Lapidary_Journal_Jewelry_Artist_-_November_-_December_2019

you’d fi nd in antiquity but with an obvious connection to ancient Egypt. “Nature was the commanding force in jewelry design in ...

Old Souls course. For the original makers, ser- pents and scarabs held formidable power, providing the wearer the protection of ...

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 61 Shows of Integrity The Shows You Trust Bringing You The Gems and Jewelry You Love Show Schedule Gem, M ...

Vetus Collection925 silver, 22K gold An ancient look with contemporary comfort. IMA GES :^ CO URT ESY MIC HAE L^ JE NSE N^ D ESI ...

rough texture, calculated to resem- ble ancient metal and stone, the way color pops against patinated metal. Sometimes they star ...

Patina of Age 30, 40 experiments in creating a tex- ture before we come up with ones we can consistently make a salable product ...

you have an emotional reaction to it. I think jewelry is a very emotional adornment. We aspire to recreate that feeling, because ...

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There’s a whole world of Instruction Inspiration waiting for you! V 3 Reasons to register a Bead & Jewelry Workshops subscri ...

PHO TOS :^ CO URT ESY HO LLY GA GE^ UNL ESS OT HER WIS E^ N OTE D W hat is stylized artistic expression? Before we get knee deep ...

are not stylized but as true to life as possible. However, the Hawaiian Lei brooch (page 72), has its own set of rules. First, i ...

Stylized stylized design, textures, coils, and the layering of details enhances the dimensionality and creates the sug- gestion ...

SENSATIONAL SILVER JEWELRY MAKING PROJECTS Create affordable and uniquely classic LGYGNT[FGUKIPUWUKPIVCTPKUJCPFƂTG scale ...

PHO TOS :^ HO LLY GA GE A LOHA ‘AINA HAWAI’I Hawaiian Metal Clay Adventure with Gordon Uyehara was a week-long retreat I taught ...

SKILLS Beginner to intermediate metal clay use TIME IT TOOK 16 hours MATERIALS PMC3 or Low fi re Art Clay (1) 5-8 mm fi re-in-p ...

Jewelry Project HAWAIIAN LEI 6 On the acrylic sheet, fl ip the copper over, fl ip the tool to the cupping end, and press down ov ...

CREATE THE SMALL HOLLOW FOR THE GEM There are two hollow components for the center of this piece, which represents a fl oral bud ...

Jewelry Project HAWAIIAN LEI FORM THE PETALS USING THE COPPER SHEET 16 The entire petal component is approximately twice the wid ...

22 With tweezers or a fi ne- tipped brush, pick up each of these 5 tiny balls and place half on the gem, half on the top of the ...

Jewelry Project HAWAIIAN LEI 27 Run one of the tubes over sandpaper along its length, resulting in a C-shaped latch. Thin out th ...