Jewelry Artist January 2009

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Sydney Lynch’s STICKS NECKLACE, tourmaline, ammonite, Paraiba  quartz, spessartine garnet, aquamarine, and 22K and 18K gold. Trends, page 44. Photo: Jim Lawson.


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Lapidary Journal - Jewelry Artist January 2009
Volume 62, Number 10

Print Magazine Table of Contents
Features | Special Advertising Sections

P R I N T     F E A T U R E S

 6

MY TURN
from the Editor

8

YOUR TURN
Reader Sketches & Comments

10

DESIGNS from Our CONTRIBUTORS

12

FACETS
News & Innovations

15

THE 2009 GEMMYS WINNERS
Winners of our 2009 gemstone competition.

18

ASK THE EXPERTS
by Tom & Kay Benham

20

COOL TOOLS & HIP TIPS
by Helen I. Driggs
Chemical Responsibility

24

GROOVE SET AQUAMARINE PEBBLE
Project
by Michael Boyd

26

SMOKIN' STONES
by Sharon Elaine Thompson
Concave Cuts

27

BASKET SET CONCAVE GEM
Project by Phil Griner

31

CONCAVE CONVERSION
Project by Dalan Hargrave

44

TRENDS
by Annie Osburn
Cool Cabs

46

CABOCHON PIN WITH 3 SETTINGS
Project by Noël Yovovich

50

FABULOUS, CABULOUS!
by Helen I. Driggs

60

ROCK CORNER
by Claus Hedegaard
Crinoids

63

2009 GEMSTONE PRICE INDEX
by Sharon Elaine Thompson

66-67

BONUS POSTER
The Jewelry Artist Designer’s Guide to Colored Stones

68

HARD ROCKS, HARD KNOCKS
by Sharon Elaine Thompson

68

PRODUCT NEWS

70

MEDIA REVIEW
Setting Gemstones Into Metal Clay and Making a Wearable Studio Sample
by Lorrene Baum-Davis

72

EVENTS

82

The Jewelry Artist DOER’S PROFILE
Travis William Kukovich


S P E C I A L     A D V E R T I S I N G    S E C T I O N S

36

Jewelry Classes

40

Gem & Jewelry Shops

76

Classifieds

81

Advertisers’ Index

81

Website Directory

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