrams, Inc., New York, New York
Wood Turning in North America Since 1930 (Wood Turning Centre) by Wood Turning Center and Yale University, 2003
Wood Art Today, Furniture, Sculpture, Vessels, Donna SMeilach, Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2004
CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY
Color on Metal: 50 Artists Share Insights and Techniques, Tim McReight and Nicole Bsullak, Guild Publishing,
Contemporary American Jewelry Design, Ettagale Blauer, Chapman & Hall, New York, New York, 1991
One of a Kind: American Art Jewelry Today, Susan Grant Lewin, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York New York, 1994
The Art of Jewelry Design, Production Jewelry by 20 Top Designers, Deborah Krupenia, Rockport Publishers, Cincinnati, Ohio,1997
500 Necklaces, Contemporary Interpretations of a Timeless Form, editor Marthe LeVan, Lark Books, a Division of Sterling Publishing Co. Inc, New York, New York, 2006
One of a Kind, American Art Jewelry Today, Susan Grant Lewin, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, New York, 1994
1000 Beaded Objects, New Dimensions in Contemporary Beadwork, editor Terry Krautwurst, Lark Books, a Division of Sterling Publishing Co. Inc, New York, New York, 2004
1000 Rings, Inspiring Adornments for the Hand, editor Mathe LeVan, Lark Books, a Division of Sterling Publishing Co. Inc, New York, New York, 2004
OTHER
100 Artists of the Southwest, Douglas Bullis, Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2006
The White House Collection of American Crafts, editor Eliza Urbanelli, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, New York, 199
