JANUARY

2008
Volume 61, Number 10

page 25

page 15

page 42 page 30

CONTENTS
6 MY TURN from the Editor 20 TRENDS 56 ROCK CORNER
by Annie Osburn by Claus Hedegaard
Pavé
8 FACETS Anhydrite
Your Turn, News, Innovations
21 PAVÉ RING 58 PRODUCT NEWS
Project by Helen Blythe-Hart
11 ASK THE EXPERTS _____________________
by Tom & Kay Benham 60 EVENTS
25 ROCK STAR GEMS
12 COOL TOOLS by Cathleen McCarthy 74 The Jewelry Artist
by Helen I. Driggs DOER’S PROFILE
Stone Setting 29 CONCAVE Paula Crevoshay
_________________________ CARVING POINT
by Howard Friedler SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONS
14 SMOKIN’ STONES
By Sharon Elaine Thompson 30 THE GEMMYS 2008 62 Jewelry Classes
Candala Chrysoprase
______________________ 64 Gem & Jewelry Shops
15 CHRYSOPRASE 42 DESIGNS from Our 66 Marketplace
RING WAX MODEL CONTRIBUTORS 68 Classifieds
Project by Paul B. Downing ______________________
72 Website Directory
44 METAL CLAY RING
18 FREEFORM WITH STONE 73 Advertisers’ Index
CHRYSOPRASE Project by Kim Otterbein
, ______________________
Demo by Paul B. Downing
_________________________ 46 TOTALLY TUBULAR DESIGN
by Terri Haag

51 TUBE-SET PENDANT ABOUT OUR COVER:

EARRINGS Belle Brooke Barer’s sterling
Project by Belle Brooke Barer earrings with peridot and ruby.
______________________ Photo: Jim Lawson.
TUBE-SET PENDANT EARRINGS,
page 51.

4 Jewelry Artist January 2008

 FEBRUARY
2008
Volume 61, Number 11

page 21

page 44 page 54 page 17

CONTENTS
6 MY TURN from the Editor 24 TRENDS 54 TOMORROW’S
by Annie Osburn ARTISAN MARKET
by Sharon Elaine Thompson
8 FACETS Color Forecast
Your Turn, News, Innovations
60 ROCK CORNER
25 TEXTURED ORBIT by Claus Hedegaard
12 ASK THE EXPERTS BROOCH Lapis Judaicus
by Tom & Kay Benham Project by Cynthia Clearwater

14 COOL TOOLS 62 MEDIA REVIEW

Burma Ruby
by Helen I. Driggs 29 TORCHED by S.K. Samuels
Rolling Mills TEXTURE
_________________________ Demo by Cynthia Clearwater
_______________________ 63 PRODUCT NEWS
16 SMOKIN’ STONES
By Terri Haag
Royal Sahara Jasper 44 DESIGNS from Our 64 EVENTS
CONTRIBUTORS
17 COILED WIRE & _______________________ 74 The Jewelry Artist
JASPER PENDANT DOER’S PROFILE
Project by Helen I. Driggs 46 ONE OF HEARTS Thomas Mann
Facet Design by John Hamer
SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONS
21 JASPER WITH _______________________
FACETED CROWN 40 Jewelry Schools
Demo by Paul R. Paulsen 48 WINDCHIME
_________________________ 68 Classifieds
EARRINGS WITH CONES
Project by Lexi Erikson 72 Website Directory
73 Advertisers’ Index
ABOUT OUR COVER:
Lexi Erikson’s patinated silver
51 PRECISE CONE
FABRICATION
Windchime Earrings with Cones
Demo by Tamar Kern
project, page 48. Photo: Jim Lawson. _______________________

4 Jewelry Artist February 2008

 MARCH
2008
Volume 61,
Number 12

page 49

page 25 page 58 page 53

CONTENTS
6 MY TURN from the Editor 22 TRENDS 62 ROCK CORNER
by Annie Osburn by Claus Hedegaard
8 FACETS Rose Gold Spinel
Your Turn, News, Innovations
23 SOLDERING ROSE GOLD 65 PRODUCT NEWS
11 ASK THE EXPERTS by Lexi Erikson
by Tom & Kay Benham _______________________ 67 MEDIA REVIEWS
PMC Technic
13 FACETED “NUGGET” by Tim McCreight
BEAD 25 FOUND OBJECT
Demo by Ahna V. White PENDANT 68 EVENTS
________________________ Project by Eleanore MacNish
70 INDEX TO VOLUME 61
16 COOL TOOLS 28 WEAR THEM TONIGHT
by Helen I. Driggs EARRINGS 82 The Jewelry Artist
Soldering Revisited Project by Helen I. Driggs DOER’S PROFILE
_________________________ _______________________ Michael David Sturlin

18 SMOKIN’ STONES 44 DESIGNS from Our SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONS

by Sharon Elaine Thompson CONTRIBUTORS
Lab-Grown Diamonds _______________________ 36 Jewelry Schools
19 GEMS FROM THE LAB 46 FIRE STAINED 38 Gem & Jewelry Shops
by Sharon Elaine Thompson METAL BOX
Project by Jennifer Rabe Morin 74 Marketplace
_________________________
76 Classifieds
49 BEYOND FLAT: CLAY OR SHEET?
by Terri Haag 80 Website Directory

53 HOLLOW SILVER CLAY 81 Advertisers’ Index

ABOUT OUR COVER:
PENDANT
Chihiro Makio’s Fancy Lotus Pin.
Project by Linda Kaye-Moses
Sterling and rose gold plated sterling,
_______________________
hand-sewn Delica glass beads. Photo:
Jim Lawson. Trends, page 22.
58 SPECTACULAR BENEFIT SHOW
by Helen I. Driggs

4 Jewelry Artist March 2008

 APRIL
2008
Volume 62, Number 1

page 10

page 52 page 40 page 28

CONTENTS
6 MY TURN from the Editor 28 TRENDS 56 ROCK CORNER
by Annie Osburn by Claus Hedegaard
10 FACETS Framed Art Benitoite
Your Turn, News, Innovations
29 FRAMED FOCAL 58 PRODUCT NEWS
14 ASK THE EXPERTS CHARM
by Tom & Kay Benham Demo by Shoshana Farber 60 MEDIA REVIEWS
______________________ Rock & Gem
16 COOL TOOLS by Ronald Louis Bonewitz
by Helen I. Driggs 40 DESIGNS from Our
Filing Finesse CONTRIBUTORS 61 EVENTS
_________________________ ______________________
74 The Jewelry Artist
18 SMOKIN’ STONES 42 STRATA CHARM DOER’S PROFILE
by Sharon Elaine Thompson BRACELET Thomas Herman
Smoky Quartz
SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONS
19 SMOKY WHIRLPOOL 44 FUSED WIRE 62 Jewelry Classes
ROUND CHARMS
Facet Design by Paul R. Paulsen 64 Fee Mining
Projects by Victoria Lansford
______________________ 68 Classifieds
22 SMOKY CHAOS RING 72 Website Directory
Project by Ahna V. White
48 CARVED FOSSIL
IVORY PIN 73 Advertisers’ Index
Project by Eric Silva

25 GIANT QUARTZ GEM

by Terri Haag 52 ORGANIC MECHANIC
by Nina Graci ABOUT OUR COVER:
_________________________
______________________ Eric Silva demonstrates both carving
and metalsmithing techniques in this
piece. Carved Fossil Ivory Pin, project,
page 48. Photo: Jim Lawson.

4 Jewelry Artist April 2008

 M AY, 2 0 0 8
Volume 62, Number 2

page 28

page 54

page 66 page 16 page

CONTENTS
8 MY TURN from the Editor 36 TRENDS 75 GET YOUR GAUGE ON
by Annie Osburn by Helen I. Driggs
16 FACETS Clever Closures
Your Turn, News, Innovations 77 THE INTARSIA INDEXER
37 METAL CLAY LOCK Product Review by Tom & Kay Benham
20 ASK THE EXPERTS & KEY
by Tom & Kay Benham Project by Hadar Jacobson 79 2008 GEMSTONE PRICE
_________________________________ INDEX
22 COOL TOOLS by Sharon Elaine Thompson
by Helen I. Driggs 54 DESIGNS from Our
Forming Blocks CONTRIBUTORS 84 ROCK CORNER
_____________________________________ _________________________________ by Claus Hedegaard
Isotropic Crystals
24 SMOKIN’ STONES 56 BALINESE SILVER
by Sharon Elaine Thompson GRANULATION 86 PRODUCT NEWS
Kentucky Agate by Nina Cooper
88 MEDIA REVIEW
25 KENTUCKY AGATE 61 SILVER GRANULATION
Beautiful Lightning Ridge
PENDANT FLOWER PENDANT
by Len Cram
Demo by John Leeds Project by Patricia Tschetter
_____________________________________ 90 EVENTS

28 CUSTOM CABOCHONS 91 SCHOOLS & CLASSES

by Derek Levin 66 GRANULATION ARTISTS IN
SANTA FE MORE RESOURCES ONLINE AT
by Nina Cooper www.jewelryartistmagazine.com
33 DESIGNER RUBY Museums, Gem & Mineral Clubs,
CABOCHON 72 GRANULATED GOLD Bead Societies, & Associations
Demo by Ahna V. White EARRINGS
_____________________________________ Project by Dell Fox 154 The Jewelry Artist
_________________________________ DOER’S PROFILE
Ronda Coryell

ABOUT OUR COVER: John Leeds’ sterling and agate pendant.

Photo: Jim Lawson. Kentucky Agate Pendant, page 25.

6 Jewelry Artist May 2008

 JUNE 2008
Volume 62, Number 3

page 50

page 42

page 46

page 10
CONTENTS
6 MY TURN from the Editor 26 TRENDS 56 BRONZE & SILVER
by Annie Osburn CLAY EARRINGS
8 YOUR TURN Hammered Texture Project by Hadar Jacobson
Reader Sketches & Comments _______________________________
27 HAMMERED BANGLE
10 FACETS Project by William Fretz 58 ROCK CORNER
by Claus Hedegaard
14 ASK THE EXPERTS _________________________________ Aragonite
by Tom & Kay Benham
42 DESIGNS from Our 60 PRODUCT NEWS
16 COOL TOOLS CONTRIBUTORS
by Helen I. Driggs _________________________________ 61 EVENTS
Reader Roundup
_____________________________________ 74 The Jewelry Artist
44 PHOEBE DOER’S PROFILE
18 SMOKIN’ STONES Facet Design by Jeffrey Hunt Aaron Macsai
by Sharon Elaine Thompson _________________________________
The Colors of Turquoise SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONS
46 RETICULATED
19 PEACOCK LINK BROOCH 62 Jewelry Classes
BRACELET Project by Karen J. Lauseng
Project by Bryan & Jane Mason
64 Fee Mining
_________________________________
66 Marketplace
50 CARVED AND CAST IN STONE 68 Classifieds
21 TURQUOISE & METAL by Annie Osburn
CLAY PENDANT
72 Website Directory
Project by Jennifer Kahn 54 TUFA-CAST BEAD CAPS
_____________________________________ Demo by Verma Nequatewa as told to 73 Advertisers’ Index
Annie Osburn
_________________________________

ABOUT OUR COVER: William Fretz’s hammership shines in his substantial Argentium
sterling bangle. Hammered Bangle project, page 27.

4 Jewelry Artist June 2008

 J U LY 20 0 8
Volume 62, Number 4

page 10

page 60 page 31

CONTENTS page 30 page 8

6 MY TURN from the Editor 30 TRENDS 66 ROCK CORNER

by Annie Osburn by Claus Hedegaard
8 YOUR TURN Timeless Bronze Graphite
Reader Sketches & Comments
31 FOLD FORMED 68 MEDIA REVIEW
10 FACETS BRONZE BROOCH Foldforming
News & Innovations Project by Helen I. Driggs by Charles Lewton-Brain
_________________________________
14 ASK THE EXPERTS 70 PRODUCT NEWS
by Tom & Kay Benham 48 DESIGNS from Our
CONTRIBUTORS 72 EVENTS
16 COOL TOOLS & HIP TIPS _________________________________
by Helen I. Driggs 82 The Jewelry Artist
Wire Works DOER’S PROFILE
_____________________________________ Mary Ann Scherr
50 LAPIS FLEUR-DE-LIS
Demo by Helen Serras-Herman
20 SMOKIN’ STONES SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONS
_________________________________
by Sharon Elaine Thompson
Koroit Opal 38 Jewelry Classes
54 COPPER & FAUX
BONE® BRACELET 40 Gem & Jewelry Shops
21 OPENWORK DINNER RING Project by Judith Freyer Thompson
Project by Victoria Lansford
_________________________________ 44 Fee Mining
74 Marketplace
57 MIXED METAL CUFF
Project by Joanna Gollberg 76 Classifieds
25 SOLDERING WIRE
& SHEET 80 Website Directory
by Lexi Erikson
_____________________________________
81 Advertisers’ Index
60 THREE TO SEE
by Cathleen McCarthy
_________________________________

ABOUT OUR COVER: Joanna Gollberg’s whimsical bracelet combines silver and bronze.
Mixed Metal Cuff, page 57. Photo: Jim Lawson.

4 Jewelry Artist July 2008

 AUGUST
2008
page 26 Volume 62, Number 5

page 30 page 54

page 46
CONTENTS
6 MY TURN from the Editor 26 SMOKIN’ STONES 60 TEXTURED
by Sharon Elaine Thompson BRICKS PENDANT
8 YOUR TURN Sodalite Project by Hadar Jacobson
Reader Sketches & Comments _________________________________
27 RIDGEBACK
10 FACETS SODALITE PENDANT 63 CUSTOM
News & Innovations Project by Tom & Kay Benham FACETING BENCH
____________________________________ Project by Jim Perkins
13 ASK THE EXPERTS _________________________________
by Tom & Kay Benham 30 DESIGNS from Our
_________________________________________ CONTRIBUTORS 66 ROCK CORNER
____________________________________ by Claus Hedegaard
15 COOL TOOLS & HIP TIPS Pseudomorphs
by Helen I. Driggs 44 TRENDS
Sawing Essentials by Annie Osburn 68 PRODUCT NEWS
Found Objects
20 CUSTOM SAW GRIP 70 MEDIA REVIEWS
Project by Brian Meek 46 VINTAGE The Handbook of Metal Clay:
ILLUSTRATION PENDANT Textures and Forms
Project by Eleanore Macnish by Hadar Jacobson
&
22 SAWN ALUMINUM Making Connections
& COPPER NECKLACE 49 THE RIGHT RESIN by Susan Lenart Kazmer
Project by Helen I. Driggs by Eleanore Macnish
71 EVENTS
52 SPRINKLE
EARRINGS 82 The Jewelry Artist
Project by Eleanore Macnish DOER’S PROFILE
Steven Ford & David Forlano

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONS

54 FOUND MARKET
by Annie Osburn 38 Jewelry Classes
ABOUT OUR COVER: ____________________________________ 40 Fee Mining
Erin Dolman’s DIANTHUS BROOCH 74 Marketplace
(back shown above) of etched sterling, 76 Classifieds
copper, 18K gold, vintage photo, antique 81 Website Directory
glass button, and cedar roots. Trends, page 44. 81 Advertisers’ Index
4 Jewelry Artist August 2008
 SEPTEMBER
2008
Volume 62, Number 6

page 10

page 14

page 35

page 54 CONTENTS

6 MY TURN from the Editor 27 VARIATIONS ON 60 ROCK CORNER

FORM IN METAL by Claus Hedegaard
8 YOUR TURN Design Exercise by Michael Boyd Pezzottaite
Reader Sketches & Comments
62 PRODUCT NEWS
10 THE 2008 JEWELRY ARTS AWARDS 30 SMOKIN’ STONES
by Sharon Elaine Thompson 64 MEDIA REVIEW
14 FACETS Mookaite Mokumé Gane
News & Innovations by Ian Ferguson
31 STONE/COLOR AS
16 ASK THE EXPERTS DESIGN MEDIUM 65 EVENTS
by Tom & Kay Benham Design Exercise by Michael Boyd
_________________________________ _________________________________ 82 The Jewelry Artist
DOER’S PROFILE
18 COOL TOOLS & HIP TIPS 35 DESIGNS from Our Donald Friedlich
by Helen I. Driggs CONTRIBUTORS
Mixed Up or Married? _________________________________ SPECIAL ADVERTISING

21 MARRIED METAL FAN 66 Jewelry Classes

46 TRENDS
BROOCH
Project by Brian Meek
by Annie Osburn 68 Rock Shops
Movable Gems
_________________________________ 70 Fee Mining
48 KINETIC 72 Website Directory
MOONSTONE RING
Project by Claudio Pino 76 Classifieds
80 Marketplace
51 MAGIC AND MOVEMENT 81 Advertisers’ Index
ABOUT OUR COVER: Michael Boyd’s by Nina Graci
Circus Fish Cuff is a design masterwork
of shape, color, and form. Variations 54 CALDER’S MOBILE JEWELRY
on Form in Metal, page 27. Photo: by Cathleen Mccarthy
Jim Lawson _________________________________

4 Jewelry Artist September 2008

 OCTOBER 2008
Volume 62, Number 7

page 20

page 28

page 10
page 60

CONTENTS
6 MY TURN from the Editor 26 TRENDS 57 HARDWARE STORE
by Annie Osburn JEWELRY
8 YOUR TURN Palladium Demo by Tom & Kay Benham
Reader Sketches & Comments
28 PALLADIUM 950 RING
10 FACETS Project by Jim Dailing 60 INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
News & Innovations by Sharon Elaine Thompson
_____________________
14 ASK THE EXPERTS
by Tom & Kay Benham 31 PALLADIUM PRIMER 68 PRODUCT NEWS
by Sharon Elaine Thompson
16 COOL TOOLS & HIP TIPS ______________________ 69 MEDIA REVIEW
by Helen I. Driggs Metal Clay: Beyond the Basics
Snips, Shears, and Scissors 44 DESIGNS from Our by Carol A. Babineau
_________________________ CONTRIBUTORS
______________________ 70 EVENTS
20 SMOKIN’ STONES 46 GOLDEN OVAL
by Sharon Elaine Thompson 82 The Jewelry Artist
Facet design by Jim Perkins DOER’S PROFILE
Prehnite
Boris Bally
21 HOLLOWFORM PREHNITE
PENDANT SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONS
48 CLAY FOR GEM CARVERS
Project by Tom & Kay Benham Tips by Howard Friedler 71 Jewelry Classes

51 INLAID AGATE 76 Classifieds

23 ROCK CORNER
by Claus Hedegaard
BOX RING 81 Advertisers’ Index
Project by Jennifer Rabe Morin
Prehnite 81 Website Directory
_________________________
54 WIRED LANDSCAPE
NECKLACE
Project by Helen I. Driggs
ABOUT OUR COVER: Mary Ann Scherr has
pioneered the use of industrial metals for jew-
elry use. Shown here is PATHWAY, her stainless
steel etched cuff. Industrial Designs, page 60.

4 Jewelry Artist October 2008

 page xx NOVEMBER
page 56 2008
Volume 62, Number 8

page 28

page 12

CONTENTS page 20

21 PORCELAIN 53 DIE-FORMED
6 MY TURN from the Editor JASPER PENDANT MICROFOLD
Project by Elias Bernard PENDANT
8 YOUR TURN Project by Jack Berry
Reader Sketches & Comments
23 PORCELAIN JASPER 56 JEWELRY TO DIE FORM
10 DESIGNS from Our CABOCHON by Cathleen McCarthy
CONTRIBUTORS Demo by George Bajoras _____________________
______________________
12 FACETS 62 ROCK CORNER
News & Innovations 25 TRIM SAW SETUP by Claus Hedegaard
Demo by Stephen Taney Botryogen
14 ASK THE EXPERTS
by Tom & Kay Benham 64 PRODUCT NEWS
_________________________
28 TRAVELER’S 66 MEDIA REVIEW
15 COOL TOOLS & HIP TIPS WORKBENCH The Jeweler’s Bench Book
by Helen I. Driggs Demo by Tom & Kay Benham by Charles Lewton-Brain
Twist & Curl ______________________
68 EVENTS
17 COPPER SPIRAL 44 TRENDS
BRACELET by Annie Osburn 82 The Jewelry Artist
Project by Helen I. Driggs Metal & Glass Together DOER’S PROFILE
_________________________ Dennis Nahabetian
46 DICHROIC GLASS &
20 SMOKIN’ STONES METAL CLAY RING SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONS
by Sharon Elaine Thompson Project by Arlene Hildebrand Mornick
Porcelain Jasper ______________________ 69 Jewelry Classes
72 Gem & Jewelry Shops
49 SCALES
by Sharon Elaine Thompson 76 Classifieds
______________________
81 Advertisers’ Index
81 Website Directory
ABOUT OUR COVER: Judith Neugebauer’s die-formed and fabricated earrings
in sterling silver with an overlay of 23K gold leaf and freshwater pearls.
Jewelry to Die Form, page 56. Photo: Jim Lawson

4 Jewelry Artist November 2008

 DECEMBER 2008
Volume 62, Number 9

page 30

page 10 page 20 page 44

CONTENTS
6 MY TURN from the Editor 24 CONTEMPORARY 56 HARD ROCKS,
SILVER & CRYSTAL HARD KNOCKS
8 YOUR TURN ORNAMENT by Sharon Elaine Thompson
Reader Sketches & Comments Project by Travis Ogden
63 SLIM
10 DESIGNS from Our 27 BAMBOO Facet Design by Nancy Attaway
CONTRIBUTORS SILVER RING
Project by Elizabeth Ann Tokoly _____________________
12 FACETS
66 ROCK CORNER
14 ASK THE EXPERTS 30 CLASS ACT by Claus Hedegaard
by Tom & Kay Benham by Rachel V. Katz Magnesite
_________________________ ______________________
68 PRODUCT NEWS
16 COOL TOOLS & HIP TIPS 44 TRENDS
by Helen I. Driggs by Annie Osburn 69 MEDIA REVIEW
Chemical Responsibility Patterned Metal Making Metal Beads: Techniques,
_________________________ Projects, Inspiration
46 ETCHED BRASS by Pauline Warg
20 SMOKIN’ STONES LINK BRACELET
by Sharon Elaine Thompson Project by Meredith Arnold 69 EVENTS
Drusies
82 The Jewelry Artist
21 SILVER & DRUSY 49 MOVABLE BRONZE DOER’S PROFILE
SNOWFLAKE ORNAMENT CLAY EARRINGS Alan Revere
Project by Darlene Armstrong Project by Hadar Jacobson
_________________________ ______________________ SPECIAL ADVERTISING
SECTIONS
53 INSIDE A BERYL
by John S. White and John I. Koivula 70 Jewelry Classes
______________________ 76 Classifieds
81 Advertisers’ Index
81 Website Directory
ABOUT OUR COVER: Klaus Bürgel’s 18K gold ring with
uncut garnets. Class Act, page 30. Photo: Jim Lawson

4 Jewelry Artist December 2008