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| DESIGN |
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The 2003 Bead Arts Awards - BEADS
The winners of the first-annual Bead Arts Awards step forward to take center stage!
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Congratulations to the Winners - JEWELRY
In the debut of Lapidary Journal's Jewelry Arts Awards competition, design and
artistry came together for a winning combination. (September
2002)
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|  CAD/CAM
for the Studio Artist - TECHNOLOGY
By Stephen & Nancy Attaway
Once limited to large-scale production, high tech design and manufacture is now
within the reach of individual artisans. (July 2001)
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|  A
Matter of Perspective - DESIGN
By Annie Osburn
When it comes to making jewelry, does the size of your customer matter? In the
end it's all attitude. (April 2001)
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|  Supporting
Inspiration - BUSINESS & DESIGN
By Suzanne Wade
Who says one-of-a-kind jewelry and production lines can't coexist?
(March 2001)
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|  Silver
Shows Off - BUSINESS/DESIGN
By Suzanne Wade
For contemporary jewelry designers, silver has a lot more going for it than simple
economics. (November 2000)
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|  Circles
of Influence - DESIGN
By Hazel L. Wheaton
A new gem cut means a new range of possibilities for jewelry designers. Some enterprising
jewelry artists take on Glenn Lehrer's new Torus ring. (May
2000)
Lehrer explains “Setting a Stone Inside a Torus”
in Jewelry Journal.
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|  Common
Questions on Design - DESIGN/ TECHNIQUE
By Sara M. Sanford
Sara M. Sanford answers 12 common questions on design. (April
2000)
Jewelry Journal tie-in by Sara M. Sanford: Using
a Design Source
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|  Windows
on the World - MATERIALS: ENAMEL
By Ettagale Blauer
Profile on Enamel artists. (November 1998)
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|  Confessions
of Jewelry Artists - JEWELRY MAKING
by June Culp Zeitner
Jewelry Making/Poll. (September 1998)
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| TECHNIQUE/MATERIALS |
Wireworks: Contemporary Jewelry Designers Working in Wire
- DESIGN
By Nina Graci
Three contemporary wire artists create jewelry that is broad in appeal and expansive
in effect.
Plus: Want to make your own wire jewelry? Marie Lee Carter shows you how
to make a wire ring in All Wrapped Up
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Coloring for Metalsmiths - METALS
By Nina Graci
For six contemporary jewelers,
metal work doesn’t mean metallic shades –– instead, it’s all
about the color.
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Feats of Clay - METAL CLAY
By Suzanne Wade
A decade since metal clay was introduced to the United States, modern metal clay
artists are beginning to appreciate the material's unique qualities.
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Carving a Theme Series - IN THE WORKSHOP/GEMS
By Helen Serras-Herman
An effective approach to artistic gem carving is to find a theme and then stick
with it, exploring the full potential of the concept by trying different approaches,
perspectives, and materials.
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| About the Size
of It
By Sara M. Sanford
It almost goes without saying that in order to make beautiful jewelry, you need
to know how big things are. But while it sounds simple, measuring properly can
be a tricky and frustrating task.(November 2001) |
|  Neon
Rainbow
By Suzanne Wade
Jewelry designers wanting to add splashes of color to their work are turning to
an exotic metal - niobium - in increasing numbers.
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|  On
Your Mark, Get Set
by Tim McCreight
Techniques/Setting. (July 1999)
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The Alchemy of Precious Metal Clay
by Nina Cooper
Precious Metal Clay. (April 1998)
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Tips page. |
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| BUSINESS ARTICLES |
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Balancing the Art and Business of Jewelry Design - BUSINESS
By Annie Osburn
What's the right mix of art and business for you? Read how some modern jewelry
designers balance the two.
 Best
Face Forward
By Suzanne Wade
When it comes to exhibiting at shows, there is usually a list of rules to follow.
But what about the unwritten rules, the tactics that will help you attract and
keep customers? (April 2002)
Click here for a full listing of all Business-related
articles. |
| HISTORY, CULTURE
& EDUCATION |
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Silver from the Silk Road - JEWELRY
By Ilene Sternberg
Tribal Jewelry from the peoples of central Asia is bold, striking, and rich with
tradition and meaning.
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|  Old
Gold & New
- METALS/HISTORY
By Nina Cooper
The most malleable of metals, gold has long occupied the most unmovable place
in the artistic imagination. Modern artists are not only fascinated by the metal,
but by the way their ancient ancestors shaped it. (May 2001)
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|  Granting
A Wish - EDUCATION/ BUSINESS
Rachel V. Katz
Whether you're just starting out, looking for financial breathing space to experiment,
or have a particular project in mind, there are grants out there what can help
jewelry artists. (August 2000)
A partial listing of possible grant sources are listed
here.
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|  Chasing
Rainbows - BEADS/ HISTORY
By Ilene Sternberg
Colorful, enticing, and elusive, Kiffa beads exert a powerful pull on bead lovers
and collectors. (June 2000)
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Banking on the Arts - MUSEUM/EDUCATION
By Margaret Marchuk
Mint Museum of Craft & Design collection. (May 1999)
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|  A
History Told In Beads - BEADS/ HISTORY
By Lynda Mc Daniel
History of beads
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Integrated Approach - EDUCATION
by Mark Lurie
Education/Profile on Georgian College of Applied Arts & Technology. (May 1998)
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| SHOWS
& TRAVEL |
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Buying on the Border - BUSINESS/TRAVEL
By Michael Boyd
An intrepid traveler and master jewelry artist journeys to the Thai-Burmese border
to buy gem materials for his creations.
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What Else Was New in Tucson in 2002? - SHOW REVIEW
By Si & Ann Frazier
With 35 separate venues selling gems, minerals, fossils, rough, beads, jewelry,
supplies, equipment, and more, it's impossible to fit everything one person could
see in a single magazine.
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|  Living
Up to the Hype
By Suzanne Wade
Not for nothing is Tucson touted as the place to be each winter - the city plays
host to a collection of gem, mineral, jewelry, bead and fossil shows that showcase
every taste and talent. (December 2001)
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|  Tu-
Tu Tucson, Good Buys!
By Alan Korwin
Spotlight on the 2000 Tucson gem, jewelry, mineral, fossil and bead shows.
(January 2000)
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|  A
Sleepy Town Awakens
By Mark Lurie
Tucson Preview (January 1999)
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Mechanical Chic: Jewelry by Connie Verrusio
Dreaming in Metal
Classical Proportions: Profile on Barbara Heinrich
Playing With Silver: A Profile of Silversmith Sylvia Youell
Beads
& Kisses, Kate Fowle
On the Horizon: In Search of Tanzanian Sunstone 
Raising Marvin's Monster: Restoring a Used Slab Saw
