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did you know?
by k.o’brien jewelry

I am currently a columnist for tryhandmade. I write weekly posts
about Rhode Island artists. It has been great fun to roam my state
{through etsy’s shop local, of course} and discover talent I have
yet to meet. So, keep in touch with the RI art scene through my
series. Comment a little on the blog. Make some local suggestions
for me. Appreciate handmade! Please leave a comment, I would love to
see what is on your mind…

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Student of the Week: Christina Hunt
by jeanettecaines

Congratulations to Christina Hunt, our latest Student of the Week.
These two 22k gold and Tourmaline bracelets represent no small
achievement. This much stone setting isn’t for the easily
discouraged. It’s a great project to hone your cabochon setting
skills. Cabochons date back to the ancient times before man
developed lapidary equipment capable of faceting stones. Although I
love faceted stones, cabochons have a plump tactile quality missing
from faceted stones. We…

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What’s So Funny?
by Robyn Hawk

What’s so funny? Humor in CraftPeople of all ages and cultures
respondto humor enthusiastically and craft artwork definitely can be
very funny !Often, the work exudes a sense of the absurd due to
exaggerated size or by being executed in unusual materials. Craft
artwork can be highly ironic, political, sarcastic, or just plain
amusing, and it comes in a variety of media, such as metals, wood,
fibers, ceramics, glass, mixed media etc. Brigitte Martin has
joined…

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welcome summer! eating outdoors in the city
by k.o’brien jewelry

This weekend was really some of the best weather of the summer thus
far. High seventies and not humid, pure perfection. After a great
day at Indie Arts Fest we spent Sunday taking it slow and enjoying
the day. I suppose we just celebrated a Sunday as people do. We ate
outdoors in the courtyard at Olga’s. Even though I could see the
brick buildings of the city it seemed like an escape. Surrounded by
tall hedges and trees we…

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Time, Space Saving tools from PMC Conference
by Elaine Luther

The Jool Tool in action. The most compact polishing motor ever has
got to be the JoolTool, demo’d in the vendor room by Rio Grande. You
hold the work under the abrasive or polishing wheel. Could take some
getting used to if you’re used to the traditional type of polishing
motor. The primary advantages seem to be the incredibly small
footprint and that you can hook it up to a shop vac. (Just get those
ear plugs first) Check it…

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Pearl Earrings, a Ring, and a Laminated Stone
by Hans Meevis

A blue-green tourmaline that I cut and set into a ring of my own
design. This tourmaline comes from Namibia. I bought the rough when I
was on a birding trip some years ago. I think Namibia is the most
beautiful country on this planet…

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Wire: Hammering Method
by Jamie Hall

In April, I did a post on wire-making tools, which briefly touched
on methods of wire-drawing. There=B4s a proper discussion of some of
the methods in Gold Bulletin: The Production of Gold Wire in
Antiquity, by Andrew Oddy. This time, I=B4m looking at the hammering
method in detail…

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Hammer Hunt
by Laurie Jane Kern

Right after my first session with Deb I asked for a basic list of
hammers to purchase. The list was for a 400 g raising/forging
hammer, a 200 g border/raising hammer, and a 100g, 200 g, and 400 g
embossing/sinking hammer. These were my first 5 hammers, all by
Peddinghaus. I have since added a 300 g bordering hammer and a 170 g
planishing hammer that I picked up from ebay, plus 2 chasing hammers
and several mallets. And…

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ArtFire Collection: Anticipating Autumn
by Lava Jewelry

ArtFire just rolled out its “Collections” feature (similar to Etsy’s
Treasury), so I created my first ArtFire Collection today. Enjoy!
Anticipating Autumn Curated By: ABeadSea ArtFire.com Craft
Tutorials…

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Book Announcement: Makers: A History of American Studio Craft
by Elaine Luther

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fun at Indie Arts Fest
by k.o’brien jewelry

This past weekend marked my first time vending at Indie Arts Fest.
We had lovely weather, a perfect day for an event in the park. I
thought it was a fantastic venue, hearing the fountain throughout
the day was quite nice. I have been working on redesigning my
display. I love my new banner. It is the same as my earrings cards,
business cards and stickers for my jewelry boxes. I feel so well
“themed” now. What do you think…

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Tips and Tricks for Life
by noelyovovich

I learned two really important things at the PMC conference, and
neither of them was about PMC. I attended this year’s conference in
West Lafayette, Indiana, and gave two presentations on metalsmithing
for metal clay, including both soldering techniques, and ways to
avoid needing to solder. But more about that later. The
presentations I attended were great, especially Bruce Baker, who
talks no-nonsense about the business of art. I’ve heard him twice
before, and I’ve listened to his CDs, but…

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Student of the Week- Leslie Berg
by jeanettecaines

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Gemstone Lamination Notes.
by hansmeevis

A piece of aquamarine and a piece of amethyst is the starting point.
Then I grind and polish it to this shape. A sort of yin yang thing.
I use seat check powder to spot the high points. It is a spray
powder that shows the touching points with a darker colour. Very
strong tool. Until I get it to fit without light shining through.
Then I polish the curved surfaces. Then I clamp it with a
weakened…

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It’s all in Transition
by Michael Johnson

The hardest part of beginning is figuring out when to stop, because
nothing is ever really finished. Something was done to it before I
got it. It even came from somewhere before that. I just roll it into
sheets and pull it into wires. Cut it out and bend it into shapes.
Grind the stones and rub them till they shine. I heat it till it
becomes one piece. Set the rocks into it. Change the surface of it,
and…

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Going Vertical
by Laurie Jane Kern

A quick side-track: I was looking at my kernology stats today and I
see that someone entered a query about where to purchase roman
glass. So here is where I bought mine… I have known Avi for almost
20 years, I have bought jewelry from him and I have assisted him in
his booth at the San Diego County Fair. Here is the link to the home
page Avi-Jewelry. But to get directly to the glass shards use this
link. You can…

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a glimpse of my try handmade column
by k.o’brien jewelry

I got to thinking that I should stop in to my blog and give you a
little glimpse of the column I write for try handmade. Post a little
picture of the artist I chose to write about that week. Maybe give
an excerpt and a link. You get the idea. This week I wrote about
Greg Stones and how his paintings are funny as poop. Go on over to
try handmade to see if you agree. Please leave a…

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Heat Treated Stone Helps Endangered Humans Survive
by James L. Sweaney, CGA, FGA. GG

The desire and ability to exploit our environment and to utilize and
improve the natural materials we find is rooted in our deepest past,
and is in fact, part of the reason we are here today. I was
absolutely fascinated by an article in the August 2010 Scientific
American, When the Sea Saved Humanity, that describes findings from
an archaeological dig on the Horn of Africa. According to author
Curtis W. Marean,…

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The Business Behind Facebook…
by Robyn Hawk

Are you like me? I just love all the great info graphics…

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Raising an Anticlastic Bangle
by Jamie Hall

We received a commission from a customer for an anticlastic bangle.
It’s not something I’ve made before. Fortunately, we do have an
appropriate rounded mallet, made from lignum vitae, but …

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Cuttlebone Casting
by John Rasmussen

Working on a class project; I used a cuttlebone (usually used in
bird cages) to serve as a mold for a casting. I made a wax model of
a labrum (symbol uniting the Greek letter chi and rho), then
impressed it slightly into the soft part of the cuttlebone. Then the
form was carved from the cuttlebone using brass handmade tools. I
then melted pewter in a crucible and poured it into the mold
(gravity flow of the liquid metal)…

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past-present-future
by Michael Sturlin

The recorded history of metalsmithing indicates that humans have
been working with metal for over 7000 years. I suspect and imagine
that our involvement with this material goes back much further in
time than that. My 40 years of practicing this ancient craft is just
a blink of the eye in the long succession of the tradition, but I
like this sense of connectedness to the past. I am directly
connected in an unbroken line of teacher, master, student, and…

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A Diamond Necklace and a Carved Aquamarine Pendant and a new
Painting.
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Don’t Be Like the Hummingbird
by noelyovovich

I’ve just moved to a house in the woods, and I finally have a yard,
windows, natural light, and a view, after nearly 30 years in what
was supposed to be a 5-year interim house that was so dark inside,
you had to turn on a light to read, even on the brightest afternoon
of the year. So I have set up three bird feeders with different
foods, including a nectar station…

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welcome summer!
by k.o’brien jewelry

It finally happened. One of the sunflowers planted by the wee one
downstairs has bloomed. It must be ten feet tall and it’s head is
bowing down from weight. I don’t think I have ever stood near such a
tall and lovely sunflower before. And I am beyond amazed that a
three year old planted the seeds for this beast.Throughout the end
of the spring and beginning of the summer I watched the little lady
gardener carry her watering can…

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Prep(work) for a Workshop
by Laurie Jane Kern

About three weeks ago I wrote to Deb about my frustration on finding
workshops oriented toward hollowware. Here is what I wrote: "I am
feeling a bit frustrated right now, I have been searching the web
for “schools” where I can go on my vacation and do an intensive a
3-5 day workshop of nothing but hollow forms. I have looked at
Penland, Appalachia Center for Crafts, John C. Campbell, Revere
Academy and a few others. I found several metal/silver smithing…

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Facebook Auction: Fun with Social Networking
by Michael Johnson

August 21st 10AM until 22nd 10 PM Central Time (Chicago, IL USA
time) On the Cosmic Folklore Studio Facebook Page On Saturday
Morning, I will post pictures of the bracelet to be auctioned with
details. The bidding will begin at 10 AM Central time and will
continue until 10PM Sunday evening. I think that this will give
everyone an opportunity to bid. Sunday night seems to when I see the
most activity on facebook. I will start the bid off…

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A glimpse of Bang Bang You’re Thread
by k.o’brien jewelry

This week on Try Handmade I wrote about Allison Cole the illustrator
and designer extraordinaire who lives and works in Providence, RI.
Her fun designs litter so many useful items that you may not resist
getting a little something from Allison’s shop. So, go on now and
read the full post on her, you will be happy you did. Please contact
me if you have a Rhode Island artist you would like to see me
feature. xo, Kim Please leave…

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India International Jewellery Week
by Robyn Hawk

We get great coverage about all the Festivals, Gem & Jewelry Shows
and Conferences in the US - I just came across a fabulous post of Day
4 of the India International Jewellery Week! India Glitz
reports:Sagarika Ghatge Graces Manubhai Zaveri’s Show[Thursday,
August 19, 2010]Manubhai Zaveri’s exotic bridal jewellery collection
was a festive display of antique beauty at The India International
Jewellery Week Day 4. Sagarika Ghatge, the popular star of ‘Chake de
India’, was an elegant show stopper, wearing double…

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Of A Composite Stone and A Black Widow Spider.
by hansmeevis

This picture is of the composite stone I am cutting now at 8000
grit. I took this to show the difference of texture between beryl
and quartz. Beryl is easy to polish but quartz is tiresome, with the
surface polishing slowly and new scratches appearing easily. This
stone was only possible because I have a Darkside Lap, made by Jon
Rolfe, of Battlap fame. He has managed, in a few short years, to
change the face of polishing (pun)*…

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supermarket saturdays welcomes paperwhite studio
by k.o’brien jewelry

What else is there to do on Saturdays but go to the supermarket?
This week I decided to feature one of the first shops I discovered
on supermarket, Paperwhite Studio of New York, NY. This image was
gracing the front page on my very first visit. The possibilities
seem endless. Funny, serious, just plain silly, but it gets the
point across. In case you lack imagination there are some options
too.I love that the artist thought of things you always hope to
be…

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Round up: tools, torch fired enamels and more
by Elaine Luther

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How To Rejuvenate Old Silver Jewelry
by laynefreedline

Last week, when my own sister brought me a bunch of “old” jewelry
that she was going to “throw away” it really made me realize how the
proper care for jewelry is relatively unknown to most folks. She
gave me a handful of perfectly good jewelry which had been
tarnished. The tarnishing happened so slowly, I think she was
uncertain as to why the items didn’t hold the same beauty as they
once did. She determined that the necklaces and…

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My New Supply Shop: A Bead Sea!
by Lava Jewelry

I have opened a new supply shop on Artfire called A Bead Sea! I’ve
decided to put my gemstone knowledge to good use, so I am offering
primarily earthy gemstones beads lots of jaspers including beautiful
dragon blood jasper and aqua terra jasper. I also have a few of my
destash items available for sale, like my extra sterling silver
kidney ear wires. Come check it out!..

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An (email) Conversation with Kevin Potter - Or don’t be afraid to
ask.
by Laurie Jane Kern

In Silversmithing by Feingold and Seitz (and a few other books on
making holloware) they discuss raising using the “crimping” method.
To do this you need a stake that has a groove or shallow long
concave depression in it. You use this groove to put linear
depressions that radiate out from the base/center. This initial
crimping results in the sides rising up. Then as you progress to
raise the sides further, you hammer and distribute these crimps.
Finding a crimping…

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A Notch Above… well, below, but a big help
by noelyovovich

There is a fine line to walk between the love of tools and the love
of simplicity. I LOVE tools. No shock there. But I also like to know
how to get along with relatively few of them, and I believe it is
important to teach my students how to do things, as much as
possible, without a lot of specialized tools they can really get
along without. So I try to adapt the basic pliers, vise, etc,
finding non-obvious…

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Arrowmont to stay put!
by Elaine Luther

The Barn at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts In a historic
decision, the Board of Governors of the Arrowmont School of Arts and
Crafts has voted to keep the nationally renowned center for
contemporary craft education at its current location in Gatlinburg,
TN. Gatlinburg has been the home of the school since its founding as
Pi Beta Phi Settlement School in 1912. Arrowmont offered its first
craft workshops in 1945. Over the past two years the organization
has been…

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A new Titanium and Amethyst Pendant
by hansmeevis

I posted pictures these a couple of posts back. White gold soldered
onto the dop. Hxtal resin --5 days for hardening The stone being
faceted on my Imahashi gem cutting machine. This pendant took 10
working days to make. There are 52 individual components, either
screwed or soldered together. The center stone swings freely back
and forth. It does not swing sideways, nor does it turn around…
This is because the emerald part screws into the center white
gold…

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a glimpse D.S. Brennan Photography
by k.o’brien jewelry

This week over at try handmade I wrote about D.S. Brennan
Protography. Diana mixes her two passions, photography and science,
to create her art. Her photographs range from muted hues to bold
bursts of color. But don’t take my word for it, go look at some more
samples of her work here.Feel free to contact me with some
suggestions of Rhode Island artists you would like to see
featured.xo, KimPlease leave a comment, I would love to see what is
on…

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Cast key model
by markmaxwell

Because of the extreme shape of the key design and its thinness,
multiple sprues were attached to multiple points on the model. The
result is a nearly complete casting. One of the most common problems
with CAD designs are the proportions of the model. Often designs
that look amazing on the screen will not manufacture without
problems…

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Behind the Scenes: Award Winning Jewels
by Robyn Hawk

In the next few days the elite of the Television Industry…and
those who dress them, will be looking for that jaw dropper! The
piece of jewelry that makes the news!Well this year you can be part
of the process. Just check in daily at the Your Engagement 101 blog
to read the great daily guest post by Michael O’Connor, jewelry &
style expert! About Michael from the blog:Michael is one of the
leading voices on style, jewelry and accessories, and…

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object fetish fridays welcomes Amy Tavern
by k.o’brien jewelry

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Student of the Week-Jacqueline McLoughin
by jeanettecaines

Congratulations to our latest Student of the Week- Jacqueline
McLoughin. She did a wonderful job on her necklace. The majority of
the techniques she used were fusing and granulation. Her bezels and
links were fused, her bezels fused down to their backsheets and
granules fused down around her grossular garnet. Let me introduce
you to your most powerful weapon in using these techniques: your
tweezers. As we all know, the…

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my travels through a lens…travel tuesdays
by k.o’brien jewelry

There is something magical about this photograph taken in the River
Seine. It looks like a sketch the artist started to cover in a wash,
capturing the grey, rainy day on the quiet River Seine. The trees
just starting to develop with a penned outline. What really happened
was that we took lots of pictures, most of them didn’t come out all
that well. But we keep them all to hold onto the memories of Paris.
I loved our trip…

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Euro Weddings
by heatherskowood

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Congratulations to the selected artists for METAL Inclinations2
by midwestmetalsmiths

Thank you for your entries. The Society for Midwest Metalsmiths and
Hauser & Miller Company proudly announce the 50 selected Jewelry
Works/Artists for METAL Inclinations2 2010-2012 International
Jewelry Design Competition…

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Platinum and Colored Stones Make Emmy Statement!
by Robyn Hawk

There was a day when all you found in Platinum was the finest
whitest of diamonds…last night’s 62nd Emmy Award Show in Hollywood
showed just how much that has changed! Platinum is now a “trendy”
metal! Once thought too pricey and out of reach…skyrocketing gold
prices has jewelry designers started looking to add platinum to
their designlines.Last night’s Emmy arrival showed platinum on
celebrities of every age, and even some edgier looks in “blackened
platinum”! The appeal of platinum is obvious when…

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If Pigs Had Wings…
by noelyovovich

… they’d fly to the moon, or so the saying goes. Why would a pig
even want to fly to the moon? Well, you don’t know til you try it.
The winged pig is my emblem, these days. I have a beaded one hanging
from the rearview mirror of my car, and a pair of them with magnetic
noses cuddle above my sink. Why? To me, the winged pig is a reminder
that you…

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Thailand now has a specialized gallery for contemporary art jewelry!
by atinuj

Finally Thailand now has its first and only gallery for contemporary
art jewelry. ATTA Gallery opened its door to jewelry art lovers on
August 25, 2010 to introduce contemporary art jewelry to the general
public in Thailand. ATTA means Self in Pali, an ancient Indian
language which is also used in Thai. ATTA Gallery aims to emphasize
the name of the gallery by encouraging artists to express themselves
through their creative jewelry works and at the same time educating
consumes…

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Making the Bronze Urn
by shelbyvision

I posted the pictures of the finished piece a few weeks ago, in my
previous post, Hammer-formed Bronze Urn, and now I’ll try to show a
little about how I made it. I’ll start with the bottom bowl-shaped
part of the urn. It started out as a 13" disc. The bronze is pretty
hard, so it took many stages of raising and annealing to get it to
the final shape. The first two pictures are just a couple of
those…

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Cast key model
by markmaxwell

Because of the extreme shape of the key design and its thinness,
multiple sprues were attached to multiple points on the model. The
result is a nearly complete casting. One of the most common problems
with CAD designs are the proportions of the model. Often designs
that look amazing on the screen will not manufacture without
problems…

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http://mmaxwell.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/08/29/cast-key-model/

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Student of the Week-Jacqueline McLoughin
by jeanettecaines

Congratulations to our latest Student of the Week- Jacqueline
McLoughin. She did a wonderful job on her necklace. The majority of
the techniques she used were fusing and granulation. Her bezels and
links were fused, her bezels fused down to their backsheets and
granules fused down around her grossular garnet. Let me introduce
you to your most powerful weapon in using these techniques: your
tweezers. As we all know, the…

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http://jewelryartsinstitute.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/08/29/

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Lavic Siding Trip Report 2010
by Robyn Hawk

Blogger’s note: When I posted the trip on the various forums and
blogs, I kept getting response to the wording “we will meet at the
hotel in Ludlow”…people kept asking “which hotel in Ludlow”? Well
those of you who went on the trip can tesitify that I wasn’t being
evasive…there is only one hotel in Ludlow ;-)…and "why would you
classify this as a more strenuous Followng is a trip report from Jay
Valle the trip leader for this field trip…

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Making the Bronze Urn
by shelbyvision

I posted the pictures of the finished piece a few weeks ago, in my
previous post, Hammer-formed Bronze Urn, and now I’ll try to show a
little about how I made it. I’ll start with the bottom bowl-shaped
part of the urn. It started out as a 13" disc. The bronze is pretty
hard, so it took many stages of raising and annealing to get it to
the final shape. The first two pictures are just a couple of
those…

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GemstoneTreatmentReport Website Free Industry Resource
by Robyn Hawk

GemstoneTreatmentReport.com website becomes free information
resource for gemstone industry.ISG opens the GTR database to assist
the world wide industry. San Antonio, TX, September 1, 2010:
Realizing the need for a free clearing house for
gemstone treatments and lab created gemstone identification, the
International School of Gemology announced today the restructuring
of their Gemstone Treatment Report website to become the industry’s
only complete, open-sharing internet database of gemological
research and reporting on gemstone treatments. Located at
GemstoneTreatmentReport, this website is now…

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Regularly scheduled program coming soon.
by k.o’brien jewelry

As many of you already know I am in the act of moving my studio. I
am ever so excited to get out of the basement and into a sun filled
room. Until this new space becomes home to k.o’brien jewelry I won’t
be posting regularly. Really, I won’t be doing anything regularly as
this is so much work. But I know it will be worth it. I know
this.off to be fueled by coffee. i do miss my mocacchino
mornings…

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Open House at ATTA Gallery
by atinuj

Come mingle with local jewelry artists and designers at ATTA
Gallery’s Open House on Thursday September 9, 2010 from 18:00-20:00.
Wear your favorite cocktail ring(s), bling or no bling, and come
join us for a drink or two while chitchatting about contemporary art
jewelry in Thailand! More info on how to get to the gallery, go to
www.attagallery.com or call 089-143-7216…

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“Jewelers for the Gulf” on eBay Giving Works
by Robyn Hawk

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Renewal ABS Blog Carnival
by Elaine Luther

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Cat’s Eye Ring
by John Rasmussen

While I was at the dentist a couple weeks ago, the dental assistant
asked me to make her a ring with a stone that she had in another
ring. She brought in her current ring (cats eye cabochon) with the
stone in a four prong setting that was made for a faceted stone. So
I have crafted a bezel ring with 9 gauge Sterling Silver to form the
shank. and here it is…Thanks for looking,John…

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