Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, January 2009

In every issue of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, you will find:

• Tips, tricks, and expertly answered questions
• Illustrated jewelry making techniques, demos, and projects
• New products you'll want to know about
• A gallery of contributors' latest designs
• The Jewelry Artist Design Challenge to help get your next design started

• ASK THE EXPERTS
• THE 2009 GEMMYS WINNERS: Winners of our 2009 gemstone competition
• COOL TOOLS & HIP TIPS: Chemical Responsibility
• SMOKIN' STONES: Concave Cuts
• CLASS ACT
• TRENDS: Cool Cabs
• FABULOUS, CABULOUS!
• ROCK CORNER: Crinoids
• HARD ROCKS, HARD KNOCKS
• 2009 GEMSTONE PRICE INDEX
• The Jewelry Artist DOER'S PROFILE
• BONUS POSTER: The Jewelry Artist Designer's Guide to Colored Stones
• MEDIA REVIEW: Setting Gemstones Into Metal Clay and Making a Wearable Studio Sample

• GROOVE SET AQUAMARINE PEBBLE (Michael Boyd)
• BASKET SET CONCAVE GEM (Phil Griner)
• CONCAVE CONVERSION (Dalan Hargrave)
• CABOCHON PIN WITH 3 SETTINGS (Noel Yovovich)