Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist

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DIRECTOR OF CONTENT Tamara Honaman EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Merle White MANAGING EDITOR Karla A. Rosenbusch AD TRAFFICKER Cari Ullom SENIOR MARKETING MANAGER Jessi Rodriguez SENIOR DESIGNER Connie Poole PHOTOGRAPHY James Lawson EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONTENT T

Amy Buettner & Tucker Glasow’s Pendant in “Medieval Meets Game of Thrones” Riff on the design of any of these or other pieces within this issue, using a design feature such as color, texture, form, value, line, space, repetition, balance, contrast, u

Designs based on projects and jewelry shown in previous issues of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist.

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EACH PIECE THAT jewelry artists Amy Buettner and Tucker Glasow make starts with an exceptional cabochon. Their designs exhibit a balance among stone, silver, and gold in which each element enhances and plays off the others. In form, shape, texture, a

After I finished the pendant, I wanted earrings to match. I found a short section of chain and beads that were left from another project and they matched the cabochon. It was meant to be! These earrings are easy to make using a saw or wire shears, an

OFFERING A RICH narrative, Pantone’s fashion color palette for fall-winter 2020-21 is imbued with strength and personality, encouraged by our ongoing desire for unique self-expression through creative and unusual color statements. That’s how Leatrice

YES, I BROKE my own rule. I always tell my students at the beginning of the semester to learn each of the rules of jewelry making so they will know how to break them properly later. However, this time, I just totally ignored my #1 design rule: design

THE OCEANS have always had an impact on my work as an artist. The colors, the shapes, even the dangers therein; it’s a world like no other. So of course, when I was hired to work on DC’s Aquaman, I could not have been happier. Designing for an iconic

IN THE NIGHTTIME DARKNESS of my studio, I shine a special flashlight across drawers of cabochons and beads, hunting for anything that glows in its purple beam. My goal is to dress up a Yooperlite pendant so that it looks good in all kinds of lights.

Sally, Cheri and I giggle in the dark as we stumble along the rocky shores of Hubbard Lake, Michigan, where we live. Eons ago, glaciers inched across this area and we are hoping they dragged some Yooperlite all the way from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Cana

If you’ve ever wanted to learn from and about top jewelry makers and industry professionals from the comfort of your own home, now you can. In the spring of 2020, Interweave introduced a series of Jewelry Artist podcasts, hosted by Katie Hacker, that

Diamondére, a custom fine jewelry firm, has recently published a comprehensive guide to the similarities and differences between natural diamonds, lab-created diamonds, moissanite, and cubic zirconia. For jewelry artists and customers, the guide incl

Mokumé gané artist Steve Midgett will provide free access online to the complete contents of his book, Mokumé Gané: A Comprehensive Study. In the 160-page book, Midgett shares the art of mokumé gané from its ancient beginnings in Japan to its resurge

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