Print Features |
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Echoes of the Past, Visions of the Future - EXHIBIT/CONFERENCE.
At the Society of Beadmakers' annual conference in Corning, New York, some of
the finest bead makers in the world celebrated the history of their art and ensured
its continuation. By Marilyn Fox. |
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Sure Hand, Keen Eye - BEADS/GEM CUTTING
With a seemingly endless supply of patience and a painstaking determination to
get it right, Daniel Lopacki produces mouthwatering strands of hand-cut stone
beads. By Maryann Nordyke.
Daniel Lopacki shares tips on cutting beads in Jewelry Journal, page 179. |
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Taking the Heat - BEADS/GLASSBLOWING
Working together in the furnace of a glassblowing studio, Lark Dalton and Corrie
Haight adjust and adapt to a changing marketplace, but refuse to chase trends. |
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Drawing with Glass - BEADS/LAMPWORKING
Reflecting the world outside her studio window, Kristen Frantzen Orr creates flower
gardens in her rich, colorful lampworked beads. By Pamela Selbert.
Kristen Frantzen Orr gives step-by-step instructions in Jewelry Journal |
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Bead Sleuth - PEOPLE
Investigating imitation amber beads, researching a particularly elusive African
bead, following bead trails all around the world, or making his own beads, Jamey
Allen has "lived beads" for more than 25 years. By Si & Ann Frazier. |
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Layers Upon Layers - BEADS/LAMPWORKING
In a few inches of glass, lampworker Lezlie Levitt captures a detailed, populated
landscape, crammed with pure joie de vivre. By Nina Graci. |
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Outstanding Performance - GEM COMPETITION
In the eight annual AGTA Cutting Edge competition, three judges thinned a crowd
of 140 entrants to a final list of 21, representing the finest in colored gemstones. |
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Hooked on Classics - JEWELRY
"Young in age, but very old at
heart," Peter Konidas creates richly granulated jewelry in the tradition
of Hellenistic design. By Mark Lurie.
Learn how to make a “Hammered Gold Bead on Woven Silver Chain” with
Peter Konidas in Jewelry Journal, page 157. |
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Order and Chaos - GEMS
A native New Yorker who found his true home in the Arizona desert, Bill Gangi
also found a living doing what he loves best: lapidary. By Marcia Detweiler Riley. |
Step by Step |
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Dear Jewelry Journal Reader
By Adrianne O'Brien |
153 |
Designing with Art Glass Beads
By Diane Fitzgerald |
157 |
Hammered Gold Bead on Woven Silver Chain
By Peter (Panos) Konidas |
161 |
Embracing the Snake Seed Bead Necklace, Part I
By Kim Z. Franklin |
165 |
Drawing with Glass
By Kristen Frantzen Orr and David Orr |
168 |
Making Enameled Beads
By Kate Fowle |
170 |
Fuchsia Follies Necklace, Part I
By Sharon Bateman & Carol Perrenoud |
172 |
Beaded Bezel Cabochons
By Ann Brodrick |
174 |
Granulated Silver Earrings, Part II
By Sandra Buchholz |
177 |
Making Mokume Gane, Part II
By Sara M. Sanford & Sharon Elaine Thompson |
179 |
Cutting Stone Beads, Part III
By Daniel Lopacki |
181 |
Barion Octagon Cut
By John B. Green |
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FROM THE EDITOR |
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FACETS |
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MINERAL NOTES |
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SHOP HELPS
Acquiring top-quality gem material; working with iris agate; recycling tools;
using soldering pics; bleaching stones; cabbing malachite; polishing Apache tears |
186 |
PRODUCT NEWS
Polymer clay products; cable wire necklaces; Magna-Sprue; MindStorm videos; New
Rio Grande catalog; Beaded barette kits; Abrasive Technology acquires Habit |
186 |
MAIL BAG
Avoiding flat spots in cabs; Cutting and polishing black star sapphire; Moissanite;
Finding blue chalcedony; Verifying information on the Internet; Winfield quarry |
188 |
MEDIA REVIEWS
Artists at Work (Polymer Clay Comes of Age)
by Pierette Brown Ashcroft and Lindly Haunans; Beaded Adornment |
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NEWS & NOTICES
Entries due for Frederick Festival, Emerging Artists competition, and ASG certification;
Pittsburgh Metals Society Exhibition; new bead gallery opens; ICG '99; MJSA scholarships
awarded; ISA classes; Polymer clay workshop; AGS conclave; New Chicago gem lab;
Wirecraft videos; Address changes; The Guide adds enhancements information |
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