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Winners of Jewelry Artist and Colored
Stone’s
5th Annual Gem Competition
Gemmys entries are judged on the basis of visual
appeal and impact, design, originality, and execution
in the following categories: Specially Cut
Gems, Faceted Gems, Cabochon Gems, Gem Objects,
and Artists on the Horizon.
This year’s Gemmys were judged by three independent
experts in the field. Simon Watt, former
vice president for the American Gem Trade
Association (AGTA), who has been a supplier
of colored gems through his company, Mayer
& Watt, for more than 25 years (www.mayerandwatt.com). With nearly 20 years’ experience
covering jewelry, writer Deborah Yonick follows
trends in the jewelry market and is the editor
and publisher of JewelryFYI.com, a online
publication dealing with designers in fine and fashion
jewelry (www.yonickwriting.com, www.jewelryfyi.com). Lew
Wackler is a long-time
gem cutter and jeweler
who teaches and does global consulting in the gem and
jewelry business, and often travels to help start up gem
cutting, guilloche engraving, and other specialized jewelry
techniques (www.lewwackler.com).
Our deepest thanks to
the judges and to all who
competed for this year’s
Gemmys.
We're currently revising the Gemmy Awards for 2010 - entry forms will be available
at www.jewelryartistmagazine.com/contest
in February 2009.
Compiled by Kristen L. Gibson, Assistant Editor.
For more information about our competitions, e-mail
Kristen or call (610) 232-5715.
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final cut: best of competition |
Best of Competition
Also, First Place, Specially Cut Gems
Dalan Hargrave
Untitled
37mm. Ametrine, double spirographic
cut with flat and concave faceted pavilion.
95 carats. Photo by the artist.
www.gemstarz.com, gemstarz@gvtc.com
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Erik Martinez
Second Place
Andromedia’s Fiery Nebula.
33.7mm W x
33.7mm L x 6mm T.
Natural “bumblebee” chalcedony,
18K gold tubing,
1 carat white sapphire,
6mm. 55 carats.
Photo by the artist.
www.tldesignergems.com,
916-207-8475
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James David Prismon
First Place
Lightning Dancer
64mm x 40mm x 18mm.
Opal intarsia inlay into rainbow obsidian cabochon with quartz
cabochon cap. 4 carats opal (approx.).
Photo: Jim Lawson. earthlightning@aol.com, 310-457-0882
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Kazuhito Komatsu
Second Place
Laurel Crown Cutting
19.5mm round.
Natural pink amethyst, concave cutting.
25.35 carats. Photo: Jim Lawson. www.facetedpearl.com, mail@facetedpearl.com
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< Tom Munsteiner
First Place
Metamorphose
A55cm x 13.5cm x 7.5cm. Rock crystal
with negative crystals, aluminum base. 55,000 carats. Combination of nature and
special cutting technique. Photo: Lichtblick-Fotodesign. www.munsteiner-cut.de,
Munsteiner@T-Online.de
Darryl Alexander (above)
Second Place
Hide and Seek
60mm across. Montana agate, Brazilian agate, yellow agate, chrysoprase,
petrified wood, coral, onyx inlay, turned-marble pedestal. Snail, wasp, and dragonfly
combination, which yields a mothasaurus. Dragonfly is magnetically attached to
leaves. Photo by the artist. alexandersjewelers@hotmail.com, 480-215-9729.
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