Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist July 2016

IF IT WEREN’T FOR VETERANS, this magazine would probably not have been launched. In 1947, a couple of years after the end of World War II, an enterprising pharmaceuticals salesman named Leland Quick saw an opportunity and went for it. He envisioned a popular magazine about gem cutting, a craft then shrouded in closely held trade secrets, often passed down through families for generations. In the inaugural issue, he outlined his ideas to give his new readers a 360-degree understanding of their craft, including information about gems and minerals, mineral collecting, and jewelry making. Quick’s vision worked, but his description of it didn’t include what had inspired him to take this project on. I never met Quick or had the chance to ask, but I did get to know several of…

NEXT TIME: John F. Heusler, G.G.’s Roll Printed Dino Bone Cuff, COVER. Riffon 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 dino bone cabochon from Smokin’ Stones, page 28. DEADLINES: JULY 31, 2016 Email digital scans at 300 DPI or send photocopies 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. DESIGN CHALLENGES YOUR COVER RIFFS: Designs based on Baiyang Qui’s Breeze Brooch,…

IF IT WEREN’T FOR VETERANS, this magazine would probably not have been launched. In 1947, a couple of years after the end of World War II, an enterprising pharmaceuticals salesman named Leland Quick saw an opportunity and went for it. He envisioned a popular magazine about gem cutting, a craft then shrouded in closely held trade secrets, often passed down through families for generations. In the inaugural issue, he outlined his ideas to give his new readers a 360-degree understanding of their craft, including information about gems and minerals, mineral collecting, and jewelry making. Quick’s vision worked, but his description of it didn’t include what had inspired him to take this project on. I never met Quick or had the chance to ask, but I did get to know several…

DEBRA HOFFMASTER’S Fold Formed Feather Pin Niobium, sterling silver, cultured pearl “Fold Formed Silver Feather Pin” Page 18 WEI LAH POH’S Handle Necklace Found enamelware “Flaws, Perfection and Utilitarian Objects,” Page 38 “Found Enamelware for Jewelry,” Page 42 DEBRA CARUS’S Nordic Birch Ring with Gold Dewdrop Sterling silver, 14K gold “Make a Production Out of It” Page 56 TARA HUTCHINSON’S Earrings Raw aquamarine, Argentium Trends Page 46 ROGER HALAS’S The Guardian Medallion Sterling silver, brass, ruby, opal “Easy Twisted Copper Cuff” Page 22 BETSY LEHNDORFF’S Pendant Silver quarter, Welo opal, sterling silver casting “Hard Molds for Metal Clay” Page 50 JOHN ROSE’S Green Thingy with Red Dots Brooch Hand-fabricated polymer, sterling silver “Make a Production Out of It” Page 56 JENIFER BELLEFLEUR’S Abaco Preciosa Necklace 14K gold, white gold, pink spinel, blue sapphire Trends Page 46 WANT TO BECOME AN LJJA CONTRIBUTOR? Contributors’ guidelines can be found at www.jewelrymakingdaily.com/submissions…

We’re not all cut out to teach, but if you enjoy working with other artists, teaching your jewelry skills can serve multiple purposes. The most obvious is that it supplements your income, while allowing you to focus on your jewelry and build a customer base. But many jewelry artists with a substantial customer base continue to teach on the side. If you’re thinking about teaching, or have already held a workshop or two, building instruction into the mix may be worth some considering. Do you like to teach? Just because you’ve never had formal training in instruction doesn’t mean you’re not a natural. “Teaching came pretty naturally for me. My kids probably helped,” says wire artist Sarah Thompson, who has raised three. Thompson recently published a successful book based on her classes. Even…

NEXT TIME: John F. Heusler, G.G.’s Roll Printed Dino Bone Cuff, COVER. Riffon 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 dino bone cabochon from Smokin’ Stones, page 28. DEADLINES: JULY 31, 2016 Email digital scans at 300 DPI or send photocopies 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.…