Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist – September 2019

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Revivalists Then and Now

44 REVIVAL

Designers look back and reinterpret

antiquities into modern designs

design feature by Cathleen McCarthy

48 ANCIENT REINVENTED

Loren Nicole puts her own spin on

reviving designs from antiquity

design feature by Cathleen McCarthy

54 FIT FOR A FINGER

Domed, scenic, comfort fi t metal clay

ring using polymer clay mold

ring project by Noël Yovovich

60 ADORN YOUR INNER PIRATE

Mix alligator leather and metal for a

swashbuckling look

earring project by Roger Halas

62 CIRCLE OF LIFE

Challenge yourself to make a piece of

jewelry using only materials already on hand

pendant project by Jeff Fulkerson

Apprenticeships

66 LIVE IT & LEARN IT

Tips on what to look and ask for

in an apprenticeship today

education feature by Sharon Elaine

Thompson

72 STATE OF THE ART’S INDUSTRY

Traditional apprenticeships are scarce

but a fl exible model looks promising

education feature by Sharon Elaine

Thompson

76 COMING UP DAISIES

Create a pendant fi lled with plique à jour

enameled fl owers

pendant project by Peggy Haupt

80 SUMMER SOUVENIR

Eric Smith’s fossil shell jewelry

bracelet project by Jim Landon

Grow, Cut, Set

86 ROUGHING IT IN THE LAB

Manmade emerald rough off ers this

artist freedom to experiment

materials feature by Betsy Lehnsdorff

88 MANMADE / HANDMADE

Art Deco inspired this design featuring

a synthetic emerald and turquoise beads

neckpiece project/demo by Betsy

Lehnsdorff

96 FACETS

104 DOER’S PROFILE

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