2020-05-01_Lapidary_Journal_Jewelry_Artist

Netflix’s The Crown: Making the Jewelry P. 6 4 Ellensburg Blue Agate Simple Filigree Success Set a Kite-Shaped Blue Opal PLUS: N ...

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2 LAPIDARY JOURNAL JEWELRY ARTIST Contents ABOUT OUR COVER: Momoko Okada’s “Wind” incense burner, page 26. PHOTO: COURTESY MOMOK ...

MAY/JUNE 2020 3 32 THE METALLIC EDGE Smokin’ Stones: Pyrite-in-agate by Sharon Elaine Thompson 34 RIPPLES Circles of agate dotte ...

4 LAPIDARY JOURNAL JEWELRY ARTIST My Turn From the Editor How About a Win? WINNING A COMPETITION is exciting, prestigious, and e ...

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6 LAPIDARY JOURNAL JEWELRY ARTIST reader comments & sketches Your Turn Design Challenges You r De si g n Rif fs Designs base ...

MAY/JUNE 2020 7 Momoko Okada’s Pendant in “Essence of Japan” Lexi Erickson’s Pendant in “Go Fly a Kite” Nina Raizel Hartman’s Ea ...

Momoko Okada’s Inlay Pendant Shibuichi, shakudo, silver, gold ΓESSENCE OF JAPAN,” p. ΓCULTURAL FUSION,” p. PHOTO: COURTESY M ...

Carlson Brothers Jewelry’s Ring 10ct Andamooka opal, fishtail set diamonds, 14K rose gold ΓELLENSBURG AGATE,” p. PHOTO: LILY H ...

Net Profits By Cathleen McCarthy PH OT O: PA Y ON ;^ G ET TY IM AG ES YOU CAN REFINE your sales and marketing strategies, orga ...

of Pennsylvania and author of Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind. People who are more inspired in th ...

2I['ôXIWX Call for Entries for the 1st Annual Interweave Jewelry, Bead and Gem Arts Awards Categories Include Jewelry | Beads ...

The program covers: Fundamental design concepts Digital hand-rendering using Sketchbook software How to create, render and prot ...

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Specifi cally Soldering CONFESSION: SOLDERING IS NOT MY FAVORITE THING. Instead, I thrive on the challenge of fabricating scream ...

Spider-Mini Support Quite a few years ago, I featured the Original Spider Hold Down created by David Lee Smith, the perfect aid ...

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By Deborah Yonick, jewelry style expert POLKA DOTS MADE AN UNUSUALLY strong showing in the spring-summer 2020 ready-to-wear line ...