It’s Time To Start Thinking About Tucson!

August 7, 2008

The questions are starting to pop up on the forums… Any clues about what to see at the Tucson Gem Show? How do I find a good place to stay? So, with permission I am printing Deborah Benson’s response from Sharilyn Miller’s Yahoo Group “Bead On A Wire”! Tucson 2009 Bead Gem ShowIf you like [...]

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Gordon Uyehara at HonuDream!

August 5, 2008

Gordon Uyehara HonuDream http://www.geocities.com/gtrsolo/index.htmlGordon Uyehara has to be one of the most sharing, gentle spirits on the planet. Several years ago I was “checking out PMC” and joined several forums and Yahoo! Groups…from that experience I discovered this man’s work. His patience with newbies and willingness to share his knowledge in this relatively new medium [...]

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Jessica Dow of Different Seasons Jewelry

August 3, 2008

Jessica Dow withDifferent Seasons Jewelryhttp://differentseasonsjewelry.com/If you have picked up the new ArtJewelry magazine you will see there is a new type of feature – the cover pendant accounts for three different techniques and step by step instructions in this issue! This is a great idea as it allows the issue to cover more beginning techniques [...]

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Jessica Dow of Different Seasons Jewelry

August 3, 2008

For the Complete Interview with Jessica see my Jewelry and Gem Artisans Blog at:http://jewelrygemartisans.blogspot.com/ Jessica Dow withDifferent Seasons Jewelryhttp://differentseasonsjewelry.com/ If you have picked up the new ArtJewelry magazine you will see there is a new type of feature – the cover pendant accounts for three different techniques and step by step instructions in this issue! [...]

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Judaica by Ruth Shapiro

July 29, 2008

http://growingupjewish.com/  Writing this post has taken me longer than most – first because Ruth is a dear friend of mine, second because I don’t know anything about Judaica. So when looking at an object, while I could appreciate it’s artistic value, I had no idea what the object was or how it was used. So [...]

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The Robert Bentley Company

July 24, 2008

http://robertbentleygemstones.com At the Tucson Gem Show each year when the AGTA Show opens my first stop – ALWAYS…The Robert Bentley Company Booth. He has all the cut stones and druzys that other booths have BUT his are in innovative stones and great, bold shapes! But I think what I look for from this company is [...]

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Wendy Culpepper

July 22, 2008

Wendy Culpepper Contemporary Handcrafted Designer Jewelry http://www.wendyculpepper.com/ Wendy’s introduction to the arts and metals came at the University of Florida as an Engineering and Fine Arts Student. Originally focusing on her strong drawing skills, she traveled to Florence, Italy to immerse herself in a study of diverse mediums. This search for her artistic Muse had [...]

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It’s good to be “Included”…

July 20, 2008

…if you’re quartz, that is! The “hottest” trend among jewelry designers today is the use of these lesser known gemstones of the quartz family. If we were looking at almost any other gem an inclusion of anything would devalue the gem. This however is not the case with certain quartz varieties. Due to the soft, [...]

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Bead Weaving – Sculptural Art and Beyond…

July 17, 2008

The Art of Weaving Glass Beads was the Spring 2008 show at Mostly Glass Gallery in New Jersey! This show featured Madelyn Ricks and Sharmini Wirasekara along with five other artists working in jewelry and sculptural bead weaving. I was looking through the catalog for this event and noticed that most of the pieces have [...]

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The “Spanish Inquisition Necklace”

July 16, 2008

The Spanish Inquisition NecklaceJanet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems and Minerals Collection at theNational Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution Earliest Cut Gemstones? There are a multitude of legends surrounding this necklace…indicating that it was worn by the lovely ladies of Spanish and French royalty. In the early 20th century, it was [...]

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