Print Features |
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Southwest Shadow Box - JEWELRY
Combining Navajo traditions with New York modernism, metalsmith Kim Rawdin produces
jewelry designs that are arresting, elegant and unusual. By Pamela Selbert. |
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Polar Jade - GEMS/MINING
Zipping up his parka and pulling on his hiking boots, our intrepid correspondent
travels to British Columbia to see first-hand a newly discovered nephrite poised
to give jadeite a run for its money. By Fred Ward. |
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Windows on the World - ENAMELING/JEWELRY
Enamelists are a diverse bunch, but they have one thing in common: they thrive
on a challenge. By Ettagale Blauer.
Marilyn Druin gives some pointers on basse-taille enameling in Jewelry Journal |
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Rutilated Q&A - GEMSTONES
A distinctive stone and an immediate attention-getter, rutilated quartz is experiencing
a boom among mineral experts and jewelry designers alike. We tackle the most frequently
asked questions about this eye-catching stone. By Si & Ann Frazier.
Top carver Lawrence Stoller shares techniques for cutting rutilated quartz in
Jewelry Journal. |
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The Last Days of the Tsar - HISTORY/EXHIBIT
Few stories have so captured the popular imagination as has that of the Romanovs.
A new exhibition sheds new light on the sumptuous lifestyle and the tragic lives
of the last of the Russian royalty. By Ilene Sternberg.
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Bend, Fold, Flatten - JEWELRY
Making a “virtue of mistakes,” Wendy Lewis discovered a way to dreate
silver jewelry by squashing beads. By Rachel V. Katz.
Fore Wendy Lewis' tips on her billowing silver forms, see Jewelry Journal. |
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A Life of Learning - PEOPLE
Who wrote the jewelry bible? The answer is easy: Oppi Untracht. We talk to the
man about traveling, writing, and of course, jewelry. By Sharon Elaine Thompson |
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A New SOFA - SHOWS
The art and craft world's version of the haute couture seen on the Paris
catwalks, the SOFA show, newly arrived in New York, presents avant-garde concepts
that will influence mainstream designs. By Cathy McCarthy. |
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Taking Chances - BEADS
Despite repeated attempts to be “practical,” Gail Crossman-Moore was
inexorably drawn to the art of lampworking. By Rachel V. Katz. |
Step by Step |
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Basse-Taille Enameling
By Marilyn Druin |
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Rutile: Carving Buried Treasure
By Lawrence Stoller |
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Pillow-Form Pendant
By Wendy Lewis |
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Horn of Plenty Wireworked Necklace
By Pat Moses-Caudel |
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Shop Safety
By June Culp Zeitner |
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Embracing the Snake Seed Bead Necklace, Part II
By Kim Z. Franklin |
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Fuchsia Follies Necklace, Part II
By Sharon Bateman & Carol Perrenoud |
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Making Mokume Gane, Part III
By Sara M. Sanford & Sharon Elaine Thompson |
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Sterling Wire Bracelet with Cabochon, Part III
By Jennifer Rabe |
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Kelley Blue Cut
By Jerry Capps |
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Departments |
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FROM THE EDITOR |
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FACETS |
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TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Michael Boyd on Bezels |
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SHOP HELPS
Testing nephrite for undercutting; White turquoise; Dry sanding ivory and bone;
Polishing chains; Antiquing gold jewelry; Renovating brittle dop wax; Fossil fakery;
Protecting sheet silver; Preventing tarnished silver |
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MAIL BAG
Hunting gem chrysocolla in Arizona; Rattleback rocks; Directory of Agate Collectors
to be reprinted; American Society of Gemcutters membership |
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PRODUCT NEWS
Popcorn chain; Beadcats catalog updated; GQI reports to include enhancement information;
A&C's wholesale handbook for colored gems; Gemini's blade replacement kit for
Taurus; Romanoff's laser welding, magnetic tumblers |
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MEDIA REVIEWS
Small Scale Photography by Charles Lewton-Brain |
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NEWS & NOTICES
Doyle;s auction seminars; Westmoreland Museum temporarily closed; Bead classes
in Atlanta, Tucson; Fairburn agate newsletter; Entries available for Niche Student
Awards; Repoussé class in Hawaii; Diamond documentary on tape; Metals lecture
in Texas; Native American arts at Burke Museum |
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MARKETPLACE |
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