Jewelry Arts Lapidary Journal, April 2006

Departments

• Jewelry Journal ??? Questions, Answer& Tips
• Product News

Features

• Carved Creations (Annie Osburn)- Influenced by artists and Renaissance painters, Tom Herman creates detailed pieces using saw-piercing and chasing, often blending sculpture and jewelry.
• Practical Gem Photography (Boris Kolodny)- As more gem cutters move into photography, one artist offers tips on how best to capture your stones.
• Sunshine Underground (Falk Burger)- Deep in the Blanchard mine, collectors shine light on some of the beautiful specimens extracted from the Sunshine tunnel.

Projects

• Stepping Out (Denise Peck)
• Big Lentil (Edith Schneider)- Hollow form metal clay pendant
• Wrap Around (Joanne Gollberg)- Bimetal ring in copper and silver
• River Stone Pin with Floating Key (Gail Rappa)- Create a natural piece in a silver bezel
• The Princess Leila Cut (Douglas M. Turet)- For low refractive index materials