Artist Profile Index

Mechanical Chic: Jewelry by Connie Verrusio
By Nina Graci
Fascinated by the way things work, Connie Verrusio creates radical new jewelry forms from leftover functions.

Steph Korsage is Dreaming in Metal
By Nina Graci
Inspired by dreams of geometric metal shapes, jewelry artist Steff Korsage has followed her own determined path to find her own distinct voice.

Classical Proportions: Profile on Barbara Heinrich
By Nina Graci
Jewelry maker and studio boss Barbara Heinrich keeps business strategies and artistic expression in harmony while creating jewelry designs that strike a chord.
BONUS: See more of Heinrich's designs in our Designer Gallery

Playing With Silver: A Profile of Silversmith Sylvia Youell
By Liz Kuhns
For Sylvia Youell, working with silver is about having fun with both the creating and the creations.
Step by Step tie-in by Sylvia Youell: Wings of Silver

Top of the Food Chain
by Mark Lurie
Profile on Jewelsmith - a custom design jewelry shop in Durham, NC.

Enid Kaplan, Medicine Artist
by Mark Lurie
Profile on jewelry designer Enid Kaplan.
Step by Step tie-in by Enid Kaplan: Anodized Parrot

Eve Afille - Hooked on History
by Andy Oriel
Profile on designer/goldsmith Eve Afille.

Michael Boyd's Elegant Vessels
by Annie Osburn
Profile on Michael Boyd.
Step by Step tie-in by Michael Boyd: Puzzle Clasps

Functional Flair
by Mark Lurie
Profile on jewelry designer Llyn Strelau. (Jan/Feb 1998)

Circles of Influence
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.
Lehrer explains “Setting a Stone Inside a Torus” in Step by Step.

Stone Directed: Rob Green
by Pamela Selbert
Profile on jewelry designer/lapidary Rob Green.

Back On Track
by Annie Ross
Profile on lapidaries/jewelry designers, Barry and Diana Hansen.

Paul Cory: Flawless
by Mark Lurie
Profile on opal jewelry by Paul Cory.

Fragrant Gems- Aromajewels
by Si & Ann Frazier
Profile on Brian & Kendra Cook, creators of Aromajewels®.

Heidi Brodersen's Scented Glass
by Liz Kuhns
Heidi Brodersen turns her flameworked floral beads into pendant-sized perfume bottles.

Beads & Kisses, Kate Fowle
by Ilene Sternberg
In her most recent work, lampworker Kate Fowle is experimenting with intriguing, eye-catching surface treatments.

Kate Drew-Wilkinson - Sense of Drama
by Pamela Selbert
A familiar name to regular readers of Lapidary Journal's Jewelry Journal projects, Kate Drew-Wilkinson has led a life that Danielle Steele would have been hard put to invent.

Greg Gallardy: On A Roll
by Pamela Selbert
Profile on lampwork bead artist, Greg Gallardy.

Dan Adams & Cynthia Toops: A Blend of Influences
by Mark Lurie
Profile on bead artists, Dan Adams and Cynthia Toops.
Step by Step tie-in by Dan Adams: Engraved Enamel Beads

Valerie Hector: The Very Fiber of Her Being
by Lynda McDaniel
Profile on bead artist Valerie Hector.

Kristen Frantzen Orr: Drawing with Glass
by Pamela Selbert
Profile on glass bead artist Kristen Frantzen Orr.
Step by Step tie-in by Kristen Frantzen Orr: Lampworked Floral Globe Bead

Steve Midgett: 18 Layers of Color
By Tamara L. Honaman
Steve Midgett uses 12-25 layers of differently colored metal to create striking patterns for his beautiful mokume gane jewelry.
Bonus: What is Mokume Gane?

Steff Korsage is Dreaming in Metal
By Nina Graci
Inspired by dreams of geometric metal shapes, jewelry artist Steff Korsage has followed her own determined path to find her own distinct voice.

Playing With Silver: A Profile of Silversmith Sylvia Youell
By Liz Kuhns
For Sylvia Youell, working with silver is about having fun with both the creating and the creations.
Step by Step tie-in by Sylvia Youell: Wings of Silver

Tami Dean: Connecting
by Ettagale Blauer
Profile on metalsmith Tami Dean.
Step by Step tie-in by Tami Dean: Silver & Gold "Dancer" Pin

Holly Lee's Spheres of Influence
by Nina Graci
Profile on metalsmith Holly Lee.
Tie-in Step by Step by Holly Lee: Forming A Sphere