Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist August 2016

EARLY ON OPENING MORNING was like the calm before the storm: just a couple of us in the lobby, sipping our umpteenth cups of take-out coffee, watching the vendors trickle in. When the first attendees started lining up more than two hours before starting time, we knew it was a good sign. We also knew that based on the volume of inquiries they’d been getting about this brand-new show, the expo center had been right to decide just a couple of days before the event to move us from a small ballroom to one of the main exhibition halls. Sure that last-minute change required a lot of last-minute work, but creating a new floor plan and hand-stuffing copies into our swag bags at the 11th hour had been worth the fuss. By…

reader comments & sketches NEXT TIME: John F. Heusler, G.G.’s Sterling and Ortiz Rhodochrosite Pendant, COVER. Riff on a design feature of this piece such as color, texture, form, value, line, space, repetition, balance, contrast, unity, or variety for your sketch. Sketch a setting for this Ortiz rhodochrosite cabochon from Smokin’ Stones, page 18. DEADLINES: AUGUST 31, 2016 Email digital scans at 300 DPI of no more than three sketches per challenge, indicating the design factor that is your starting point. Sketches will not be returned. WRITE TO US ANYTIME: What do you think about what you’ve seen and read in Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist? SEND SKETCHES & LETTERS for possible print or online publication to: Karla. Rosenbusch@fwcommunity.com. Include your name, city, and state, and indicate “Your Turn” on the subject line. YOUR COVER RIFFS: Designs based on Kirsten Denbow’s Torch Fired Enamel…

EARLY ON OPENING MORNING was like the calm before the storm: just a couple of us in the lobby, sipping our umpteenth cups of take-out coffee, watching the vendors trickle in. When the first attendees started lining up more than two hours before starting time, we knew it was a good sign. We also knew that based on the volume of inquiries they’d been getting about this brand-new show, the expo center had been right to decide just a couple of days before the event to move us from a small ballroom to one of the main exhibition halls. Sure that last-minute change required a lot of last-minute work, but creating a new floor plan and hand-stuffing copies into our swag bags at the 11th hour had been worth the…

Re: “How to Use Handmade Stamps,” May/June 2016 I just got the May/June 2016 issue of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist. I really liked the article “How to Use Handmade Stamps” by Jeff Fulkerson. I noticed a couple of things in the pictures, though. As someone who has worked in industry for many years, the punch in Photo 3 scares me. I would not use that punch as is. I would grind all of the mushroom off the head and make sure I got all the cracks cleaned up, too, to help prevent pieces from flying off . I would still wear eye protection — because you never know when something may chip off — and hearing protection as Jeffrecommended. The other questionable picture is Photo 15 in the companion project, “Stamped Silver Cuff…

ERIN ABERNATHY’ “Spoonman” Buckle Antique sterling spoon, copper “Copper and Brass Layered Cuff,” Page 42 JOHN F. HEUSLER, G.G.’ Fingerprint Jewelry From a Lost Loved One Cast 18k yellow gold “Sterling and Ortiz Rhodochrosite Pendant” Page 20 ROGER HALAS’ T-Rex Pendant Silicon bronze, sterling silver “Dangling Nunchaku Earrings” Page 32 LAUREL NATHANSON’ Doodlery #2 Pendant Oxidized copper, wood, polymer clay, resin, drawing on paper, glitter, sequins “Sterling and Plexiglas Chain” Page 28 JULIA LOWTHER’ Seahorse Feathers Pendant Sterling silver, fine silver, fossil coral, ametrine “Responsible Disposal of Spent Pickle” Page 56 JENNIFER JORDAN PARK’ Golden Angel Pin/Pendant Cloisonné enamel, fine silver, sterling silver, granulated 22K gold, opal, diamond “Unexpected Enamel” Page 48 WANT TO BECOME AN LJJA CONTRIBUTOR? Contributors’ guidelines can be found at www. jewelrymakingdaily.com/submissions AMY ROPER LYONS’ Unidentified Flying Objects Pin/Pendant 18K and 24K gold, enamel, diamonds “Unexpected Enamel” Page 48 ALISHAN’ Cufflinks Oxidized sterling silver, copper, citrine Trends Page 38 PHOTO: JOHN F. HEUSLER, G.G.…

reader comments & sketches NEXT TIME: John F. Heusler, G.G.’s Sterling and Ortiz Rhodochrosite Pendant, COVER. Riff on a design feature of this piece such as color, texture, form, value, line, space, repetition, balance, contrast, unity, or variety for your sketch. Sketch a setting for this Ortiz rhodochrosite cabochon from Smokin’ Stones, page 18. DEADLINES: AUGUST 31, 2016 Email digital scans at 300 DPI of no more than three sketches per challenge, indicating the design factor that is your starting point. Sketches will not be returned. WRITE TO US ANYTIME: What do you think about what you’ve seen and read in Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist? SEND SKETCHES & LETTERS for possible print or online publication to: Karla. Rosenbusch@fwcommunity.com. Include your name, city, and state, and indicate “Your Turn” on the…