|
ABOUT OUR COVER...
Main Photo: Arline Fisch, The Devil Himself, of formed
and chased sterling; Photo: Will Gullette; inset, Elizabethan Rehato, of
aluminum, by Jesse Mathes. Upper photo collage features winners of the 2005 Jewelry
Arts Awards; for details see page 30.
Years Ago in LJ: Read
highlights from the September 1955 Lapidary Journal. Online Exclusive!
|
Lapidary Journal - September
2005
Print
Magazine Table of Contents
Features | Step-By-Step
| Departments
| P R I N
T . F E A T U R E S |
18 |
Designed for Delight - COVER STORY
Arline Fisch has blazed a trail by making jewelry that celebrates not only the
elements that create it, but the human form it adorns.
By Nina Graci
|
24 |
Southern Style - EDUCATION
Hidden gems flourish in the metals and jewelry department at the Savannah College
of Art & Design.
By Annie Osburn |
30 |
Jewelry Arts Awards - COMPETITION
Congratulations to the winners of this year's competition. One winner shows you
how to make a pendant in Step-By-Step, see "Stone Translations," page
44.
|
35 |
Finding New Direction in Design - GEM CARVING
Innovative gem carvers find inspiration in unexpected places, from the materials
they choose to the tools they use.
By Henry Hunt |
| S T E P . B Y .
S T E P |
| Levels:
 Beginner:
Someone just starting out can complete this project and be
happy with the results.
 Beginner/Intermediate:
Someone who has had experience with the material can happily
complete this project, but will also learn something new by doing it.
 Intermediate:
A comfortable project for someone who has a good working knowledge
of the material.
 Intermediate/
Advanced:
A project for someone who is ready for a more challenging
approach to a material they have worked with repeatedly.
 Advanced:
A good project for someone who is confident with the material
and has had a lot of experience with the techniques. |
| 43 |
Stepping Out
By Denise Peck, Step by Step Editor |
44
|
Stone Translations
Sterling, copper, and high plains agate pendant.
By Maxine Rosenthal.
|
47
|
Palmyra
Facet design for a sunny color.
By Kenneth Carlson.
|
| 48 |
Natural Motion
An adventure with molten glass.
By Patricia Stokes Wolfson.
|
52
|
My First Tricycle
Part II of III: front wheel and basket.
By Silvia Schmelzer
|
|
