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Playing to the Audience - JEWELRY
Jewelry artisan Phil Dismuke combines a respect for fine craftsmanship, a fascination
with avant garde architecture, and an early exposure to Japanese aesthetics with
his own sense of fun in his "quest for asymmetry." By Mark Lurie.
Phil Dismuke demonstrates prefabrication in Jewelry Journal, page 76. |
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Drama in a Quarter Square Inch - JEWELRY
In his studio in the California desert, Donald McCoy creates meticulously inlaid
jewelry in a stunning array of colors and materials. By Anna Marie Stolley.
Donald McCoy inlays opal into jade in Jewelry Journal, page 67. |
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Crystal, Quartz, or What? - GEMSTONES
When someone says crystal, do you know what they mean? Is it underlying structure,
is it mineral, is it glass, is it New Age philosophy? We explore the many meanings
of a word that is generally clear as mud. By Si & Ann Frazier |
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Return to Elegance - GEM CUTTING
Steve Green brings an overlooked classic to a new generation of jewelry designers
with his briolettes. By Andy Oriel |
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Confessions of Jewelry Artists
- SURVEY
In our latest survey, we put the jewelry makers among us under the microscope
and found a curious and enthusiastic bunch. By June Culp Zeitner |
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The Silver Touch - JEWELRY
Dubbed "the container lady" by her family, Nell Kobes puts her collector's
passion to work by making jewelry and silver boxes to house it. By Pamela Selbert
Pamela Selbert and Nell Kobes take you step by step through a bead house in Jewelry
Journal, page 80. |
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Ghost Story - BEADS
When music, microbiology, and metalsmithing come together, it might be predicted
that the results would be unusual. And a name like Ghost Cow Glassworks confirms
the distinctive approach of lampworkers Bronwen Heilman and David Hall. By Terri
Haag. |
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Is This Patuxent River Agate? - GEMSTONES
Geologist Courtland Lee has found what he believes to be agatized dinosaur bone,
and is working to prove his case. In the meantime, the mysterious material is
lovely to collect and cut. By Fred Ward |
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Smoky Mountain Bound - EXPEDITION
Anyone hunting gems in North Carolina is well advised to "Just go to Franklin."
The Jacobs mine, in the Cowee Valley, offers prospectors a tempting assortment
of native material. By Maryann Hamer |
Step by Step |
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Jade Inlaid with Opal
By Don McCoy |
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Making Mokume Gane, Part I
By Sara M. Sanford & Sharon Elaine Thompson |
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Lampworked Sandblasted Beads
By Bronwein Heilman |
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Making a Fabricated Pin
By Phil Dismuke |
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Granulated Silver Earrings, Part I
By Sandra Buchholz |
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Silver Bead House
By Pam Selbert with Nell Kobes |
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Utilizing Referenced Freeform Preform
By Jerry Capps |
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Inlaid Opal Ring, Part II
By Paul J. Cory |
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Sterling Wire Bracelet With Cabochon, Part II
By Jennifer Rabe |
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Cutting Stone Beads, Part II
By Daniel Lopacki |
Departments |
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FROM THE EDITOR |
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FACETS |
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TECHNICALLY SPEAKING |
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SHOP HELPS
Dyeing gem materials; Recycling trim saw oil; Buying gem rough; Finding dropped
stones; Cabbing soft stones; Shop with lists; Using correction fluid in the studio |
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MAIL BAG
Avoiding flat spots in cabs; Cutting and polishing black star sapphire; Moissanite;
Finding blue chalcedony; Verifying information on the Internet; Winfield quarry |
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PRODUCT NEWS
Eastern Findings; EZ-Grind Coolant; Romanoff platinum casting machines; Kingsley
North catalog; Sport Kids charms; Gem Dialogue Color Toolbox |
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BOOK & VIDEO REVIEWS
Pearls/Rubies & Sapphires/Diamonds
(revised editions) by Fred Ward. |
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CROSS SECTIONS
Entries due for Spectrum Awards, Wayne craft show; Pittsburgh Metals Society Exhibition;
new gem ID certificate; fall classes at Mendocino and Brookfield; Master Valuer
in Tucson; new name, building for Southwest Craft Center |
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CALENDAR |
Advertising Sections |
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BEAD BOARD |
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MARKETPLACE |
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CLASSIFIEDS |
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